2015 Geoffroy "Lieu Dit Les Tiersaudes" Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Brut Nature, Champagne, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

100% Meunier From a single site in Cumières 1er Cru farmed biodynamically. This wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation. Fermentation and aging are done in barrel, and the wine spends 36 months on the lees in bottle. Zero dosage.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

The Geoffroy family have been winemakers since the seventeenth century and the property has stayed in the family for almost 400 years, uninterrupted. In addition to prime parcels in Cumières, the family has holdings in Damery, Hautvillers, and Dizy. Geoffroy’s vines average about 20 years of age, and the oldest are from 1926. Viticulture is described as lutte intégrée, or “integrated pest control”—it is heavily aimed at sustainability, eschewing all chemical weedkillers and employing methods such as the planting of cover crops, tilling of the soil and the encouraged habitation of predatory insects to combat vine pests.