Wine

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Meunier 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2018
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Date de dégorgement: 11-2021

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Golden Yellow Color With Fine Perlage, With A Wide And Intense Aroma Of Citrus Fruits, Pan Brioche, Toasted Almonds And Pastries. Structured, Full-Bodied And Intense Taste, Rich In Juice And Very Balanced.

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Thanks to the Pinot Meunier, which gives this champagne such a lively creaminess and texture. This champagne is a must try and a easy going start into the world of Laerte Frère

Producer: Tom Litwan
Grape: Petit Meslier 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2018
Country: Switzerland
Region: Swiss German Region
Subregion: Aargau
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: 0
Added S02: No

Funkiness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Maturation of the base wine in used barriques and double barriques.3-year ageing on the lees after the second fermentation. 100% Petit Méslier from the top vineyard Chalofe in Thlaheim. An extremely exciting but rare grape variety from Champagne. Intense on the nose, with aromas of green apple, white peach, rhubarb, lemon zest, lime, almonds and fresh bread. Refreshing on the palate, complex, structured, with fine perlage and a long, slightly salty finish. 

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Noir 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2016
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Montagne de Reims
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Extra Brut. Initial Aromas Of Butterscotch That Morphes Into Bruised Apple, Touch Of Smoke, And Fresh Salty Air. Flavors Of Bruised Apple, Some Berries, And A Bit Of Spice. Very Fresh, Yet Rich.

Producer: Marco de Bartoli
Grape: Grillo
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2017
Country: Italy
Region: Grillo
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Limestone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: The man, the myth, the legend: Marco de Bartoli has made Marsala fashionable again. But he's not only good at sweet wines, this Grillo based sparkling wine is lush, with lightly oxidative notes of oranges, roasted nuts and Mediterranean herbs. On the palate it is complex, medium-bodied, with fine bubbles and a long finish, with lingering stone fruit notes.

Producer: Drappier
Grape: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: NV
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 13%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: 0
Added S02: Yes

Funkiness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Unfiltered and with minimal sulfur, made in the carbon-neutrally certified Drappier House. The name is in honor of the holy St. Bernard, founder of the Clarevallis Abby close to the Drappier vineyards. A well-balanced champagne with floral notes and a fresh palate.

Producer: Zahner Weinbau
Grape: Pinot Blac
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: N.V.
Country: Switzerland
Region: Swiss German Region
Subregion: Zürcher Weinland
Alcohol: 11%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: -
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: The nose shows inviting notes of bergamot, peach and white bread. On the palate it is fresh, with fine, well integrated bubbles and a good acidity for balance.

Producer: Cotar
Grape: Teran
Color: Red
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2015
Country: Slovenia
Region: Karst
Subregion:
Alcohol: 11%

Aging in wood: NO
Soil: Clay
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Mild

Tasting Notes: Informal and vinous red sparkling wine. Insistent but fine bubbles, intensity and finesse are its main characteristics accompanied by hints of red fruit and extreme fragrance. Freshness, flavor and persistence to sell.

Producer: Cotar
Grape: Vitovska
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2017
Country: Slovenia
Region: Karst
Subregion:
Alcohol: 10.5%

Aging in wood: YES
Soil: Clay
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Mild

Tasting Notes: Intense sparkling white wine with a beautiful, rich bubble. Fresh fruit and fragrance are enhanced by notes of yeast. Freshness and acidity make it a "glou glou" wine, which closes with great elegance and persistence.

Producer: Pierre Gerbais
Grape: Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Marlstone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Fine nose of yellow fruits, homogeneous mouth and creamy bubbles.

Producer: Podere Pradarolo
Grape: Malvasia di Candia Aromatica 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2015
Country: Italia
Region: Emilia Romagna
Subregion: Romagna
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Clay
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Mild

Tasting Notes: Aromatic, fine bubbles, lush

Producer: Alessandro Viola
Grape: Catarratto 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: -
Country: Italia
Region: Sicilia
Subregion: Trapanese
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Half/Half
Soil: Limestone
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Mild

Tasting Notes: On the nose hints of sage and rosemary, piric powder, marine and brackish notes with a bitter almond background. In the mouth the perlage is fine, expresses freshness and flavor, to be drunk in buckets!

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Meunier  
Color: Rosé
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Extra Brut. Notes Of Rose Petals, Oranges, White Pepper, Red Fruit, Rhubarb And Strawberry. Crisp And Tense

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: More mineral, richer and earthier than most Blanc de Blancs. Shows great terroir typicity. It's racy, refined, with notes of white flowers, dried fruits, apples and pears. Intense, with fine bubbles, vinous and fresh.