NV Marie Courtin, Efflorescence Extra Brut (2018) 3L, Champagne, France Kurosawa no sulfur added at any

no sulfur added at any point

The grapes were mostly destemmed and fermented in small wooden vats on their skins in an infusion style with infrequent pump overs

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6 Ha parcel (Capeliños) of centenarian vines at the foot of the slope in Amandi

All grapes sourced from organic and/or biodynamically farmed vineyards

NV Marie Courtin, Efflorescence Extra Brut (2018) 3L, Champagne, France Kurosawa no sulfur added at anyVARIETALS: Pinot Noir VINEYARD: Harvested from massale selection vines 35 40 years in age from a single parcel located in Polisot (Cote des Bar). Harvested from the bottom of the hill where there is more clay. SOIL: Clay and Kimmerdigian Limestone bands similar to those found in Chablis. The Cotes des Bar is closer in proximity to Chablis than to Epernay. VITICULTURE: Farmed biodynamically and hand harvested. VINIFICATION: Fermented in used barriques