NV Lelarge-Pugeot Tradition Extra Brut

WINEMAKER: Dominque Lelarge & Dominique Pugeot
REGION: Champagne, FR
VARIETAL: Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic/Biodynamic

Generous, complex and fresh AF. 55% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay. 3 years aging on lees, Extra Brut 3g/l. Disgorged March 2020.

The Lelarge family have been growers in Champagne since 1799. Fast forward to 1983, 7th generation Dominque Lelarge headed to Beaune to study viticulture and oenology. It was here he met his future wife, Dominique Pugeot and in 1985 the couple took over the winery and it became LelargePugeot. Two of their three children, Clemence and Valantin now work alongside them.

Lelarge-Pugeot has 8.7 hectares of vines in and around Vrigny, a premier cru village located in Petite Montagne de Reims. The vineyards are spread over 42 distinct parcels, 4.4 hectares planted to Meunier, 2.8 to Pinot Noir and 1.5 to Chardonnay.

Much of the Petite Montagne is planted to Pinot Meunier — and for an area prone to spring frosts, it is ideally suited. In the hands of fine growers, and planted on soils rich in sand and clay, Pinot Meunier can produce fine and structured wines. The oldest Meunier vines of Lelarge-Pugeot date back to 1934.