Famille Mousse Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Eugene NV 22BDX and the mash ferments cool

and the mash ferments cool and slow for two weeks before a double distillation in a Christian Carl copper pot still

chamomile or rosemary

the berries are picked by hand

rose-inflected finish

Famille Mousse Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Eugene NV 22BDX and the mash ferments coolThis is the bottling built on Mousse's perpetual reserve, a solera style blend of every vintage back to 2003 that gives a Meunier based Champagne far more depth than a non vintage usually shows. It is 80% Meunier and 20% Pinot Noir from forty year old vines in Cuisles, Jonquery and Chatillon sur Marne, rooted in the green clay over limestone marl that defines this corner of the Vallee de la Marne. Roughly 70% comes from the most recent harvest and 30%