The Story
Pauline Collin is one of the most exciting new voices in grower Champagne, and this is only her second release. She comes from a long line of growers in Ludes, a premier cru village high on the Montagne de Reims, and she trained at Krug and Ruinart before working alongside her husband Raphael Bereche. Her credo is simple: one wine, one terroir, one vintage. To do it, she reclaimed roughly two hectares of the family's finest old-vine parcels to farm, vinify and bottle entirely herself. The 2020 is 70% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 5% Petit Meslier, that last near-extinct grape lending aromatic lift and a bracing peppery edge. Poised, finely nuanced, and made in tiny quantities.
Description
Pauline Collin is one of the most exciting new voices in grower Champagne, and this is only her second release. She comes from a long line of growers in Ludes, a premier cru village high on the Montagne de Reims, and she trained at Krug and Ruinart before working alongside her husband Raphael Bereche. Her credo is simple: one wine, one terroir, one vintage. To do it, she reclaimed roughly two hectares of the family's finest old-vine parcels to farm, vinify and bottle entirely herself. The 2020 is 70% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay and 5% Petit Meslier, that last near-extinct grape lending aromatic lift and a bracing peppery edge. Poised, finely nuanced, and made in tiny quantities.
