2018 Laherte Freres Champagne Les Empreintes

2 parcels coming from our Village, Chavot. Here, we would like to present the Quintessence each year in this specific Terroir… Cultural practices : vines growing with the respect of nature. Influenced by ecoligical methods. Assemblage : • 50% Chardonnay (1/3 of Chardonnay muscaté). Les Chemins d’Epernay. Clay soils with a little silt stratum in surface. Chalky subsoil. Plots planted in 1957. • 50% Pinot Noir. Les Rouges Maisons. Soil fairly deep with an important presence of clay, flints and schists. Chalky subsoils. Plots planted in 1983. Vinification : Picked up by hand when fully ripen, traditional press. Alcoholic fermentation in barrels. Malolactic fermentation not made. Ageing on fine lees. Dosage : disgorgment by hand. 3,5 Gr /l.