2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Rhum J.M This 100% Pinot Noir Bourgogne

This 100% Pinot Noir Bourgogne rouge is sourced from light clay-limestone soils—mainly from Volnay—and is vinified gently without sulfur

Age of Vines: 35 years old

loam soils

Chenin blanc was planted on our site in the early 1980s by Barden Stevenot but by the time we took over stewardship of the ranch in 2013 it was no longer in the vineyard

The date of grape harvest is defined according to the tasting of the berries

2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Rhum J.M This 100% Pinot Noir BourgognePaulines 2020 is a masterclass in restraint and a sophisticated evolution of her stylebalancing rich fruit and complexity from extended lees aging, with a bone dry 2 grams and a mind tweaking bead of flinty, saline minerality. Since the 2019 vintage, a dash of Petit Meslier has been added to a predominantly Pinot Chard blend. The rare, ancestral white variety is like a secret weapon; in one hand, remarkably resilient in the heat and drought, and in