La Rue des Noyers Brut Nature 2015 – 1.5L
Benoit Dehu

Cepage: 100% Pinot Meunier

Vineyard: 1.70 hectares parcel of Pinot Meunier located in Fossoy on the western edge of the Vallee de la Marne.

Soils: limestone

Viticulture: Pinot Meunier, 1.7 hectares farmed biodynamically. A quarter of the property is worked with a horse named Violette.

Vinification: Vinified in oak barrels, many of which are made from trees from the surrounding Fossoy forest. No malo, unfined and unfiltered.

Aging: Aged in oak barrels, then sur lattes in bottle for 36-40 months, zero dosage.

94 pts Vinous (2015)

The NV (2015) Extra Brut Cuve La Rue des Noyers speaks with real authority, and yet the 2015 is one of the more delicate versions of this cuve so far. Time in the glass allows the wine to blossom nicely. Dried pear, smoke, herbs and dried flowers fill out the wine’s creamy frame effortlessly. Once again, the Rue des Noyers is one of the most distinctive wines in Champagne. Dosage is 1 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2017. – By Antonio Galloni on November 2018 Benot Dhu turned out three very pretty 2015s, including the first release of his new wine, Initiation, which is a blend of Pinot Noir and Meunier. The wines are vinified in barrel and aged on their lees for about ten months, with no malolactic fermentation and bottled with minimal or no dosage.