Champagne André Beaufort Brut Nature 2002-2021!

We are very proud to feature a new selection of the extraordinary organic Champagnes of André Beaufort, with vintages dating back to 2002! This small shipment features many of the vintages we have recently enjoyed, but with the essential difference that most wines in this offer are Brut Nature, recently disgorged. Certainly among the most natural and terroir expressive wines of Champagne, we can't wait to try them with zero dosage!

The Champagnes of André Beaufort are primarily available at natural wine shops in France, Italy and Japan - we are happy to bring these exceptional Champagnes to New York. They all show the intense "vinosity" and complexity found in the Beaufort wines - products of superb farming, living soils, extended sur-lie aging and the commitment of the Beaufort family to create true Champagnes of terroir. The Beauforts converted to organic agriculture in 1971 and also avoid the use of copper sulfate in the vineyard, preferring to use essential oils and homeopathic preparations of their own creation. Vinifications at Beaufort are generally 8 - 10 months long and both fermentations take place with native yeasts - these are some of the very few Champagnes to not use exogenous yeasts in the prise de mousse. The malo-lactic transformation is not blocked and the wines are not re-acidified. SO2 is used sparingly (approximately 30mg/L) or not at all depending on the vintage.

The Beauforts produce Champagnes both in Ambonnay (Grand Cru) and in Polisy, with normally a blend of about 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay. These are broad, full-bodied wines that benefit from extended sur-lie aging. "We keep our wines sur-lie as long as possible before release, so one can taste a Champagne of ten years of age with mature aromas, having conserved some traits of youth - thus, disgorgement is always recent." (Lot number and disgorgement date are always included on the back-label)

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