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With the new arrivals of Alexandre Lamblot, it seemed only natural to restock some of our, and your favorite Champagnes alongside them! Today we have not only the highly allocated, but also great wines for gifting, cellaring, and everyday drinking too.  
 
A. Lamblot

Alexandre Lamblot farms 3.5 hectares of vines across Vrigny, Chenay, Janvry, and Geux within the Montagne de Reims. The Lamblot family has been in the area since the 1600s and while the family still makes wine under their own label, in the mid 2010s Alexandre started his small project. He released his first Champagnes in 2019, and since then he has come to great acclaim for his attention to detail both in the vineyard and cellar, creating focused, complex Champagnes. What stands out most with his vines are the fairly densely planted vineyards at approximately 9,800 plants per hectare vs. the average of 8,000. Additionally, Alexandre is very focused on creating the least amount of impact on the environment as possible. He only uses smaller, light tractors that fit down the rows. He allows natural plants to grow between the vines and uses vitiforestry, the planting of small trees in the vines, Alexandre's contains 100 different species in each hectare. He also has a mobile chicken coop allowing chickens to feed on the plants and fertilize the soil.  All of this work in the vineyard is in conjunction with biodynamic preps. It is clear that the wines of Alexandre reveal all the immense work that goes on in the vineyard and the cellar. 

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Barrel room at Déhu, many of which are made from trees in the nearby forest

Benoit Déhu

Benoit Déhu represents the 8th generation of vignerons from the village of Fossoy, on the western edge of the Vallee de la Marne. His family has been in the area since 1787, and up until 1968 they only made Coteaux Champenois (still wines). After spending time honing his craft at Bollinger, Benoit returned to the family estate in 2011 and separated out 1.7 hectares of the best vines to farm biodynamically. From here he makes the single vineyard, vintage, and varietal (Pinot Meunier) bottling of 'la Rue des Noyers' a parcel that was once surrounded by hazelnut trees. Since starting his own label, Benoit has added a few more Champagnes to his lineup and each addition showcases his incredible talent as a vigneron. I recently got to visit  Benoit and was even more impressed with him, and his wines then I ever thought possible. He is a true intellectual, spending time to study his vines, soils, and the impact that each and every step has on his wines. He has gone as far as vinifying and bottling the three different rootstocks of the vineyard la Rue des Noyers just to see how each helps to form the overall wine. About 30-50% of his barrels are made from trees that neighbor his vineyard sites. On top of being an incredible winemaker, he is a truly lovely person too, we spent time just discussing the wine and Champagne industry as a whole, what the future looks like for both vignerons, as well as retailers, and consumers too. All of this to say that Benoit makes some very special Champagne that shoots well above its price, that drink fantastic on release and will continue to age impeccably.  

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Laherte Freres

This family estate was founded in 1889 in the village of Chavot. Big changes came with the 4th generation, Michel Laherte who expanded the estate, stopped the use of herbicides and pesticides and then began to modernize the press and tanks. All of these changes allowed the full terroir expression of the wines to shine through. Since 2005 Aurélien has been at the helm, and he has become one of the most progressive rising stars of the appellation. 
The vineyards of the estate are mostly in the Coteau Sud d'Epernay, a subregion set between the Cotes des Blancs and the Vallee de la Marne, this opportune combination provides pockets of soils that have the best of each region. The two wines showcased from him today offer the best of both worlds: Les 7 and Les Grandes Crayers. Les 7 is what I believe to be one of the most unique Champagnes available, a blend of the seven indigenous grape varietals co-planted in a single parcel that has been made in a solera style since 2005. This Champagne is incredibly complex, savory, nutty, and bright with a very bright, lifted finish. Les Grandes Crayers comes from two plots in Chavot with very chalky soils, it is a Blanc de Blancs that shows incredible precision, minerality, and incredibly salinity. Perfect for apertif or will pair very well with a wide array of foods. 
 
-Hanna Krilov Cohen

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