Vincent Laval (Georges Laval) Cumieres Preimier Cru Rouge Coteaux Champenois, Champagne, France 2022 Domaine Bailly-Reverdy This non-vintage Pinot Noir blend

This non-vintage Pinot Noir blend draws primarily from the exceptional 1999 vintage

Embracing dynamic cover crops and reducing tilling

malty honeyed spiciness and soft vanilla

she produces this fine sparkling Vouvray—bone-dry thanks to an extremely low dosage

Vincent Laval (Georges Laval) Cumieres Preimier Cru Rouge Coteaux Champenois, Champagne, France 2022 Domaine Bailly-Reverdy This non-vintage Pinot Noir blendTechnically, Laval has made red at the winery before. But, it was thirteen years ago, from the 2009 vintage. A famously warm vintage that ripened the fruit to a place that pushed Pinot beyond the scope of just sparkling wine. Hes been waiting over a decade for another opportunity. 2022 was that year. Laval already has an upper hand with ripeness, as his third generation estate is in Cumieres. A village that doubles as a south facing amphitheater, the