Champagne Alété: num. II · Les Miscellanées Brut

Champagne Alété: num. II · Les Miscellanées Brut

The Cuvée

Champagne A. Lété is a grower house from Damery in the Vallée de la Marne that works with thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks. Les Miscellanées is an experimental series from the house, and num. II appears here as a Brut.

In direct comparison to the same Cuvée as Demi-Sec, the Brut shows much more tension and clarity in its contour: less embrace, more structure. Yellow fruit, some dried fruit, a hint of praline, but always with drive. Nothing sweet, rather organizing, a champagne that sorts the aromas instead of covering them up, and whose acidity cuts through the dish.

My Tastings

On December 27th, there were leftovers from the Christmas turkey with rice, spinach and the last dumplings, all together as a curry. I deliberately went back to the cellar for the num. II · Les Miscellanées again, this time as Brut.

In direct comparison to the same Cuvée as Demi-Sec, it's much more taut and clear in its contour here. Less embrace, more structure. Yellow fruit, some dried fruit, a hint of praline, but always with drive. Nothing sweet, rather organizing.

The comparison to the Demi-Sec version with the panettone from the previous evening was particularly exciting. In the end, it remains the same wine. If you balance the sweetness of the panettone against the higher dosage, it becomes very clear what the Brut achieves here. Here the acidity takes the leading role. It cuts through the dish, removes heaviness and immediately creates desire for the next bite. Exactly what this meal needed.

Details

Producer Champagne A. Lété
Cuvée num. II · Les Miscellanées Brut
Category Brut
Grape Varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Terroir Damery, Vallée de la Marne
Aging thermo-regulated stainless steel
Style Brut, grower champagne
Highlights yellow fruit, dried fruit, praline, taut acidity

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