Rémi Georgeton — Mes 4 Terroirs 2020

Mes 4 Terroirs 2020

Rémi Georgeton | Extra Brut | Vintage 2020

has a clear vision: to bring the terroir into the glass as purely as possible. With the Mes 4 Terroirs, you can literally taste this journey. The name says it all, as the grapes come from his four most important sites in the Montagne de Reims: the three Premier Crus Ludes, Chigny-les-Roses and Rilly-la-Montagne, plus the Grand Cru Verzy.

On the nose, this is wonderfully bakery-like – you can almost smell the fresh bread, joined by hazelnut and a hint of raspberry. On the palate, it shows a creamy, almost silky texture that stays beautifully taut thanks to the low dosage and the salty energy of the limestone soils. A real character champagne without unnecessary makeup that shows how vibrant biodynamic winemaking can taste.

With this, I had something you might not immediately associate with champagne: an Asian-inspired noodle soup. The base was a homemade broth from yesterday's chicken carcass, jazzed up with green curry paste. Added glass noodles, turkey breast, snow peas, carrot strips, lots of cilantro and fresh chili. It's fascinating: the fine saltiness of the champagne perfectly buffers the spiciness of the curry, while the herbal notes in the wine play brilliantly with the fresh cilantro. A pairing that shows champagne doesn't buckle even when there's serious "oomph" on the plate.

Tasting Notes

Bakery-like aromas with fresh bread, hazelnut and raspberry on the nose. Creamy-silky on the palate with salty energy from the limestone soils, kept taut by low dosage.

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