The Champagne Heurte-Loup is a Pinot Meunier single vineyard Champagne produced from the eponymous parcel in Mardeuil, on the left bank of the Marne. The first vines were planted by Marianne’s grandfather in 1965 and the more recent ones by her father in 2006.

Winemaking:

The base wine was spontaneously fermented in 600-litre demi-muid barrels, and then bottled and left on lees for 10 months before the tirage took place. It was aged for 3 years and disgorged in July 2022.

Tasting Notes:

It’s still very young and will become even more complex over the years. It has typical Meunier aromas and flavours of yellow stone fruit, quince, and citrus. They are combined with lemon curd and brioche characters creating a creamy palate gifted with great structure and grippy mineral notes on the finish.

93 points Vinous: The 2018 Brut Nature Les Heurte-Loups is a powerful, expressive Champagne. All the weight of the old vines here (planted in Mardeuil by François Gamet in 1965), along with vinification and aging sur lie in oak for ten months, yields an especially resonant, ample Meunier. Dried pear, chamomile, ginger, cinnamon, dried apricot and yellow flowers build nicely with some coaxing. Attractive floral and nutty overtones linger on the close. Non-dosé. Disgorged: July, 2022