{"title":"Champagne","description":"\u003cp\u003eChampagne is sparkling wine from one place: the Champagne region of northeastern France, made by the traditional method of a second fermentation in the bottle. This collection leans toward grower and small-production houses, the farmers who tend their own vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eRead more about Champagne\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat separates Champagne from other sparkling wine is where it comes from and how it is made. The grapes grow on chalk and limestone soils in a cool region northeast of Paris, and the wine goes through a second fermentation inside the bottle, the method that gives Champagne its fine, persistent bubbles and its bready character from time spent on the lees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the Champagne people know comes from large négociant houses that buy fruit from hundreds of growers. We focus instead on grower Champagne, made by the récoltant-manipulant who farms the vines and bottles the wine on the same estate. These bottles carry the mark of a single village or plot, whether it is the Pinot Noir of the Montagne de Reims, the Chardonnay of the Côte des Blancs, or the Meunier of the Vallée de la Marne. A number of the growers here farm organically and keep dosage low, letting the site show through rather than sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree grapes do the work: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier. A wine made only from Chardonnay is a Blanc de Blancs; one from black grapes alone is a Blanc de Noirs. Styles run from bone-dry Pas Dosé and Extra Brut to the more familiar Brut, plus rosé. For range beyond the region, see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sparkling-natural-wine\"\u003eSparkling Wine\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/french-wine-natural-wine\"\u003eFrench Wine\u003c\/a\u003e collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"second-nature-pas-dose-champagne-bonnet-ponson-france-natural-wine","title":"Bonnet-Ponson Seconde Nature Pas Dose Champagne NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eBonnet-Ponson is a family estate in the Premier Cru village of Chamery in the Montagne de Reims, founded in 1862 by Grégoire Bonnet and now run by Cyril Bonnet. Seconde Nature is a Premier Cru blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, and 15% Meunier grown on calcareous clay soils studded with limestone. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in used 228L and 400L oak barrels and aged on fine lees for 9 months. It is bottled without fining, filtration, or added sulfites, and disgorged with zero dosage as a Brut Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnet-Ponson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13013608333367,"sku":"bonnetponson-secondenature","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/original-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright_0d53eb0c-0bd9-4811-b361-d1b2e73fab73.png?v=1783434451"},{"product_id":"champagne-ultradition-extra-brut-laherte","title":"Laherte Frères Champagne Ultradition Extra-Brut NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaherte Frères Champagne Ultradition Extra-Brut NV is produced by Aurélien Laherte, the seventh generation to run the family estate founded in 1889 in Chavot-Courcourt in the Coteaux Sud d'Épernay. The cuvée is a blend of 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot Noir, with 40% reserve wine, sourced from parcels across the Coteaux Sud d'Épernay, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne. Primary fermentation takes place in a combination of foudres, tank, and barrel. It is finished with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laherte Freres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465288945880,"sku":"LAHERTE-ULTRADITION","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/champagne-laherte-freres-ultradition-extra-brut-natural-wine-primal-wine-final-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright_da712415-d819-4a30-8fef-08c6c055c548.png?v=1783435750"},{"product_id":"veuve-fourny-fils-brut-1er-cru-grands-terroirs-nv","title":"Veuve Fourny \u0026 Fils Brut 1er Cru Grands Terroirs NV","description":"\u003cp\u003e Champagne Veuve Fourny \u0026amp; Fils has been an active family domaine since 1856, located in the Côte des Blancs, in the premier cru village of Vertus.   The cuvée is a blend of hand-picked Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with around 80% from plots classified as Premiers Crus dominantly from Vertus and 20% from plots as Grands Crus.   This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir sees partial barrel aging, partial malolactic fermentation, and two and a half years aging in bottle before release.   Brothers Charles-Henry and Emmanuel sustainably farm nearly nine hectares of vineyards, carrying on the family tradition since 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veuve Fourny \u0026 Fils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51969972043992,"sku":"FOURNY-1ERCRUgRATERR","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/tmps9bdn_ep.png?v=1783568934"},{"product_id":"paul-bara-brut-reserve-grand-cru-nv","title":"Paul Bara Brut Réserve Grand Cru NV","description":"\u003cp\u003e Champagne Paul Bara is a family-owned grower-producer based in the village of Bouzy, a 100% Grand Cru site in the Montagne de Reims, farming 11 hectares of Grand Cru vineyards.   The Brut Réserve is a blend of Bouzy wines made from 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay.   Grapes are hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed in small presses using only the heart of the pressings, with each plot vinified separately and fermented in stainless steel with no malolactic conversion.   NV cuvées have up to 50% reserve wines added, with dosage up to 7 g\/L for the non-vintage bottlings. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Paul Bara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51970016641240,"sku":"BARA-BRUTGRANCRU","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/Kermit-Lynch-Wine-Merchant-Brut-Rserve-iGrand-Crui-product-image-10534-medium-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright.png?v=1783574247"},{"product_id":"j-lassalle-brut-1er-cru-cuvee-angeline-2012","title":"J. Lassalle Brut 1er Cru \"Cuvée Angéline\" 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e Jules Lassalle established this family-owned Champagne house in 1942 in the village of Chigny-Les-Roses on the Montagne de Reims.   First created in 1978 by Jules and Olga Lassalle as a tribute to their granddaughter Angéline, this cuvée is tied to the Premier Cru village of Chigny-les-Roses, and today Angéline Lassalle carries forward the family's traditions.   The 2012 is drawn from two Premier Cru parcels in Chigny-les-Roses: Les Houssets (Pinot Noir, planted 1972) and Les Pécherines (Chardonnay, planted 1973).   The blend is 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay with a minimum of 7 years on the lees. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne J. Lassalle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51970087420120,"sku":"LASSALLE-ANGELINE","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/Kermit-Lynch-Wine-Merchant-2012-Brut-i1er-Crui-Cuve-Angline-product-image-9514-medium-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright.png?v=1783615766"},{"product_id":"j-lassalle-champagne-brut-1er-cru-cachet-or-nv","title":"J. 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The wine is barrel fermented, aged on lees, bottled with no filtration, and dosed at 1 g\/l. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicolas Maillart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51970122350808,"sku":"MAILLART-PLATINE","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/Kermit-Lynch-Wine-Merchant-NV-Champagne-Extra-Brut-i1er-Crui-Platine-product-image-10142-medium-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright_ee88141d-0c7b-402e-bb32-362e0e0b96ee.png?v=1783622104"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/champagne.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}