Laherte Frères Champagne Ultradition Extra-Brut NV, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
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Laherte Frères Champagne Ultradition Extra-Brut NV

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Tasting notes

This cuvée is anchored by Pinot Meunier, supported by Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with an earthy texture, lemon peel notes, and minerality on the finish. Critics describe orchard fruit, chamomile, dried herbs, and crushed rocks over a mid-weight, vinous palate. Lively acidity and fine bubbles frame a taut, mineral-driven style. More info

  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Low Sulfites
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Lemon PeelPearBriocheRocks
Dry/Sweet: Dry
Wine Type: Sparkling Wine
Wine Style: Sparkling
Grapes: 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir
Farming: Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage: NV
Alcohol: 12.5%
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Appellation: Champagne AOC
Bottle Size: 750ml
Sugar Level: Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

Laherte Freres

Jean-Baptiste Laherte established the family estate in 1889 in the village of Chavost, later renamed Chavot. The estate now covers more than 11 hectares in Champagne, and the sixth and seventh generations work together. Aurélien Laherte, the seventh generation, has directed the estate with his father Thierry and uncle Christian since 2005. The vineyards extend across the Coteaux Sud d’Épernay, Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne, and the estate has bought the equivalent of 4 hectares of grapes from growers sharing its philosophy since 2011.

The estate describes its vineyard work as influenced by ecological methods, and the vines used for Ultradition are around 30 years old. In Chavot, the estate farms Chardonnay in soft soils with fine clay and chalk, Meunier in clayey and silty soils, Pinot Noir in clay with silex and Kimmeridgian limestone, and Petit Meslier in clay and silt with chalk at 1 metre. Other holdings include Brugny, Épernay, Mancy, Moussy and Vaudancourt, with soils including marl, heavy clay, brown clay, silt and chalk.

At estate level, 80% of the wines are fermented and matured in wooden vessels. The cellar contains about 350 oak barrels, six casks and one truncated-cone tank, and the wines are made from 75 plots. The estate uses massal selection, plot-by-plot vinification, immediate pressing and low dosage as central cellar and vineyard practices.

Wine region

Champagne, France

Champagne lies about 90 miles east of Paris across the Marne, Aube, Aisne, Haute-Marne and Seine-et-Marne. The vineyard is hilly, with vines planted from 90 to 300 metres and an average altitude of 150 to 200 metres. Slopes average 12% and are commonly oriented south, southeast or east. The subsoil is predominantly limestone, including chalk, marl and hard limestone, with sand and heavy clay in some sectors. Chalk stores 300 to 400 litres of water per cubic metre and helps regulate water supply and temperature. The climate combines continental frost risk and summer sunshine with oceanic rainfall and limited seasonal temperature variation.

The Champagne AOC was recognized by decree on June 29, 1936, after the AOC framework was created in 1935. Its defined area includes 319 crus across five départements, and the appellation requires second fermentation in the bottle, with minimum cellar aging of 15 months for non-vintage wines and 36 months for vintage wines. Grand Cru may be used for municipalities formerly rated at 100%, while Premier Cru may be used for municipalities formerly rated from 90% to 100%; these terms remain permitted after the 2010 removal of the cru scale. The appellation is reserved for white or rosé sparkling wines and authorizes seven grape varieties. Laherte Frères places this cuvée within the Champagne AOC using fruit from the Vallée de la Marne and Coteaux Sud d’Épernay.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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