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Laherte Freres, Champagne Les Grandes Crayeres Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, 2022 (Pre-Arrival ETA Early November 2026)

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
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One site, one grape, one year: this is Laherte Frères' Chardonnay at its most transparent. Les Grandes Crayères comes from the family's old Chardonnay vines halfway up the slope in Chavot, their home village in the Coteaux Sud d'Épernay, facing west over soft Campanian chalk. With a name like that, it's no surprise the chalk is the whole point. It's finished Extra Brut, so very little sugar stands between you and the site. The house sums up the style as "delicate & structured," which is about as good a two-word description of serious blanc de blancs as you'll find. Laherte is a family house that farms a little over 11 hectares, so a bottling this specific feels like a page from the grower's own notebook. If you like your Champagne precise rather than plush, start here.

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More about Laherte Freres

A grower Champagne house founded in 1889, now in the hands of seventh-generation Aurélien Laherte, who farms organically and biodynamically across 75 parcels. They ferment 80% in wood and take Champagne seriously as a craft. These wines speak for themselves—no flash, real terroir.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    Champagne , 2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

Appellation
Coteaux Sud d'Epernay
Wine Type
Sparkling
Varietals
Chardonnay
Varietal Notes
100% Chardonnay
Biodynamic
Practicing
Vineyard
Two very chalky plots in Chavot planted between 1953-1978. Very little topsoil before you hit chalk. Worked with a horse.
Orientation
West exposition.
Soil
Soft soils with clay and the Campanian chalk is present at 20cm.
Viticulture
Naturally farmed, incorporates biodynamic methods with a strong emphasis on dynamic cover crops and reduced tilling. All work in tandem with Mother Nature's rhythms.
Vinification
Traditionally pressed. Spontaneous fermentation in 228L barrels with regular stirring of the lees. No malolactic fermentation.
Aging
Aged on the lees in barrel for 7 months, then bottled without filtration.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Oysters on the half shell, sashimi and nigiri, sole meunière, gougères, or a wedge of aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic chalk-driven blanc de blancs profile: lemon, green apple and white flowers, with a light touch of brioche and a saline, chalky edge. The Extra Brut finish keeps it bone-dry and taut, with a fine bead, bright acidity and a long, precise, mineral close. Think more Chablis than creamy, plush Champagne.

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