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Wirth Michel, Origines Extra Brut, NV (Pre-Arrival; ETA: Early November 2026)

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Wirth Michel
$64.74 $73.99
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From the family that pioneered Meunier excellence in Champagne comes this radiant expression of grower artistry. Origines blends 70% Pinot Meunier with 30% Chardonnay to create a wine of textural roundness and fruit-forward joy—a departure from the austere Blanc de Blancs for which Côte des Blancs is famous. Minimal intervention winemaking in steel and concrete preserves every spark of the wine's character: bright citrus notes, white peach, a mineral underpinning, and a distinctive salinity that speaks to the chalky soils beneath. Extra Brut dosing (under 6g/L residual sugar) strips away pretense, leaving pure acidity and complexity. This is Champagne for those who believe bubbles should taste like themselves, not like oak or manipulation. A stunning aperitif, but even better alongside fresh oysters or white fish where its salinity sings.

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Antonio Galloni

88 points

"The NV Extra Brut Origines, a blend of 70% Meunier and 30% Chardonnay, is brisk, airy and nicely aromatic. This is one of the lighter wines in the range. There's certainly plenty of energy and vibrancy. This is another wine that is showing much better than it did last year. Dosage is 3 grams per liter." —Antonio Galloni

More about Wirth Michel

Meunier usually plays the supporting role in Champagne. At Wirth-Michel it's the star, and the family has the pedigree for it: Antonin Michel's paternal grandfather was José Michel, one of the pioneers of serious Meunier in Moussy.

The estate itself comes from his mother's side. His great-great-grandfather founded Wirth et Fils, which stopped producing when his grandfather Alain retired in 1999. In 2000 Antonin's mother, Nathalie, a university biology professor, revived it as Wirth-Michel, and Antonin, after wine-business studies and stints at Leclerc Briant and with Olivier Lamy in Burgundy, took over in 2019. It's a tiny operation: about four hectares spread across Moussy, Vinay, Brugny-Vaudancourt and Saint-Martin-d'Ablois in the Coteaux Sud d'Épernay, a corner of Champagne with a patchwork of chalk, clay, silex and marl subsoils.

The vines are farmed organically, with biodynamic influences and some horse plowing, and most are massal selections kept to low yields. The wines are raised in a mix of 600-liter barrels, steel and concrete. Everything is bottled Extra Brut. Origines is the Meunier-led calling card, Les Meuniers de Raoul is a pure-Meunier Blanc de Noirs, and Nuances de Blanc is a Blanc de Blancs. Expect dry, direct, vinous Champagne.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay , Pinot Meunier

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Crisp , Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

Practicing organic

70% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay

70% 2019, 30% 2018

From Vinay, Moussy, and Brugny

Yes malo

Aged in 600L barrel, reserve wine in concrete

Aged 26 months on the lees

Dosage: 2g/L

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Open with oysters, fresh seafood, or delicate white fish; equally stunning as a standalone aperitif celebrating its purity.

Tasting Profile


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