Perseval Champagne Extra Brut Tradition

50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, 20% Chardonnay. Raised 70% in enamel, and 30% in fût, and all from the 2018 vintage. 

Thomas Perseval is part of a region-wide movement to make more terroir-driven, vineyard-forward wine in Champagne by working organically in the vines, eliminating cultured yeast for the vins clairs, incorporating less reductive processes in the cellar, and lowering dosage to highlight ripe, well-tended fruit. In the 2000s, after winemaking school, Thomas returned to the domaine his grandparents founded with the goal of changing things, starting in the vines. In 2009, he began to convert to organic viticulture, receiving certification in 2012. He also began incorporating (in his own words) a more “laissez faire” philosophy in the cellar. The Tradition shows great depth and complexity for a first release, with an emphasis on ripe, red fruit, structure, crisp acidity, and fine, creamy texture.