Laherte Frères
Les Empreintes

Wine styleDry, Light Bodied style of Sparkling WineRegionChampagne, France
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Wine styleDry, Light Bodied style of Sparkling WineRegionChampagne, France
Disgorged January 2018. This wine offers what Laherte refers to as the “quintessence of the Chavot terroir.” It is always a selection of Laherte's five best barrels from each of his two finest Chavot terroirs—old-vine Chardonnay from a site in Les Chemins d'Epernay planted in 1957, on clay with chalky subsoils, (around a third of the Chardonnay is actually the rare Chardonnay-Muscaté), and Pinot Noir from Les Rouges Maisons, planted in the late ‘80s on a deep soil rich in clay, flint and schist.
Disgorged January 2018. This wine offers what Laherte refers to as the “quintessence of the Chavot terroir.” It is always a selection of Laherte's five best barrels from each of his two finest Chavot terroirs—old-vine Chardonnay from a site in Les Chemins d'Epernay planted in 1957, on clay with chalky subsoils, (around a third of the Chardonnay is actually the rare Chardonnay-Muscaté), and Pinot Noir from Les Rouges Maisons, planted in the late ‘80s on a deep soil rich in clay, flint and schist.
  • TypePinot Noir Chardonnay
  • Size750ML
  • RegionChampagne
  • Current Vintage2016
  • Standard Drinks7.1
  • Alcohol Volume12%
  • CountryFrance
  • Brand NameLaherte Frères
  • ClosureCork
  • Wine SweetnessDry
  • Wine BodyLight Bodied

    • Vintage 2012
      95 points

    “The 2012 Extra Brut Les Empreintes is yet another compelling wine in this range Aurélien Laherte. Radiant and super-expressive on the palate, with tremendous richness, the Empreintes dazzles from start to finish. Bright saline notes add tension to the sculpted finish in a Champagne that delivers the goods big time. Les Empreintes is a blend of 50% Chardonnay from Les Chemins d'Epernay and 50% Pinot Noir from Les Rouges Maisons, both in Chavot, planted in 1957 and 1983 respectively. In a word: superb. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2018.” 95 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous.

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