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Tried these lovely, distinctive Champagnes yesterday at the Red Squirrel<\/a>\u00a0(UK importer)\u00a0tasting. They are from a small grower from Cuchery in the Marne, Champagne A. Levasseur<\/a>, which since 2003 has been run by David Levasseur (pictured above<\/em>). This is Pinot Meunier country, and his main cuv\u00e9e is largely based on Meunier.<\/p>\n Since David took over he\u2019s grown the vineyard holdings to 4.2 hectares, spread over 18 plots in the villages of Cuchery, Ch\u00e2tillon-sur-Marne and Fleury-la-Rivi\u00e8re. He farms these plots sustainably, making use of data to time interventions, and he also uses organic fertlizers and allows grass to grow in some of the rows. The wines are distinctive and flavourful.<\/p>\n ‘A’ stands for David’s grandfather, Albert, who set the house up in the 1940s.<\/p>\n Champagne A. Levasseur Rue de Sorbier Brut NV France<\/strong> Champagne A. Levasseur Rue de Sorbier Brut Nature NV France<\/strong> Champagne A. Levasseur Blanc de Terroir Extra Brut NV France<\/strong> Champagne A. Levasseur Noir de Terroir Extra Brut NV France<\/strong> Champagne A. Levasseur Extrait Gourmand Ros\u00e9 Brut NV France<\/strong> Find this wine with wine-searcher.com<\/a><\/p>\n GROWER CHAMPAGNE:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tried these lovely, distinctive Champagnes yesterday at the Red Squirrel\u00a0(UK importer)\u00a0tasting. They are from a small grower from Cuchery in the Marne, Champagne A. Levasseur, which since 2003 has been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[360],"class_list":["post-15630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-champagne","tag-champagne"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15630"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24265,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions\/24265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n80% Pinot Meunier, 15% Pinot Noir, 5% Chardonnay. Dosage 9 g\/litre. Made from vines planted in 1973. This wine is three years old. Very fresh, apply, textured and lively with some nuts and marzipan as well as the distinctive fruity characters that Meunier imparts. Flavourful and detailed with nice weight. 92\/100<\/p>\n
\n80% Pinot Meunier, 15% Pinot Noir, 5% Chardonnay. Same blend but no dosage, and this is four years old. Very fresh, lively and herby with tight lemon and apple fruit. So detailed with real finesse. Bright, pithy and complex. 92\/100<\/p>\n
\nChardonnay from young vines (2003 and 2007 plantings). Complex, powerful, lively and pithy with concentrated citrus and pear fruit. Lovely flavours of nuts, spices and herbs. This has depth, freshness and vitality all at the same time. 94\/100<\/p>\n
\nThis is from the 2011 vintage, and it’s 100% Pinot Noir. Lovely ripe cherry and pear fruit with some fresh lemons. Detailed, pure and complex with intense flavours and lots going on. 93\/100<\/p>\n
\n10 g\/l dosage. Pale pink, this shows apples and pears with a bit of cherry fruit. Fresh and detailed with nice focus and a smooth mouthfeel. 91\/100<\/p>\n\n
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