Le Jardinot Brut Nature 2021

80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay from Polisy on the Cote des Bar, classified as Autre Cru, Brut Nature. As this is a Beaufort plot, the vines have never seen chemicals. The hillside plot is planted 4/5 with Pinot Noir and 1/5 with Chardonnay. At the top of the slope, the vines are planted on Kimmeridgian marl, with Portland marl taking over as the altitude decreases. The parcel is not only visually impressive, but also unique in the way the vines are trained: Amaury no longer prunes the vines so that the roots can grow deeper. This increases the resilience of the vines in times of drought and provides more complexity and energy in the wine. What an impressive minerality and enormous freshness. No wonder that Noma produces 1000 bottles per vintage as its house champagne. Le Jardinot 2021 is aged on the lees for a total of 24 months. Like all natural grower champagnes from Amaury Beaufort, Le Jardinot 2021 is bottled unfiltered and without any added sulphur.