Extra Blanc, Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs

Le Brun de Neuville

A fine, delicate mousse rises through a pale lemon robe touched with hints of pale yellow-green. The bubbles are lively and persistent, feeding a soft, lingering collar of foam that hints at the freshness and nuance to come.

On the nose, it opens airy and creamy before settling into liquorice, fresh hazelnut and lemon heart, with a mineral edge of damp chalk. Given time in the glass, it unfurls further into acacia blossom and gillyflower, a touch of iodine and sea salt, raspberry, and gentler notes of lily of the valley and star anise.

The palate is soft and fresh to start, carried by a creamy, well integrated effervescence. Through the middle, a bright citrus acidity runs through a strikingly pure, chalky mineral core, while fresh nuts and raspberry add depth and resonance against that mineral frame. It closes precise and harmonious, with a distinct mark of the terroir it comes from.

Pair it with seafood and shellfish, fine claire oysters or langoustines are ideal, or try it alongside a halibut fillet in Champagne sauce with prawns and mussels, a lime-cured cod ceviche, or sea bass in a salt crust. A genuine discovery for anyone who loves Champagne.