Sanchez Le Guedard Champagne Brut Mes 3 Terroirs AS/100 Blage NV TAGS iron-rich bedrock of the Eola-Amity

iron-rich bedrock of the Eola-Amity Hills and the high benches of the valley

gives it both early drinkability and a long runway

Gina Hennen of Adelsheim handles the winemaking

and the one that converts skeptics who thought California Pinot had to be heavy

Sanchez Le Guedard Champagne Brut Mes 3 Terroirs AS/100 Blage NV TAGS iron-rich bedrock of the Eola-AmityThree grapes, three terroirs hence the name from a family estate in Cumieres, the steep, sun facing village of the Grande Vallee de la Marne that has always been Pinot country. Jose and Sebastien Sanchez are grower winemakers several generations deep, farming with an organic bent and still riddling every bottle by hand. This cuvee leans on Pinot Noir, with Meunier and Chardonnay filling out the blend, and spends three years on the lees, which builds