Maison Louis Armand -- Brut 1ère Cru NV

Maison Louis Armand is a family-owned estate located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ since 1996. It is quite the venture to start something like this from scratch, so they continue to purchase around 50% of their annual fruit from neighboring and trusted 1ère Cru vineyard sites, to supplement their own farming.

Grape: Pinot Noir 75%, Chardonnay 20%, Pinot Meunier 5%

Region: Champagne, France

Farming: Hand harvested

Winery: Champagne/traditional method (2nd fermentation in bottle), primary fermentation and aging in stainless, aged 3 years on lees, 8g/l dosage