Benoit Dehu Champagne Blanc de Noir Brut Nature La Rue des Noyers 2018 NO20231101 Reach for it when everything

Reach for it when everything else in the fridge feels too heavy

firm structure and refreshing energy

effervescent palate

some rubbing shoulders with Mouton and Lafite

Wester Reach is the opposite: a deliberate tour of the Russian River Valley

Benoit Dehu Champagne Blanc de Noir Brut Nature La Rue des Noyers 2018 NO20231101 Reach for it when everythingAfter a formative tenure at Champagne Bollinger, Benot Dhu returned to his family's pre Revolutionary estate with a singular vision: biodynamic viticulture in a single vineyard, single vintage framework. La Rue des Noyersnamed for hazelnut trees that once bordered the parcelis 100% Pinot Meunier from this 1. 7 hectare biodynamic site, ploughed with horses. Aged 11 months in small oak barrels, this brut nature displays elegant restraint: pear, dried