Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) MH and complexity that has nothing

and complexity that has nothing in common with the pale Provençal style

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Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) MH and complexity that has nothingThe same flagship Bereche cuvee, Le Cran, in a celebratory double magnum (3L) format that ages even more slowly and gracefully. Le Cran is grower Raphael Bereche's single vintage statement: a 50 50 blend of old vine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from two plots in his Premier Cru home village of Ludes on the Montagne de Reims. Malolactic fermentation is blocked for cut and tension, and this extra brut is bone dry. The big bottle is made for a table and a