Brut Nature Mag 16

AR Lenoble's Brut Nature Mag 16 is built on the same assemblage as the Brut Intense, but it gets extra time in the cellar. The base is mostly the 2016 harvest, topped up with reserve wines, some of which rest on the lees in magnum. No sugar is added at disgorgement: the dosage is zero. That brings ripeness and fruit onto a clear, taut line.

In the glass this champagne is precise, pure and invigoratingly fresh. It is made for those who want to experience the wine without any sweetness at all. It is best as an aperitif, but it also pairs very well with oysters and shellfish, whose saltiness it picks up. Serve it at about 8 to 10 °C in a tulip-shaped white wine glass, so the aromas have room to open without losing their tension.