Extra-Brut Ultradition

This cuvée was created in 2014 to mark the 125th anniversary of the house of Laherte Frères. The label takes up the design of 1889, and the capsule is limited to 1,889 examples. The grapes come from the southern slopes of Épernay, the Marne Valley and the Côte des Blancs. The blend is 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir. Reserve wines, aged in barrel, make up 40%.

In the glass it shows a lovely yellow with a fine perlage. The nose offers green apple and pear, with floral notes. On the palate the extra brut seems ripe yet tight, and the long finish is lightly honeyed and spicy. The reserve wines give it depth, and it cellars well. Serve it at 8 to 10 °C in a white wine glass, as an aperitif, with sea urchin, with snails with parsley or with turbot with sorrel cream.