{"product_id":"bedel-entre-ciel-et-terre-extra-brut-champagne","title":"Bedel Entre Ciel et Terre Extra Brut Champagne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eCRITICAL ACCLAIM\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The bouquet is clear, fine and fresh in its stunningly fruity aromas of mirabelles. Filigreed, finessed and elegant on the palate, this is a lean, pure and stimulatingly dry yet mouth-filling cuvée with a more airy rather than earthy character. The finish is dry, firm, yeasty and full of character, but it is perhaps a bit too austere for some of our readers at the moment. In any case, it's a lovely gastronomic Champagne with a distinctive character.” - 92 PTS., STEPHAN REINHARDT, WINE ADVOCATE (05\/2018) (Previous disgorgement)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The NV Extra Brut Entre Ciel \u0026amp; Terre results mostly from the 2015 vintage and is a blend of 50% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Meunier and 15% Pinot Noir that spent five years on lees. A rather shy nose does not give away much more than a hint of salty shortbread fingers and red apple. The palate has a fine mousse and an edge of caramelized apple, adding a slight but pleasant bitterness. The palate is compact, has fine mousse and the buttery autolysis of crumbly Scottish shortbread. The finish is of mellow red apple with gentle 2015 freshness. Disgorged: June, 2021.” - 91 PTS., ANNE KREBIEHL MW, VINOUS MEDIA (11\/2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eIMPORTER NOTES\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOVERVIEW: “A suitable name for a biodynamic Champagne – between heaven and earth or Entre Ciel et Terre comes from vineyards planted on calcareous clay soils and is a blend of roughly equal parts Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir. It is aged 5 years sur latte and bottled with a modest dosage of 4.55g\/L.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE PRODUCER: \"Françoise Bedel, a single mother of two sons and a new winery, was in a tight spot. Her oldest son was very sick, and she could find no doctor or hospital that could cure him. There were many weeks and months of searching for an answer. Finally, as a last desperate measure, she took him to see an older couple in a nearby village who practiced homeopathic medicine. Under their guidance, Vincent, Françoise’s son, was soon on the mend. She swore off modern medicine and, within months, had removed every chemical or synthetic material from her tiny winery; Françoise became a biodynamic winemaker before virtually anyone in the wine trade had ever heard of the term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday the estate is still small (8.4 hectares), and Françoise is doing things her way. While others champion the better-known Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, she is in love with Pinot Meunier, and this variety features heavily at this address. This is not uncommon as the Marne Valley is known for the quality of its Pinot Meunier, and Françoise only farms small amounts of Chardonnay (13%) and Pinot Noir (9%). In addition to her reliance on Pinot Meunier, Françoise is also patient with her Champagnes, and most bottles spend more than six years on the lees and frequently far longer. Low or zero dosage is the rule, chez Bedel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocated on the extreme western edge of Champagne, Françoise farm vines near the village of Crouttes-sur-Marne on the far edge of the Marne Valley – they are far closer to Paris than the city of Reims! The terroir here is dominated by clay with touches of limestone and gravel. Combined with the Pinot Meunier grape, this leads to wines with heft and weight with long, lingering acidity. We don’t often think of decanting Champagne, but these are wines that are transcendent when exposed to air – they are wines of great soul and depth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breakthru Beverage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56025364758819,"sku":"WIN-4022","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/5900\/2403\/files\/f0abbd5e-e3be-48e7-8203-70e13adbf339_7c59ead1_c42b68fb1140614a56daf1a4f6e6e2d075b13adf_WIN-4022.png?v=1794270327","url":"https:\/\/dandm.com\/products\/bedel-entre-ciel-et-terre-extra-brut-champagne","provider":"D\u0026M Wines and Liquors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}