Community Tasting Note

shemmy wrote:

Friday, April 26, 2024 - If there is one thing that inspires our adulation, it’s a
winemaker who proves that an underrated grape, region, or approach can give rise to undeniably beautiful wine. Famille Moussé has proven, time and time again, that pinot meunier is capable of becoming Capital-F Fine champagne that can go head to head with any other chardonnay or pinot noir bottling. Despite the grape’s reputation for being second-tier, Moussé has 80% of their vines planted to meunier, and are the first to produce a Special Club of 100% meunier (which is the bottle you have in your collection). The success starts in the vineyard, where they farm organically and follows a ‘lutte raisonée’ approach. The ethos extends to the operations, where the cellar is solar powered, and an underground spring provides water for irrigation.

Les Fortes Terres is a 100% pinot meunier offering, and in fact the first of it’s kind for Moussé. Rich with red and dark fruits, this expressive champagne is balanced by structure and salinity. The result is a mouthwatering offering, an exceptional wine that is both amplified and refined.

FOOD PAIRING
A fried chicken sandwich: fresh slaw (the vinegar kind, not mayo), toasted bun, spiced honey

SERVICE NOTES
Serve 15 minutes out of the fridge and keep on the counter to enjoy its lovely evolution from first to last glass.

VARIETY
meunier

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