Champagne Laherte Frères Les Grandes Crayères 2019 (Disg. Nov 2022) le-marche and in the northern Barossa

and in the northern Barossa vineyard of St Kitts add to the diversity of the Thorn-Clarke estate plantings

fresh and subtle with a good length and finesse

red berry flavours

but also taut

showing dark fruit at first

Champagne Laherte Frères Les Grandes Crayères 2019 (Disg. Nov 2022) le-marche and in the northern BarossaDisgorged November 2022. After the Brut Nature, this stunning Champagne is Aurlien Lahertes second Blanc de Blancs bottling. Les Grandes Crayres showcases Lahertes two most chalky, mineral soils in Coteaux Sud dpernay (crayres means chalk). These parcels of 40 plus year old mass selection vines are situated on a west facing hillside composed of Campanian chalk under 20cm of topsoil. The base wine was fermented with indigenous yeasts in old barrels