Champagne De Meric NV - Cuvée Prestige “Catherine de Medicis” Brut 1.5 L
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Varietal: Pinot Noir; Chardonnay; Pinot Meunier
Vintage: NV
Size: 1.5 L
De Meric Champagne in Ay dates to 1843, when the Besserat family began growing grapes and producing Champagne. In 1959 Christian Besserat, a fourth generation Champagne maker, started De Meric using his mother’s maiden name, and in 1990 De Meric was acquired by the late Daniel Ginsberg, an American with a passion for traditional Champagne. He returned De Meric’s practices to using wooden barrels for half of the fermenting period, rather than using stainless steel, and he revived the labor intensive practice of hand-riddling bottles. The blend is typically 80% Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.