Sanchez Le Guedard Champagne Brut Mes 3 Terroirs AS/100 Blage NV Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Only then does it meet

Only then does it meet Chardonnay from Mont Aimé and Le Mesnil

ensuring a rich and creamy texture

The family holds wines back for decades before release

representing nine generations of winemaking in one of Champagne's most storied Grand Cru villages

Henriquez farms without herbicides or pesticides

Sanchez Le Guedard Champagne Brut Mes 3 Terroirs AS/100 Blage NV Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Only then does it meetThree grapes, three terroirs hence the name from a family estate in Cumieres, the steep, sun facing village of the Grande Vallee de la Marne that has always been Pinot country. Jose and Sebastien Sanchez are grower winemakers several generations deep, farming with an organic bent and still riddling every bottle by hand. This cuvee leans on Pinot Noir, with Meunier and Chardonnay filling out the blend, and spends three years on the lees, which builds