Andre Heucq Champagne Extra Brut Heritage Assemblage NV (375ml) SPS21 where the fruit spends weeks

where the fruit spends weeks on its skins to become a genuine orange wine rather than the usual zippy white

and Isole e Olena

crushed by a horse-drawn stone tahona

gentian and bitter orange

and maple that keeps you coming back for more

Andre Heucq Champagne Extra Brut Heritage Assemblage NV (375ml) SPS21 where the fruit spends weeksThis is Andre Heucq's heritage bottling, the fourth generation family's flagship blend and a snapshot of their organic corner of the Vallee de la Marne. It draws on multiple vintages and all three Champagne grapes, roughly Chardonnay led with equal parts Meunier and Pinot Noir, part fermented in oak and aged a long five years on the lees. Disgorged Extra Brut with low dosage, it is textured, complete, and quietly serious. Here it comes in a half