NV (2010) Bereche Pere et Fils Les Beaux Regards

The expected high acidity and tart green apple flavor strike right away, but your palate should be prepared for it based on the nose. Fairly open, cool citrus slowly enters the picture on the midpalate - this is very tartly driven and nothing is going to change that. Shows great promise for a 2010 wine.

(100% Chardonnay; 67% from Ludes, 33% from Les Misy in Mareuil le Port; Some vines over 100 years in age; Stainless steel; No malolactic fermentation)

Brad Baker in the Champagne Warrior; tasting the 2010 Beareche Beaux Regards Vin Clair in January 2012.

The Bérêche Père et Fils “Les Beaux Regards” bottling is a Blanc de Blancs, Brut Nature bottling that I crossed paths with in one of the top Beaune wine stores during my November trip. I have not seen this wine available yet in the US market (though it may be here and the importer simply did not send me a sample of this cuvée), and I was very, very impressed with the quality of this wine. The superb nose jumps from the glass in a vibrant blend of green apple, lime peel, stony minerality, bread dough and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, full- bodied, crisp and rock solid at the core, with very elegant mousse, excellent complexity, laser- like focus and a very long, minerally-infused and snappy finish. This is a great bottle of Brut Nature. 2013-2025.
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