Bereche & Fils Mailly Grand Cru 2020 Bitters food-driven

food-driven

grown across multiple parcels in the DO

allowing the vineyard’s true character to express itself with clarity

and subtle hints of dried herbs

braised chicken thighs with porcini and red wine

Bereche & Fils Mailly Grand Cru 2020 Bitters food-drivenThe Land Mailly Champagne sits on the northern end of the Montagne de Reims, a grand cru that rarely gets the attention of its more famous neighbors. Bereche et Fils farms a single . 4 hectare parcel called "Les Chalois" here, planted with vines averaging over 60 years old, at 170 meters on a gentle 5 percent slope. The soil is deep, brown clay over chalk, cool and slow to ripen even in a grand cru, and it is this site's dependable coolness that gives