Lelarge-Pugeot, Champagne Extra Brut 'Tradition'

While chardonnay and pinot noir are the best-known varieties in Champagne, another grape - meunier - is getting its long-overdue opportunity to shine. That’s thanks to ‘grower producers’ like Lelarge-Pugeot. Rather than selling its meunier to larger houses, this 8th-generation winemaker is showcasing the grape’s bright fruit and mineral-driven flavors in bottlings like this one. Textured, savory, and ‘artisanal’ in every sense; sub-$50 Champagne doesn’t get better than this.