NV Jean Velut Brut Premier Temps

Price: $45 Region: Aube < Champagne < FranceGrapes: 80% chardonnay, 20% Pinot NoirVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming, 20-50 year old vines on chalky clay soils; fermentation and aging in cement tank for 12 months; 6 grams per liter of dosage; low added SO2 at bottlingWinemaker: Jean Velut We love Champagne but don’t drink it that often because it’s sooo expensive – we get our bubble fix year-round from quirky and affordable Pet’Nats. But this time of year, we crave the real deal, so we seek out at least one great organic grower Champagne that meet our “clean” standards fand don’t break the bank. This year’s discovery is a small family estate in Montgueux, in the Aube, a formerly unknown satellite commune of Champagne where people grew grains and some grapes for house wine. That is, until the early 1970s when Champagne started gaining mass popularity, and Jean Velut realized that he was sitting on perfect terroir for growing Chardonnay to meet that demand. For Montgueux sits