Benoît Lahaye, Grand Cru Brut Nature

Welcome to a world we couldn’t have imagined when our doors first opened six years ago: A substantial drop of Grand Cru Champagne from Benoît Lahaye, among the world’s most respected, talented, and high-in-demand producers. His micro-production cult bottlings categorically reign as some of the most spellbindingly natural and authentic Champagnes in modern history. Certified Organic and Biodynamic. Manual plowing with his Auxois horse. Spontaneous fermentation in barrel. Low-to-no sulfur additions. Tiny, handmade production. There’s a reason his name reverberates off every upscale wine bar, decorates the finest wine lists, and is proudly displayed in the cellars of fine wine collectors—but only in severely limited quantities.Over the course of six years, we’ve emailed, called, texted, even personally visited Champagne a number of times, and all that has resulted in 0 bottles. It’s been a grueling uphill battle that has at times felt longer and more hopeless than the Hundred Years’ War.