Champagne - Terre de Meunier - Extra Brut - 2020 - Dehours & Fils - 0,75L

A terroir-driven Champagne, 100% Pinot Meunier, showcasing the intensity and complexity of this unique varietal.

📋 Characteristics

• Appellation: AOP Champagne
• Producer: Dehours & Fils
• Vintage: 2020
• Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Meunier
• Dosage: Extra Brut (no sugar added at bottling)
• Ageing: Fermented and aged in oak barrels, adding depth and complexity
• Appearance: Bright golden yellow, with fine and persistent effervescence

🍇 Tasting Notes

• Nose: Expressive and refined, revealing notes of ripe yellow fruits (mirabelle, pear), hints of honey and toasted bread, along with a touch of hazelnut and chalky minerality
• Palate: Ample and structured, with vibrant freshness and lovely mineral tension. The mousse is fine and delicate, enhancing flavors of dried fruits, candied citrus and toasted brioche
• Finish: Long and precise, marked by a subtle salinity and persistent elegance

🍴 Food Pairings

• 🥂 Fish tartare, cheese gougères
• 🦞 Oysters, langoustines, scallop carpaccio
• 🐟 Roasted sea bass, sole meunière, turbot with beurre blanc
• 🧀 24-month Comté, Parmesan, truffled Brie

🗓 Cellaring Potential

This Terre de Meunier Extra Brut 2020 can be enjoyed now for its freshness and precision, or aged 5 to 8 years to develop greater complexity and roundness.

🌡 Serving Temperature

8–10°C, ideally chilled but not too cold to reveal all its aromatic richness.

🏰 About Domaine Dehours & Fils

Based in the Vallée de la Marne, Domaine Dehours & Fils is a benchmark for Pinot Meunier expression in Champagne.
Working with a single-parcel, artisanal approach, Jérôme Dehours produces cuvées that highlight the minerality and richness of the Champagne terroir.
“Terre de Meunier” embodies this philosophy, offering a Champagne that is both indulgent, structured and remarkably precise.