Newsletter: JP Brun Cremant de Bourgogne 'Charme' Brut NV

Newsletter: JP Brun Cremant de Bourgogne 'Charme' Brut NV
Stop by Monarch at anytime and you're certain to find bottles of Jean-Paul Brun adorning our shelves. We've consistently carried his wines since day one, many of which have been praised in these newsletters before. Brun is simply my favorite winemaker in Beaujolais. Each cuvée is a perfectly pure expression of this terroir: fresh, fragrant, and exquisitely balanced.

He's a vigneron known for producing a multitude of cuvées spread across large swaths of Burgundy, but today's wine marks only the third time he's ever released a Crémant de Bourgogne. And although it may not be priced as such, this is indeed one of the rarest wines I've ever offered. A classic Blanc de Blancs, brimming with citrus, orchard fruit, fresh baked bread and chalky minerals. In typical Brun fashion, he's gone the extra mile here, aging this wine for a whopping 2 years on the lees before disgorgement. Adding the type of complexity and refinement one rarely encounters outside top Champagne.

Today, I'm thrilled to offer the only bottles of 2020 J-P Brun 'Charme' Crémant de Bourgogne, Extra Brut in South Carolina.      
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100% Chardonnay, from 80 year old vines organically grown on limestone soils in Charnay. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented in stainless steel tanks, then bottled for secondary fermentation. Aged for 24 months on the lees in bottle before disgorgment, with a minuscule dosage of 5g/L. 

An astonishingly good sparkling wine. Opens with aromas of expressed lemon peel, granny smith apple, chalky minerals and toasted brioche. The palate is lively and fresh with brisk citrus fruit, Asian pear and chamomile tea rounded out by a tangy, briny finish. A high water mark for Crémant, made by one of France's legendary vignerons. 
Jean-Paul Brun, Beaujolais' native star, has championed the traditional winemaking practices of the region while also supporting more modern, organic farming methods. He rejects the laboratory yeasts and chaptalizing techniques used by many producers in the region, instead crafting honest, terroir reflective wines. 

Even with his intimate involvement in the wines, the breadth of his production and farming is shocking. Terres Dorées, Brun's domaine, spans more than 60 hectares of vines, producing a wine from almost every Cru. He is a true legend in his own time. 
2020 JP Brun 'Charme' Crémant de Bourgogne - $36.99
 
*SPECIAL NEWSLETTER PRICE - $34.99

**SPECIAL 3-PACK PRICE - $32.99
 
To order, reply directly to this email or call me at 843.576.4845
Justin Coleman
Proprietor
Monarch Wine Merchants
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