Pauline Collin Bereche Champagne 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes Ludes 2020 CRV5 Weingut Emrich-Schönleber sources from sites

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber sources from sites with dramatic 70-degree slopes

followed by citrus brightness suggesting orange pulp and grapefruit zest

While Fernet-Branca dominates the category

a cool menthol lift and a stony

Pauline Collin Bereche Champagne 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes Ludes 2020 CRV5 Weingut Emrich-Schönleber sources from sitesPauline Collin is one of the most exciting new voices in grower Champagne, and this is only her second release. She comes from a long line of growers in Ludes, a premier cru village high on the Montagne de Reims, and she trained at Krug and Ruinart before working alongside her husband Raphael Bereche. Her credo is simple: one wine, one terroir, one vintage. To do it, she reclaimed roughly two hectares of the family's finest old vine parcels to farm,