Champagne "La Vigne d'Or" Brut Nature

France
Champagne
2009

100% Pinot Meunier. From a parcel in Oeuilly called "Pierre de Bellevue", planted in 1947 by the Tarlants' paternal grandfather Georges on Sparnacian clay-limestone soils. The vines are organically farmed and harvested by hand and the clusters very slowly and gently pressed. The juice ferments spontaneously with native yeasts in Burgundy barrels; the wine does not go through malolactic fermentation. The 2009 was bottled in 2010, disgorged in 2024 and received zero dosage.

(*Note that the Tarlants make a subtle distinction between their terroir wines and vintage wines. The terroir wines--Vigne d'Antan, Vigne d'Or, and Vigne Royale--feature those names on the front label, while the vintage is tucked on the back in tiny type. The unique vintage-forward bottlings (current example: L'Etincelante 2002)feature the vintage in large type on the front with the whimsical name in much smaller type below it.)

97 points
"Expressive and very beautiful, this is a great vintage of the 2009 Champagne Blanc de Meuniers Le Vigne d’Or Brut Nature, and it shines. Medium to full-bodied, it’s so delicious and giving right now but should have no problem improving and aging over the coming 20 years. Ripe red fruits, strawberries, peaches, salty earth, and mineral texture all come through, with a rounded, creamy mousse. It’s open and not at all austere. Drink 2025-2050. "
Audrey Frick,
Jeb Dunnuck
December 2025
94 points
"Meunier is on full display in the 2009 Brut Nature La Vigne d'Or. The warm year, vinification and aging in barrel, and the passage of time yield a Meunier that offers an attractive mix of varietal orchard fruit, spice and ginger notes with the lightly oxidative notes acquired over time. Soft, racy contours extend the mid-palate and finish. Disgorged: October 15, 2025."
Antonio Galloni,
Vinous Media
April 2025

SKU/Code: 
DB6171-09
Product Line: 
Wine
Sparkling
Varietal: 
Pinot Meunier
Farming Type: 
Organic