Vincent Laval, Cumières Rouge Premier Cru, Coteaux Champenois, 2022

$266.00

Vincent Laval is one of Champagne’s most admired grower-producers, known for meticulous biodynamic farming and low-intervention winemaking in the Premier Cru village of Cumières. While best known for his Champagnes, Laval also produces small quantities of still wines under the Coteaux Champenois appellation. Cumières Rouge is made from Pinot Noir grown on organically farmed estate parcels, reflecting the village’s chalk and clay soils and the estate’s focus on purity, transparency, and finesse.

The 2022 vintage is vivid and detailed, offering notes of wild strawberry, red cherry, cranberry, rose petal, and crushed herbs layered with subtle earth and spice. The palate is lifted and silky, with bright acidity, delicate tannins, and a long, mineral-driven finish. Light in color but deeply expressive, the wine captures the freshness and complexity that define great Coteaux Champenois.

Varietal: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Coteaux Champenois, Champagne, France
Farming: Biodynamic; low-intervention
Style: Red. Light-bodied, savory, and mineral-driven

Vincent Laval is one of Champagne’s most admired grower-producers, known for meticulous biodynamic farming and low-intervention winemaking in the Premier Cru village of Cumières. While best known for his Champagnes, Laval also produces small quantities of still wines under the Coteaux Champenois appellation. Cumières Rouge is made from Pinot Noir grown on organically farmed estate parcels, reflecting the village’s chalk and clay soils and the estate’s focus on purity, transparency, and finesse.

The 2022 vintage is vivid and detailed, offering notes of wild strawberry, red cherry, cranberry, rose petal, and crushed herbs layered with subtle earth and spice. The palate is lifted and silky, with bright acidity, delicate tannins, and a long, mineral-driven finish. Light in color but deeply expressive, the wine captures the freshness and complexity that define great Coteaux Champenois.

Varietal: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Coteaux Champenois, Champagne, France
Farming: Biodynamic; low-intervention
Style: Red. Light-bodied, savory, and mineral-driven