NV Paul Laurent -- Brut Champagne -- Epernay, France The wind is so ferocious

The wind is so ferocious that each hoyo is surrounded by rock walls for protection

thus adding complexity

coastal climate at the same latitude as Southern Oregon

significant use of whole clusters

NV Paul Laurent -- Brut Champagne -- Epernay, France The wind is so ferociousThe Gruet family started their own Champagne house, Gruet & Fils in 1952, then converted their family owned winery into a co operative in the sixties in order to reach economies of scale. Seeking further opportunities for expansion, part of the family moved to New Mexico to found Gruet Winery in the eighties which became very successful, garnering a slew of awards and acclaim. In the nineties the family founded a new Champagne house apart from the Co