Champagne Jerome Prevost LC23 La Closerie Les Beguines

A scintillating expression of Champagne Pinot Meunier from cult figure Jerome Prevost.

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If there’s one grower who single-handedly dragged Pinot Meunier out of the "blending grape" shadows, it’s Jérôme Prévost. We’ve watched his tiny plot in Gueux become a place of pilgrimage for anyone chasing Champagne with soul. This isn't about grand chateaus; it’s about 60-year-old vines sitting on a unique mix of sand and clay that Jérôme’s family has tended for generations.

The 2023 season was a real test of nerves. It started with frost and ended with a massive sorting mission at harvest to keep the fruit pristine, but the "classical" elegance of the vintage has really suited Jérôme’s style. In the past, Les Béguines could be a bit of a fortress in its youth - tight, reductive, and needing years to move. Now, with a bit more reserve wine in the mix and the natural generosity of the '23 fruit, it’s landed in a much more expressive place.

It’s got signature Meunier weight - plush pear, spice, and a bit of honey - but it’s the structure that really grabs you. There’s a fantastic mineral tension and a fine, powdery grip on the finish that keeps it incredibly fresh. It’s a sophisticated, vinous drink that feels more like a world-class white wine than a simple fizz.

300 bottles shipped. Again, this is 2023 base with 20% reserve wine. Prévost’s 2.2-hectare vineyard, Les Béguines, is in Gueux, 10km west of Reims in the north of Champagne. The soil here is a layer cake of calcareous (Thanetian) sand over clay, over more calcareous sand. Inherited from Jérôme’s grandmother, the site was planted in the 1960s with an old, slow-growing, rootstock that descends deep. Les Béguines is close to 100% Meunier, although there is now a small parcel of 10-year-old Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc (these vines represent roughly six per cent of the blend). The vineyard is managed organically, with the soils cultivated exclusively by horse and the yields kept in balance.

As always, the wine was vinified without any additions, in large-format, used barrels, for 10 months, and was bottled unfiltered. In the past, this was always a tightly wound wine that needed a number of years to open. Now, with the warmer climate and evolution in farming and winemaking—including the addition of reserve wine—it’s another world. The wines are much more approachable from an early age, and the 2023 base is no exception. This is much richer and more layered than the wine above, and already drinking well. Loads of fleshy, pear, stone fruit and honey-noted depth—there’s also plenty of spice and a lovely powdery close. A super release of this unique wine.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Sparkling
Variety Pinot Meunier
Country France
Region Champagne
Feature High Score
Cult
Size 750ml
Closure Cork

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