# ADN de Meunier Brut Nature (NV)

- **Producer:** Christophe Mignon
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** sparkling
- **Grapes:** Pinot Meunier
- **Region:** Champagne, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €65
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** lemon, grapefruit, apple, raspberry, strawberry, mint, fennel, biscuit, toast, brioche

## About this wine

Christophe Mignon is a 5th-generation grower-producer based in the Vallée de la Marne, farming across 30 parcels in the villages of Festigny and Le Breuil. Managing the estate alongside his family, Mignon follows natural cycles influenced by biodynamics, phytotherapy, and geobiology, strictly aligning vineyard work with the lunar calendar. While Pinot Meunier was historically relegated to a secondary blending role in Champagne, Mignon crafts single-varietal expressions that highlight the depth, structure, and terroir potential of old-vine Meunier.

## Interesting facts

- All vineyard and cellar operations, from pruning to disgorgement, strictly follow the lunar calendar.
- Christophe Mignon uses custom homeopathy sprayers with natural infusions like garlic and valerian root.
- Malolactic fermentation is entirely blocked, creating a laser-focused Blanc de Noirs with zero sugar added.

## Food pairing

The bone-dry Brut Nature style and razor-sharp acidity slice through rich seafood and creamy textures, while its saline, tactile minerality enhances raw shellfish and savory umami flavors.

## Wine making process

Grapes are hand-harvested from vines averaging over 45 years of age grown on silty clay-limestone and chalk soils. After gentle pneumatic pressing, juice ferments plot-by-plot in epoxy-lined steel tanks with natural yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is completely blocked to preserve vibrant natural acidity. The wine ages on fine lees for five months prior to blending, followed by secondary bottle fermentation with 24 to 36 months sur lattes before being disgorged with zero dosage.