Champagne Jérôme Prévost Ampersand: A Cult Producer's Entry-Level Cuvée

Champagne's grower movement cannot be discussed without mentioning Jérôme Prévost.

Jérôme inherited a two hectares parcel known as Les Béguines from his grandmother, who grew up on the same road in the Montagne de Reims village of Gueux where the winery and family home are located. In Les Béguines, Pinot Meunier reigns supreme, but there are assorted vines of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay interspersed throughout the parcel, which represent about 5% of the final blend. Additionally, while a single vintage dominates, Jérôme tends to blend in 10-15% reserve wines.

Jérôme is most certainly influenced by the unique techniques of Anselme Selosse, including a high attention to detail in the vineyard, with extremely low yields (roughly half the legal limit!) and no chemical additives used in his farming. It's also worth noting that Prévost's earliest vintages were produced in Selosse's cellars in Avize.

While the main production at chez Prévost is incredibly minuscule, Ampersand is intended to be his entry-level cuvée. Produced from purchased grapes, Jérôme farms most of the sites himself, harvests all grapes by hand, and ferments with natives yeasts using a mix of used barriques and 600L demi-muids. The champagnes are disgorged about 16 months after bottling, and finished with no dosage and very little sulfur so as to preserve the purity of wines underneath.

These are far removed from the clay-chalk stereotype that dominate discussion of Champagne...

Deeply vinous and textural, with an unparalleled evolution from first sip to last.

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