2002 Champagne Vincent Couche Sensation Extra Brut

Vincent comes from a third generation winemaking family and the overarching philosophy is a biodynamic production. This embrace of biodynamics has been since 1999, but certification takes time, and it wasn’t until 2008 that the domaine and the cellars were certified biodynamic.

At harvest time Vincent and his family pick the grapes by taste and touch, and generally harvest over a week after his neighbors in both villages. Because Vincent won’t add sugar to the wines, his grapes need higher levels of ripeness than is the norm. In the cool deep cellar, wines are fermented and aged in oak and stainless steel without added yeast or nutrients and the wines don’t see any additions.