A. Lamblot, Brut Nature 'Mouvance' 2017

Like Prévost, Lamblot makes Champagne primarily from pinot meunier, Champagne’s most textural and savory grape. It’s hard to imagine any winemaker caring more about his land: you don’t often hear about winemakers sending chickens into their vines to feed and fertilize, or planting hundreds of species of trees per acre to increase ‘biodiversity’. The point is, Lamblot cares a great deal about his vines and it shows in each glass.

Though ‘Mouvance’ is a blend of Champagne’s three classic grapes– chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier– the spice and texture of meunier still shines through. ‘Mouvance’ spends a little less time in oak barrels than ‘Intuition,’ so its flavors are more lean and crisp.