Adrien Bergère Grand Blanc de Blancs NV

The family make wine from some 45 Ha of estate owned vines, with 35 Ha in and around the villages of Fèrebrianges, Etoges and Congy in the Valle du Petit Morin southwest of Épernay. Not the most famous of areas in the region, it is the vineyards that do the talking here. Adrien also owns 5 Ha in the more famous Côtes des Blancs and a further 5 Ha in the Côtes de Sezanne to the south. Chardonnay makes up 70% of planting with 20% of Pinot Noir and 10% of Pinot Meunier in the mixer. The history of the estate follows that of many of the new wave of growers making waves in the region, with the family originally becoming growers in Fèrebrianges in 1848. After the end of the war, Albert Bergere founded the A.Bergere estate with the aim of promoting the local terroir. The following generations continued to add precious sites to the estate over the years before Adrien came to the fore in 2014 when his father was given the opportunity to add 14 Ha of vines to his holdings when his brother was looking to sell his vines. In coming back to the estate & with more vines under his watchful eye Adrien has been able to take things to a new level.

The second Blanc de Blancs hails from the hallowed turf of the Côte des Blancs and is sourced from various sites planted on the classic chalky soils that make this the perfect place for terroir driven Chardonnay fruit. The Bergere sites are mainly located around the village of Avize. Again, based mostly on the 2020 vintage there is also 25% of reserve wines (predominantly from 2019) in the final blend & 35% of the base wine is fermented in old traditional 228 litre Burgundian barrels.

A terrific expression of the magnificent Côte des Blancs and you can almost taste the chalky soils in the glass. A step up in power but once more the pursuit of freshness is not sacrificed even when the power of the Côte des Blancs is there for all to see and the wine remains tightly wound, pure and focused and more importantly, fresh and moreish. A world class expression of Chardonnay.