Champagne Franck Pascal - Reliance Brut Nature

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

About the wine:

A slow, bewitching effervescence. Pure, ripe aromas of yellow fruits, pastry and roasted notes, with hints of citrus... Jasmine and bergamot vie to emerge from this remarkable complexity of flavors. The structure is also dynamic, with a finish carried by a noble minerality that makes our taste buds tingle.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Rich, full of flavor, and extremely easy to digest, the Reliance [...] perfectly embodies the estate's style.

About the estate:

For the past twenty years, this estate has been committed to organic and then biodynamic farming to produce “organic-compatible, easy-to-digest champagnes that the body recognizes and absorbs easily, providing simple pleasure and a sense of well-being.” Biodynamics has given meaning to the life of Franck Pascal, an engineer by training. The vineyard is dominated by Meunier and Pinot Noir, planted on clay soils mixed with flint and millstone, spread across five municipalities on the right bank of the Marne Valley. Yields are low. After a period of learning natural winemaking techniques and a few missteps, Franck began producing Champagnes with character, aimed at a public seeking vinosity and the taste of the terroir. The wines are now of a remarkable standard. The “extra-brut” dosage levels and disgorgement dates are listed on each bottle.