Andre Heucq Champagne Cuvee Oeuf 2023 NO20230830 That gentle handling

That gentle handling

historically the wine growers kept for themselves rather than sold

fig and just a touch of caramel

grassy aroma

where the fruit spends weeks on its skins to become a genuine orange wine rather than the usual zippy white

Andre Heucq Champagne Cuvee Oeuf 2023 NO20230830 That gentle handlingMeunier usually plays a supporting role in Champagne; here it is the whole show. Andre Heucq, a fourth generation organic grower in the Vallee de la Marne village of Cuisles, makes this rare Blanc de Meunier entirely in concrete eggs (hence Oeuf), which lend it a subtle texture and roundness. Certified organic, taken fully through malolactic, aged on its lees and bottled Brut Nature with no dosage, it is a pure, transparent look at a grape that rarely