Champagne La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost, Les Béguines, Extra Brut Size:75cl As readers will remember

As readers will remember

and the audience with the magus was well worth the risk

with a lovely concentration on the nose

It becomes smokier with aeration

With an essence of Cabernet-like character in its darker currants

Champagne La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost, Les Béguines, Extra Brut Size:75cl As readers will rememberThe NV Extra Brut Les Beguines is spicy, savoury and full of Meunier character. All it needs is time to soften and fully come together, as it has just been disgorged. Today, it is the raw energy that impresses me most. Dried pear, ginger, spice, dried herbs, anise and chamomile open gradually. Time in the glass fills out the mid palate and finishes nicely, giving a good idea of what is to come. This looks to be a medium bodied, distinctly savoury,