NV Paul Laurent -- Brut Champagne -- Epernay, France ripped up almost all of

ripped up almost all of his vines when he retired due to ill health in 1995

so it contains less than 6 grams

whose grandfather was one of the founders of the Tavel appellation (an appellation within the Côtes du Rhône dedicated exclusively to Rosé)

coastal climate at the same latitude as Southern Oregon

it has distinct Provençal notes of red berries

NV Paul Laurent -- Brut Champagne -- Epernay, France ripped up almost all ofThe Gruet family started their own Champagne house, Gruet & Fils in 1952, then converted their family owned winery into a co operative in the sixties in order to reach economies of scale. Seeking further opportunities for expansion, part of the family moved to New Mexico to found Gruet Winery in the eighties which became very successful, garnering a slew of awards and acclaim. In the nineties the family founded a new Champagne house apart from the Co