Gonet-Medeville Champ d'Alouette Grand Cru Extra Brut, Champagne, France 2007

Both hail from storied winemaking families: Julie's family is famous for its incomparable Château Gilette, and Xavier comes from a long line of Champagne growers in Le Mesnil. Leading a new generation of winemakers, they bring their family knowledge, methods and passion to the many wines they now make together.

Gonet-Médeville is part of the group Les Artisans du Champagne, which prides itself on uniting work in the vineyard with work in the cellar. As Julie and Xavier themselves say, ""being Champagne Artisans expresses our total involvement in all stages the production of our Champagnes. From growing practices, to the choice of plant material, from harvest to disgorging, we come in and create living Champagnes reflecting our knowledge and culture."" The resulting wines are very elegant, delicate, festive, and easy to drink.

100% from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Champs d'Alouettes. It is usually blended for Cuvée Théophile and is vinified separately only in the best vintages. Xavier and Krug are the only two houses to own vineyards in this site.

100% Chardonnay