Pinot Noir
Goustan Champagne Brut Nature 2020
Thomas de Marne

Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Producer: Thomas de Marne

Region: Ville-Sur-Arce, Aube, Champagne

Wild Scale: 2/5

12.5% alcohol

Certified Organic

Vegan friendly wine

Winemaking: Organic Pinot Noir grapes were harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeast in old oak barrels where it aged for 11 months. Traditional method Champagne winemaking technique. Aged for a further 17 months in bottle. Disgorged in December 2023. Brut nature, no dosage. No fining, filtration or added sulphur.

This Wine: Natural 'Blanc de Noir' Champagne from an up-and-coming producer in Aube. This wine is from the first vintage that Thomas de Marne had assumed total control of his domaine. Rich, round and complex thanks to the extending barrel and bottle ageing, this will keep getting better but is drinking wonderfully now.

Notes on the Winemaker: Thomas de Marne took over the full winemaking roll at his mother's domaine (previously known as Champagne Val Frison) in 2020. These vines in Aube have been certified organic since 2003 so he is able to work with some very healthy grapes. After training at Domaine Yoyo and with the estate's connections to Domaine Derrain, it was clear he was always going to work in a natural way. All the wines are unfined and unfiltered and he aims to for zero sulphur additions unless absolutely required.