Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) MARQUE Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcases

Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcases the kind of pure

yet still light on its feet

and pineapple

It's a quietly serious white from a region that doesn't get nearly enough attention stateside

this is regional Pinot with a clear

Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) MARQUE Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcasesThe same flagship Bereche cuvee, Le Cran, in a celebratory double magnum (3L) format that ages even more slowly and gracefully. Le Cran is grower Raphael Bereche's single vintage statement: a 50 50 blend of old vine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from two plots in his Premier Cru home village of Ludes on the Montagne de Reims. Malolactic fermentation is blocked for cut and tension, and this extra brut is bone dry. The big bottle is made for a table and a