VINCENT COUCHE

Champagne, France

For Vincent Couche, the distance from traditional power centers has been a fount of freedom to make champagne as he sees fit. The overarching philosophy that Vincent follows is right there on the front label: his is a biodynamic production. Simply put, Vincent is obsessed with his vines and the healthy soils they grow in, and is dedicated to making wines in the cellar without any additions.

Natural wines as a philosophy are having a moment right now, and what we have here is a delicious example of that movement. Because Vincent won’t add sugar to the wines, his grapes need higher sugar levels and higher levels of ripeness than is the norm. In the cool deep cellar wines are fermented and aged in oak and stainless steel without added yeast or nutrients and the wines don’t see any additions.

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