Pauline Collin Bereche Champagne 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes Ludes 2020 CS20230731 "Ansem" means "together" in Piedmontese

"Ansem" means "together" in Piedmontese dialect — a nod to Angelo Ferrio and his son Stefano who run the place together — and this is their single-vineyard Barbera d'Alba from sandy

with unfolding notes of cantaloupe

and a splash of Syrah from Carneros

Fumin is the great red grape of the Valle d'Aosta

Pauline Collin Bereche Champagne 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes Ludes 2020 CS20230731 "Ansem" means "together" in PiedmontesePauline Collin is one of the most exciting new voices in grower Champagne, and this is only her second release. She comes from a long line of growers in Ludes, a premier cru village high on the Montagne de Reims, and she trained at Krug and Ruinart before working alongside her husband Raphael Bereche. Her credo is simple: one wine, one terroir, one vintage. To do it, she reclaimed roughly two hectares of the family's finest old vine parcels to farm,