Jérôme Blin is a family grower-producer in the Marne Valley farming organically and producing a range of wines from estate vineyards in the Champagne appellation with a commitment to individual parcel expression and thoughtful vinification. La Haute Cirrière is the estate’s vintage single-vineyard expression, named after a specific parcel within the Blin family’s holdings whose character Jérôme has chosen to document as an individual cuvée. The Extra Brut designation and vintage labelling place this wine in the most serious register of grower Champagne production, intended for collectors who seek the precision and individuality of a single lieu-dit expression from a producer whose work is defined by site character rather than house style. The 2019 vintage in Champagne produced wines of excellent ripe concentration and freshness from a warm but well-balanced growing season.

A single-lieu-dit vintage Extra Brut Champagne from an organically-farmed family estate represents the most artisan and site-specific expression in grower Champagne production, and the category has grown substantially in both quality and collector interest over the past decade as the movement has matured. La Haute Cirrière, as a specific named plot within Blin’s Marne valley holdings, expresses a terroir that sits within the distinctive Meunier-dominant character of the valley while reflecting the particular qualities of this parcel’s soils and exposure. The 2019 base vintage’s warmth adds a richness and immediacy to the wine that contrasts with the more taut, austere character of the cooler 2017 or 2018 base vintages from the same estate.

Jérôme Blin has attracted attention from specialist Champagne importers and enthusiasts in France, the United Kingdom and North America who follow the grower movement with close attention. La Haute Cirrière is the estate’s most carefully documented single-vineyard expression, produced in small quantity and distributed through the selective network of specialist retailers whose customers seek this level of grower Champagne precision and provenance.

Pale gold with fine, lively bubbles and a vibrant nose of ripe orchard fruit, white pear, lemon zest, chalk and a fresh, mildly herbaceous mineral note from the Marne valley terroir. Medium-bodied with excellent natural acidity, a clean and precise mousse and a dry, mineral finish with good persistence. Drink now through 2030.