Alcohol: 12%
Grape(s): 40% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Meunier, 25% Chardonnay.
Location: Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Tasting Notes: Complex lemony, citrus aromas on the nose, with a light toastiness and subtle floral character. Ends with a long, spicy finish.
Notes: Wines are vinified using a traditional Champagne press, and are blended in the spring from 60% wine from the latest harvest, and 40% reserve wines from older vintages. Malolactic fermentation is carefully avoided. Matured a minimum of 2 years on the lees before disgorgement.
Food pairing: Serve as an aperitif, or with smoked salmon, shellfish, fried calamari, or Asian cuisine.
The Domain: Bertrand-Delespierre, the winery behind Enfant de la Montagne Brut, is a grower-producer estate owned by Didier Bertrand and Chantal Delespierre. They farm 24 acres in the Montagne de Reims, a prestigious area in the heart of Champagne, nestled between Reims and Épernay. Their vineyards climb as high as possible on the hills, ensuring optimal ripening conditions for their grapes.
The estate is entirely Premier Cru, with vines spread across Chamery, Villedommange, Ecueil, and Montbré. They cultivate Pinot Noir (10 acres), Pinot Meunier (7.5 acres), and Chardonnay (7.5 acres), with vines averaging 25 years old, though some prized parcels exceed 50 years.
As an independent Recoltant Manipulant (RM), Bertrand-Delespierre exclusively produces Champagne from their own vineyards, ensuring a distinct expression of terroir. Their winemaking process is meticulous, using traditional wooden basket presses and avoiding malolactic fermentation to preserve freshness and aromatics. Some wines undergo barrel aging for added complexity.
For their rosé Champagne, they employ the saignée method, extracting color through short maceration rather than blending with red wine—an uncommon but highly detailed approach in Champagne production
