Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) champagne-club Do Ferreiro is one of

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Bereche et Fils Champagne 1er Cru Ludes Extra Brut Le Cran 2018 (3L) champagne-club Do Ferreiro is one ofThe 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