Hure Freres 4 Elements Montagne de Reims Pinot Noir Champagne 2016

Hure Freres 4 Elements 2016 is a brilliantly earthy and savoury Champagne. Nice body, great perfume of red berries and floral notes. Very dry finish and long. Hure Freres 4 Elements is a seriously well-put-together wine that over-delivers for the price. From La Perthe in Ludes, an east-facing parcel on sandy clay and loam that was planted in 1983. Fermented in 600-litre oak barrels without malolactic and then aged under cork. The Hure Family is a family-run business in Montagne de Reims. Brothers François and Pierre work under the guidance of their father Raoul.  They own 10ha and also source Chardonnay from a further 1.5ha. Hure Freres eliminated the use of herbicides and adopted biodynamic methods in 2006. Each individual parcel is worked to its own program; something François learned while working in Burgundy. Hure Freres 4 Elements 2016 Wine Review Peter Liem “The vineyard of La Perthe in Ludes is a cool, late-ripening site, with a lot of wind, and these conditions are reflected in this wine’s tense structure and elongated shape. Its red-fruit flavors are sleek and lively, underlined by darkly savory, umami tones, yet they also conceal a subtle concentration and depth, promising to unfold further with time. This is a fascinating wine, and one that is driven much more by its expression of place than by its grape variety.”