Louis Dressner Selections - Wine Importer
Biodynamic Champagne from Franck Pascal.
Franck Pascal. Photo by Jeremy Quinn.

Profile

Franck is a serious young man from a Champagne producing family in the Chatillon area of the Vallée de la Marne where he has a micro-estate of 4 hectares that he works in biodynamic practices. Sagesse is named for the "wisdom"of working in a different way. It is 57% meunier, 36% noir and 7% chardonnay, based on 2006 with 6% reserve wine and is zero dosage. Tolerance Rosé is a blend of red and white wine - the red from meunier and noir, the dosage is 0. Harmonie 2005 is all meunier and a zero dosage (even though it is labeled extra brut).

Wines

2002 "Équilibre: Cuvée Prestige"
Grapes: 33% Pinot Meunier, 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay
Dosage: 4.5 g/l with organic cane sugar