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12.26.2025

Gratiot Almanach No.1 Brut



Release Price: $40.00
SALE Price: $34.99 (net)
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Sometimes I feel like there is no innovation in the Champagne space.

Like you know what you know, what's out there is out there, and it is what it is...

Then I met the Gratiot family on a trip to France in February.

There's a reason you've probably never heard of Charly-sur-Marne. It's not Reims. It's not Épernay. It's a tiny village in the far western corner of Champagne - the Vallée de la Marne - where the big houses don't bother going because the grape that dominates here isn't the glamorous Chardonnay or the prestigious Pinot Noir. It's Pinot Meunier. The workhorse. The "other" grape. The one that rarely gets its name on the label.

But here's the thing: Charly-sur-Marne is literally known as the "Capital of Pinot Meunier." And when you find a grower-producer who has been farming these slopes for five generations - who actually celebrates Meunier rather than apologizing for it - you find Champagne that tastes like nothing else.

The history here goes back to 1868, when founder Marie-Désiré Gratiot started with just 1.5 hectares of vines. His obsessive attention to grape quality won him the prestigious diploma at the Concours Agricole de Paris in 1899 - back when Champagne was still establishing itself as the king of sparkling wine. Five generations later, Rémy Gratiot now patrols 18 hectares across 42 different plots in 7 villages, and he still does it on foot, every single week. When I visited the estate, that commitment to detail was obvious in everything they do.

The Almanach No. 1 is the affordable gem of the lineup - 85% Pinot Meunier with 15% Chardonnay. Vines average 35 years old. Hand harvested. Half the blend is reserve wines that have been jealously guarded in the cellar. It spends a minimum of 36 months on the lees before disgorgement.

What does that translate to in the glass?

A Champagne that's fruity, generous, and unapologetically expressive - ripe stone fruit, brioche, baked apple, a hint of toast - with a creamy texture and bright citrus finish. This is not austere, cerebral Champagne. This is Champagne that makes you want to open another bottle.

The Gratiot family earned HVE Level 3 certification in 2020 - the highest level of environmental certification in France - so they're farming with genuine respect for the land. And because they're a small grower-producer selling direct rather than feeding grapes to the big négociants, the quality-to-price ratio here is genuinely absurd.

I brought back as much as I could. Once you taste it, you'll understand why.

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