Champagne Huré Frères : Mémoire Extra Brut

The NV Extra Brut Mémoire is based on a solera that includes vintages from 1982 to 2012 (2012 accounts for 10%). This fizz opens with clear, ripe fruit along with some earthy/vegetal nuances on the nose. It is fresh, light and elegant on the palate, revealing remarkable finesse and lightness. It also has intensity, length and a firm structure. A truly expressive memory.

Spice and graphite notes lace this firm, chalky Champagne, but the acidity is juicy on the palate, enlivening the flavors of ripe apple, brioche, lemon curd and fresh ginger. Zesty finish. Disgorged February 2014. Drink now through 2020. 36 cases imported.

The NV Extra Brut Mémoire, a blend of half Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier and 10% Chardonnay, comes from a perpetual reserve started in 1982 and is kept in a large oak foudre. Exquisitely pure and juicy Red Delicious apple flesh sinks into smooth sourdough notions on the nose of this golden wine. The palate vibrates with freshness despite the salty mellow apple richness and deepens its autolytic notions into buttered rye bread. This taut Champagne definitely benefits from its low dosage and deep saline savoriness. An utterly gastronomic Champagne with a delicious mouth-watering phenolic edge. Beautifully long and so resonant. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. (Lot MLM02007/24) - Anne Krebiehl MW

A beautiful definition with the contribution of reserve wines that brings all the complexity and poise to the wines. Pastry-like, marzipan, finely buttery, complex, lovely autolysis; the whole is graceful without excessive vinosity, with a lovely energy on the finish.

The NV Champagne Mémoire Extra Brut, produced from 1982 to 2021, has a medium yellow straw color. The 2021 is 10% of the blend, aged in a 5000-liter cask. This is a medium to full-bodied wine, filling the senses and giving the impression of volume. It maintains the lasting focus that the house carries, with notes of toasty bread, iodine, and orange peel, evoking a full-bodied sensation. However, it is tailored, with great freshness and a rounded and pillowing mousse. Drink 2025-2050.

A blend from many parcels of the producer's vineyards, this bone-dry wine is crisp and almost tart. Green apple flavors dominate the palate, accented by tight acidity and intense minerality. Like many really dry Champagnes, it needs to be aged and will be best from 2018.