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Petit Meslier Champagne sparkling
- Origin
- North-east of France, Champagne. A natural crossbreed between Gouais blanc × Savagnin.
- Also known as
- Meslier, Meslier green, Gros Meslier, Meslier d’Orléans, Petit Meslier blanc.
Petit Meslier sparkling in Champagne — a rare variety integrated in single-parcel Champagnes or heritage cuvées by a few houses committed to preserving Champagne’s ampelographic biodiversity, vinified by traditional method on the chalks and clay-limestone of Champagne — brings to Champagne a very lively acidity, …
