Jérôme Prévost makes champagnes that exist in their own realm.
The story is well-trodden, but worth repeating. At the age of twenty-one, Prévost inherited his grandmother's 2.2 hectares of Meunier (the ugly stepchild of Champagne grapes) in an obscure corner in the northwest of Montagne de Reims.
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In relatively no time, he took the Meunier grown on marine-fossil-studded sand and calcareous clay soils of the village of Gueux to the world stage. Prévost crafted Meunier like no one else: tension-filled, deeply etched, and absolutely riveting.
The wines quickly went cult for reasons that are blatantly obvious when you taste them.
Les Béguines is the flagship bottling sourced from his vines in Gueux. It offers up a fair amount of yellow fruits with a shocking amount of energy, refinement, and clarity. The wine's mineral expression is simply profound—you get earthy and saline notes with a talc-like grip. The 2022 is an exceptionally impactful expression of this signature.
I'm very happy to offer Béguines at sharp pricing. This is one of the champagnes that we return to all of the time.
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare
Crush Wine & Spirits
