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Yann Alexandre 'Roche Mère' Brut Nature
Grapes — 50% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir
Region — Petite Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Tasting Notes — Lemon zest, green pear, and pastry dough on the nose, with a whisper of chalk and subtle smoke. The palate is taut and focused, with fine persistent bubbles, bright acidity, and a long, clean finish. This is Champagne with nothing to hide and nothing to prove — just terroir in a glass.
The Wine — A blend from 20 organically farmed plots across nine villages in the Petite Montagne de Reims, selected for their "late climate" soils that preserve natural acidity and freshness. The name Roche Mère — "mother rock" — is a direct tribute to the ancient chalk bedrock that makes Champagne what it is. Zero dosage. No sugar added at any point.
Farming — Organically farmed across 6.3 hectares spread over 28 plots. Yann and his wife Séverine tend the vineyards entirely by hand using regenerative practices — cover crops, plowing, biodiversity management, and careful water stewardship. Their commitment to soil health is so profound that the tulipe de vigne, a delicate wildflower eradicated from Champagne's vineyards by decades of chemical farming, has returned to their land on its own.
Winemaking — Fermented in stainless steel, blended with 30% reserve wines, then bottled for traditional method secondary fermentation and aged on the lees for a minimum of five years. Hand riddled and hand disgorged. Zero dosage, minimal added sulfites. Yann's stated goal: to make "as natural a Champagne as possible."
The Producer — Yann Alexandre is the eighth generation of his family to grow vines in the Petite Montagne de Reims, and the third to make Champagne there — a lineage traceable to 1690. He and Séverine began their transition to regenerative farming in 1999 and have never looked back. In a region dominated by large houses and industrial production, Yann is a grower-maker of rare integrity: patient, precise, and deeply rooted in place.
Drink It With — Oysters, grilled langoustines, aged Comté, or the kind of quiet celebration that doesn't need an occasion.
Yann Alexandre 'Roche Mère' Brut Nature
Grapes — 50% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir
Region — Petite Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Tasting Notes — Lemon zest, green pear, and pastry dough on the nose, with a whisper of chalk and subtle smoke. The palate is taut and focused, with fine persistent bubbles, bright acidity, and a long, clean finish. This is Champagne with nothing to hide and nothing to prove — just terroir in a glass.
The Wine — A blend from 20 organically farmed plots across nine villages in the Petite Montagne de Reims, selected for their "late climate" soils that preserve natural acidity and freshness. The name Roche Mère — "mother rock" — is a direct tribute to the ancient chalk bedrock that makes Champagne what it is. Zero dosage. No sugar added at any point.
Farming — Organically farmed across 6.3 hectares spread over 28 plots. Yann and his wife Séverine tend the vineyards entirely by hand using regenerative practices — cover crops, plowing, biodiversity management, and careful water stewardship. Their commitment to soil health is so profound that the tulipe de vigne, a delicate wildflower eradicated from Champagne's vineyards by decades of chemical farming, has returned to their land on its own.
Winemaking — Fermented in stainless steel, blended with 30% reserve wines, then bottled for traditional method secondary fermentation and aged on the lees for a minimum of five years. Hand riddled and hand disgorged. Zero dosage, minimal added sulfites. Yann's stated goal: to make "as natural a Champagne as possible."
The Producer — Yann Alexandre is the eighth generation of his family to grow vines in the Petite Montagne de Reims, and the third to make Champagne there — a lineage traceable to 1690. He and Séverine began their transition to regenerative farming in 1999 and have never looked back. In a region dominated by large houses and industrial production, Yann is a grower-maker of rare integrity: patient, precise, and deeply rooted in place.
Drink It With — Oysters, grilled langoustines, aged Comté, or the kind of quiet celebration that doesn't need an occasion.