F&R Miniere, Champagne Influence Brut, NV [2020] AFKATT2023 Regional Burgundy from the collaboration

Regional Burgundy from the collaboration between pioneering winemaker Pascal Marchand and Canadian financier Moray Tawse

Founded in the early 1990s by Thérèse and Michel Riouspeyrous

or showing off your Bordeaux savvy without opening your first growths

rich flavors

this wine is not only a showpiece—it’s also a slow-aging masterpiece

F&R Miniere, Champagne Influence Brut, NV [2020] AFKATT2023 Regional Burgundy from the collaborationGrower Champagne with serious old school character. The Minire family has farmed in Hermonville (Massif de Saint Thierry, north of Reims) since 1919, and brothers Frdric and Rodolphe the fourth generation work organically and vinify entirely in oak with no malolactic fermentation. Influence is their flagship cuve: roughly 40% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, with about 15% reserve wines from a barrel solera. The current release rests largely