A. Bergère Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Terres Blanches Champagne NV

92 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "Coming from the villages of Férebrianges, Congy, Etoges, and Sézanne and also partially aged in 228-liter barrels, the NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs Terres Blanches Brut Nature displays a bit deeper youthful yellow color. On opening, it benefits from some air, as it’s a bit reductive and punchy, but as it opens in the glass, it gives way to generous notes of ripe peach, tangerine, wet river stones, and a delicate savory touch of yellow flowers. Medium-bodied, it has a broader shouldered feel on the palate, with a pithy texture and a savory, citrus-noted finish. It has the power to stand up to roast chicken and root vegetables, with a slightly more autumnal feel, although it remains very fresh and well-detailed. Drink over the coming 8-10 years. Drink: 2024-2034. (12/20/24)"

92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The new release of Adrien Bergère “Terres Blanches” Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature is from the base year of 2020 and was disgorged in December of 2022. A portion of the vins clairs for this bottling are barrel-fermented and the wine is bottled unfiltered. It offers up a really lovely bouquet of golden delicious apple, pear, raw almond, brioche, chalky soil tones, just a whisper of oak and a topnote of white lilies. On the palate the wine is brisk, full-bodied, focused and complex, with fine depth of fruit at the core and impressive mineral drive, snappy acids and a long, well balanced and still quite youthful finish. This is excellent Brut Nature, but it will need a few years to soften up its serious girdle of acidity for those who are not died in the wool Brut Nature fanatics already. 2026-2045. (Sep 2024)"

91 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The NV Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Terres Blanches sizzles with tension and energy. Chalk, mint, white pepper, salt, slate and grapefruit are some of the many notes that grace this weightless, salivating Champagne from Bergère. This release is based on 2021, yet there are no awkward notes or angular contours. Instead, the Terres Blanches impresses with its sublime balance. Exotic Riesling-like overtones resonate on the close. The Terres Blanches is a blend from sites in Fèrebrianges, Congy, Étoges and Sézanne. Bottled with no dosage. Disgorged: November 2023. Drink: 2024-2030. (Dec 2024)"

100% Chardonnay. Villages: Fèrebrianges, Etoges, Congy, Sézanne, Vallée du Petit Morin. Soil: Limestone. Dosage: 0g/L.