The Fourth Day of Christmas: A Charming "Farmer" Brut Rosé Champagne
It took Pierre Brigandat 24 years, from 1961 to 1985, to acquire separately seven hectares of vines -- about 17 acres -- in the extreme south of Champagne's Aube region, meaning that if you drive any further, you're not in Champagne anymore. From a subsistence farming family,
Brigandat had gone into banking locally, but his heart, apparently, lay in the …
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