NV Champagne Aubry Brut Premier Cru

Aubry makes a great case for Champagne’s historic varieties, which include little-known Petit Meslier, Arbanne, and Fromenteau. These grapes make up just five percent of the classic blend of Pinots Meunier and Noir with Chardonnay. 

This elegant wine is copper-laden and snappy with a classic depth of minerality, light floral honey aromas, and dark notes of crackers, toasted bread, hints of mint, and pepper. Gracious, ethereal, and oh, so charming.

Champagne Aubry is a family-run grower estate based in the Premier Cru village of Jouy-lès-Reims in the western Montagne de Reims, led by twin brothers Philippe and Pierre Aubry, whose winemaking lineage dates back to 1790. The domaine is widely known for its iconoclastic spirit and for preserving and cultivating all seven grape varieties permitted in the Champagne AOC, including rare historical grapes such as Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc, and Fromenteau alongside Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Farming and winemaking emphasize individuality and high natural acidity: grapes are pressed in traditional Coquard basket presses, vinification is largely in stainless steel with selective use of wood for Chardonnay, and full malolactic fermentation is employed to soften structure and allow for lower dosage. Aubry’s wines, including cuvées made with a perpetual reserve begun in 1988 and select low-pressure Sablé-style bottlings, are distinctive, expressive, and deliberately outside Champagne’s mainstream stylistic norms, making the estate one of the region’s most original and intellectually curious producers.