Champagne Amaury Beaufort, Les Jardinots Brut Nature 2020

Champagne Amaury Beaufort Les Jardinots Brut Nature 2020 is a characterful, terroir-driven grower Champagne that showcases the purity of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay without any added dosage. This is a precise, dry and expressive cuvée for those who appreciate Champagne in its most unmasked, vineyard-first style. Crafted in tiny quantities, it offers a snapshot of a single harvest and a single place in the Beaufort family’s vineyards.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, Les Jardinots 2020 pours a pale, luminous gold with fine, persistent bubbles that form a delicate mousse. The nose opens with crisp orchard fruits—think just-ripe pear and green apple—supported by notes of citrus zest, white flowers and a subtle chalky minerality. With air, hints of brioche, almond skin and a touch of spice begin to emerge, speaking to time on lees and careful élevage. On the palate, this is brisk, straight and dry, as you’d expect from a Brut Nature, yet never austere. Pinot Noir lends structure and a gentle, red-fruited depth, while Chardonnay brings tension, salinity and lift. Flavors of lemon confit, crunchy apple and pear, grapefruit pith and a whisper of stone fruit are layered over a finely etched mineral backbone. The finish is long, clean and mouthwatering, leaving a saline, chalky impression. Enjoyable now for its energy and precision, it will gain further complexity over the next 3–6 years in bottle as the fruit, autolytic notes and minerality knit together.

Production
Les Jardinots comes from a specific parcel within Amaury Beaufort’s holdings in the southern reaches of Champagne, where more temperate Aube influences and Kimmeridgian limestone-clay soils give wines both flesh and a vivid mineral line. Vines are tended with a strong focus on soil life and low-intervention farming, with careful hand work in the vineyard and manual harvesting at optimal ripeness to preserve acidity and aromatic clarity. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed and the base wines are fermented with minimal manipulation, often in a mix of stainless steel and neutral vessels to balance precision with textural complexity. Extended aging on the lees brings fine bubbles and subtle pastry notes, and the wine is bottled without dosage as Brut Nature, allowing the natural balance of the 2020 vintage and the character of the Les Jardinots terroir to take center stage.

Food & Serving
The taut, bone-dry profile of Les Jardinots 2020 makes it a versatile partner at the table. It shines with briny oysters, scallop crudo, sushi and sashimi, as well as simply grilled fish with lemon and herbs. The Pinot Noir component allows it to stand up to richer dishes such as roast chicken, poultry terrines, charcuterie, and soft-ripened cheeses like Brie or Chaource. Serve well-chilled but not ice-cold, ideally at 8–10°C (46–50°F), to allow the aromatics to open. A brief 10–15 minutes in the glass—or a quick splash into a small carafe for younger bottles—can help the wine unfurl its full range of citrus, floral and mineral nuances.

Producer
Champagne Amaury Beaufort is part of the renowned Beaufort family, known among Champagne enthusiasts for pioneering, vineyard-focused grower Champagnes long before they became fashionable. Working from family vineyards in the lesser-known but increasingly celebrated southern reaches of the region, Amaury continues this legacy with a strong emphasis on expressing individual parcels and vintages. The estate is recognized for its low-intervention approach in both vineyard and cellar, often farming organically or along similar lines, and for crafting Champagnes that are gastronomic, characterful and unapologetically terroir-driven. Cuvées like Les Jardinots have helped solidify Amaury Beaufort’s reputation as a serious grower in Champagne, prized by those seeking authenticity and origin over big-house style.

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