Lannay L'Avant Match - LAB Spumm

At Saint-Cyr-Montmalin, just slightly north to Arbois, Maxim Lannay owns a microscopic 0.7 hectares spread over 4 vineyards planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Savagnin, Gamay, and Rosette. After working for Alice Bouvot of Domaine de l’Octavin Maxim Lannay decide to make his own wines. His first vintage 2017.
The production is old school and the work is intense. Everything in the vineyard is done by hand where the combination of the work in the field and very low yield results in characterful fruit. Although the fields are not certified, Maxim works according to biodynamic principles,  weeds are used as a natural fungicide, sheep manure is buried as natural nutrition for the field. In the cellar, great patience is exercised and the wines are left alone in a barrel or tank until they are ready, where there is no chemical or mechanical intervention at any stage.

2018 L'Avant Match

Grape: Chardonnay & Rosette A very bright red color, lots of notes sour red fruit and vinous element. The palate is light bright, energy and tension acidity is on the roof; with sour palate sensation. 



Luca Bevilacqua 
Luca Bevilacqua lives in Atessa in the Alto Sangro area of ​​Abruzzo. Sommelier for about 20 years, while still very young, has great experience in handling and tasting bottles from all over the world. LAB was born in 2016, the acronyms LAB are the initials of his two children Lorenzo Amerigo and Leonardo Andrea Bevilacqua. 2.5 hectares in the hills of Atessa in Abruzzo Central of Italy. A true, honest, and demanding garage wine production. His wines are not sophisticated. They chase the drinkability and the joy of a sip in a company.

2020 LAB Spumm
Montepulciano grape in rose style made in the famous Ancestrale Method sparkling. Great color shining and light, the mousse is foamy and creamy, the Petillant is pleasant and refreshing, cherry and pomegranate. Acidity is on point with the fizziness is a great summer drink and great companion with the pork cured meat only the Italian can do...

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