Jean-Luc Pasquet Conganc in an independent grower and distiller. Their Grande Champagne vineyards have been in the family since 1730. In the early 1990s, the Pasquet family wanted to return to more agricultural methods, like their ancestors before them, so they have been farming their vines organically, using native yeast to ferment the wines and distilling them on the lees in their own small pot still. The family has also replanted old varieties like Folle Blanche and Montils.
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