Jérôme Prévost is a micro grower producer based in the picture- perfect village of Gueux, on the edge of the Mountain de Reims or what the locals call la Petite Mountain. Here, in the north west of Champagne, he grows a tiny quantity of remarkable, age worthy Pinot Meunier from a single, two hectare plot of forty year old vines. His wines have garnered a cult following across the globe and are sold strictly on allocation.
The wines of Jérôme Prévost are as complex and as intriguing as the man himself. So how to sum them up in a few words? Tasting notes are useless as the wines shift, turn and evolve. Even when you open bottles of the same vintage (at different points in time) the wines are often very different. What we can say in general terms is that they are dry, vinous, aromatic, floral, spicy wines with huge energy, drive and longevity. They are textured yet very tightly wound. They are wildly complex, never boring, and they are great with food. They also benefit enormously from time (1-5 years) in the cellar.
94 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Wafting from the glass with a complex bouquet that marries notes of crisp yellow orchard fruit, warm bread and red apples with nuances of dried white flowers, licorice and sotolon, Prévost’s NV Extra Brut Les Béguines LC 14 is medium to full-bodied, tangy and incisive, with chalky extract, crisp fruit tones and a saline finish. This was the year Champagne was plagued by the Suzuki fruit fly, Prévost reminds me, and perhaps that lends this comparatively open, expressive young Les Béguines an added high-toned edge.