de Barfontarc Caractère Blanc de Noirs

Caractère Blanc de Noirs is Barfontarc’s most direct expression of Pinot Noir, the grape that dominates the cooperative’s vineyards in the Côte des Bar. The current release is 100% Pinot Noir, making the varietal identity unusually clear. The 19th blend is based on the 2020 harvest and incorporates reserve wine from 2019. That two-year structure matters because it places the wine firmly in the multi-vintage tradition rather than tying it to a single declared vintage. For buyers comparing bottles, the blend number and base-harvest information are therefore useful details rather than minor technical notes. Dosage is 9 g/L, placing the wine in the Brut category. That figure provides a concrete finishing reference without pretending to describe the wine’s flavour. It is one of several technical markers that make this release easy to understand before opening it: one grape, a known base harvest, identified reserve wine and a stated dosage. Champagne de Barfontarc is a cooperative based in Baroville, created from growers in Baroville, Fontaine and Arconville. Today it brings together 54 winegrowing families farming around 130 hectares across eight villages. Pinot Noir accounts for about 90% of the vineyard area, so a pure Blanc de Noirs is particularly representative of the collective’s southern-Champagne identity. For the buyer, Caractère makes sense when you want to explore the Côte des Bar through Pinot Noir rather than through a mixed-grape house blend. It is also a useful first comparison point before moving into Barfontarc’s vintage, zero-dosage or rosé de saignée wines. Choose de Barfontarc Caractère Blanc de Noirs for its clarity of purpose: 100% Pinot Noir from a Pinot-dominant cooperative, with a current blend anchored to the 2020 harvest and supported by 2019 reserve wine. It is a straightforward, technically transparent way into the producer’s core grape.