René Geoffroy Pureté

Pureté shows the Cumières side of Champagne Geoffroy in a particularly direct way. It uses a familiar three-grape blend — 40% Pinot Noir, 35% Meunier and 25% Chardonnay — yet differs decisively from the family's Expression in its finish. Pureté is presented without dosage, inviting the drinker to explore the underlying wine rather than any contribution from added sweetness. The reserve-wine composition is just as interesting. The described release is built from 50% wine of the 2018 harvest and 50% perpetual reserve, then aged for 60 months on its lees. The 2018 reference is therefore a base-harvest detail, not a claim that this is a single-vintage 2018 Champagne. That distinction matters when comparing the bottle with vintage wines, and it helps explain why the family's reserve programme is central to Pureté's identity. Geoffroy's vineyards are rooted in Cumières and neighbouring villages of the Vallée de la Marne, even though the cellar moved to Aÿ in 2008. The family history reaches back centuries, and Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy's approach gives different grapes and parcels their own treatment before blending. He avoids malolactic fermentation as part of a desire to retain freshness, using a range of vessels according to the wine. Pureté is therefore not simply a zero-dosage experiment; it grows out of a coherent house philosophy. This is a particularly useful bottle to taste alongside Expression. The two give a way of exploring how dosage can change the perception of a related wine, while the reserve material preserves a thread of continuity. For food, consider roast poultry, mushrooms or a delicate savoury tart. A glass with more space than a flute will let the wine develop across a meal. Choose Pureté when you already enjoy dry Champagne and want a thoughtful grower expression built on a clear grape balance, a perpetual-reserve component and patient bottle maturation.