Jérome Prévost is one of the new breed of artisanal grower/producers making highly characterful single vineyard Champagne. Prévost’s vineyards are in Gueux, near Reims. He calls his estate La Closerie and his wines are some of the most in-demand Champagnes in France. Prévost’s Champagne come from his five acres of 40-year-old Meunier vines in Les Béguines vineyard. His two main offerings are both 100% Meunier from Les Béguines though he also has 20 nearby acres planted to much younger Meunier, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc vines. Unlike many of his peers in Champagne, he is not from a family of winemakers. Prévost inherited the Les Béguines parcel from his grandmother in 1987 and sold his grapes to a negociant until 1998, when he started making his own Champagne. The 2002 vintage was his debut. In general Prévost’s Champagnes are single variety, Meunier, and single vineyard, from Les Béguines, and made with little or no dosage. He farms organically and produces only 13,000 bottles a year. Like virtually all reviewers, Vinous’ Antonio Galloni has rated Prévost’s Champagnes in the 90s and noted that “Readers who haven’t tasted these artisan, handcrafted Champagnes owe it to themselves to do so.”