#24 Champagne Lanson's Chef de Caves, Hervé Dantan

<p>For champagne lovers, there are few Houses with the electriccharge and extraordinary finesse of Lanson, which performs best with age. </p><p>Known for blocking malolactic fermentation and extended lees aging, Lanson creates wines of extreme longevity and possesses a huge cache of the region’s oldest champagnes.</p><p>After a monumental program involving a quality check andstocktake of their museum wines, the Maison has launched a unique program called ‘Lanson Private Collection’ where investors will be allocated a private cellar with storage for up to 300 bottles and personally monitored by their chef de caves, Hervé Dantan. </p><p>After experiencing the special launch dinner in Reims, whereI had the chance to taste some extraordinary champagnes going back to 1921, I sat down with Hervé Dantan for this interview.</p>