Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick salted almond

salted almond

and then it finishes bone dry

From the producer: Nose is bright and fruity

founded in 1584

Serve it cold as an aperitif or with anything spicy

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick salted almondThis is the format Gautherot's Chardonnay was built for: a magnum ages more slowly, and this is a Champagne with the structure to reward the wait. He farms biodynamically in Buxieres sur Arce, in the far south of Champagne, on Kimmeridgian limestone shared with Chablis, with cows and chickens on the property to keep the farm feeding itself. Blanc d'Argile comes from a parcel where clay lies over that limestone, fermented with native yeasts in barrel