
2020
Region
France › Champagne › Champagne AOC › Côte des Bar
Type
white · sparkling · brut
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Interesting slight pinkish hue. The nose leans heavily into apple - crisp, a bit creamy, and yet not overly expressive despite a certain lushness. It's young, clearly, and not easy to pull apart aromatically. But it tells a coherent story. The palate is where it comes alive - sharp acidity, almost piercing, with impressive precision. Flavours of cherry blossom, oxidised apple, and a touch of honey. In the mouth, it's just delicious. Dense, concentrated, and so much more compelling than the nose initially promised. Need to revisit in a year or two.
- From a 0.9 hectare parcel of Pinot Noir with vines averaging 35 years of age.
- Bands of Kimmeridgian soil common to Chablis. The Côtes des Bars is closer to Chablis than to Reims.
- 1st press juice only, hand harvested and crushed by foot and fermented using indigenous yeast. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.