2019 Marie Courtin, Eloquence Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France Frantz Saumon just east of Chablis

just east of Chablis

good minerality

Ageing: The wine ages in barrique

Some great flavors and nuanced characteristics often don't come out until  fermentation is almost finished and this allows me to capture those while maintaining vibrancy and elegance

but balanced

2019 Marie Courtin, Eloquence Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France Frantz Saumon just east of ChablisSingle parcel of Chardonnay located in the village of Polisot near the Pinot vineyard in the Cote des Bars. Massale selection, low vigor rootstock, 15 20 yr old vines. SOIL: Clay and Kimmerdigian Limestone bands similar to those found in Chablis. The Cotes des Bar is closer in proximity to Chablis than to Epernay. VITICULTURE: Farmed biodynamically and hand harvested. VINIFICATION: Fermented in used barriques using native yeasts. AGING: Aged in used