Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge Longeroies 2022 [NET] Grower Champagne with aromatic intensity matched to

with aromatic intensity matched to profound structural depth

while extended lees aging contributes depth and a fine

and their two Chignin-Bergeron cuvées (Bergeron is Savoie's name for Roussanne) trade off as a study in terroir

hints of tar

geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge Longeroies 2022 [NET] Grower Champagne with aromatic intensity matched toMarsannay's long campaign for premier cru status is the backdrop to this bottle, and Pataille's work is a large part of why the case is being taken seriously. His 0. 83 hectare parcel sits in Bas des Longeroies, the prized lower section of one of the village's largest vineyards a southeast facing slope at 275 meters on gravelly, reddish tan soil over limestone and ancient riverbed alluvium. Two thirds of the vines went in during the early 2000s, a