Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) LD25SALE planted in 1986 on clay-limestone

planted in 1986 on clay-limestone soils

It draws from younger vines outside Chateauneuf near Jonquieres plus some declassified Chateauneuf fruit

which allows the fruit to retain all the nuance of the site

Warm baking spices like Cinnamon

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) LD25SALE planted in 1986 on clay-limestoneThis 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