Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) GERAUS The style is classical and

The style is classical and unforced: whole-cluster where it works

2019 gives it ripeness without losing the chalk

Roberto Conterno

Intensely mineral Macon at a steal

a twist of orange peel

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) GERAUS The style is classical andThis 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