Billecart-Salmon Le Sous Bois NV 750ml Vardisperi Rkatsiteli The 2012 blends 70% Chardonnay

The 2012 blends 70% Chardonnay from Grand Cru sites including Mesnil-sur-Oger

who spent 25 years as chief winemaker at Cloudy Bay before setting out on his own

Moulin de Gassac is the Guibert family's second label — same estate behind Mas de Daumas Gassac

and its open secret is that it draws a meaningful portion of fruit from Hugel’s declassified Grand Cru holdings

Billecart-Salmon Le Sous Bois NV 750ml Vardisperi Rkatsiteli The 2012 blends 70% ChardonnayFRANCE : CHAMPAGNE BIODYNAMIC : Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier MED BODIED, BRIOCHE, PASTRY, CANDIED CITRUS, STONE FRUIT, NEUTRAL OAK Le Sous Bois is the only cuve in Billecart Salmons range vinified entirely in barrel and the name says what it is. All 400 of the houses Burgundian barrels, averaging 15 years of age, go to this wine. The oak contributes microoxygenation, not flavor; what emerges is a Champagne broader and more textured than the