Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) CS20230929 Characterized by manzanita

Characterized by manzanita

at a fraction of the price of her reds

planted in 2000 and named for Chris Camarda's late wife Annie and partner Bill Fleckenstein's wife Melody

Christian Moueix's entry-level Saint-Émilion

or light charcuterie

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) CS20230929 Characterized by manzanitaThis 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