Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV NO20231018 aged in a mix of

aged in a mix of demi-muids and barrels (mostly older) to preserve aromatic lift

Medium-bodied and driven by tension rather than power — a California Pinot for people who like a little wilderness in the glass

The 2022 is dry and precise

all from sustainably farmed Paso Robles vineyards tended by growers Jensen knows personally and holds to his own estate's standards

A great gateway into one of Tuscany's most singular estates

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV NO20231018 aged in a mix ofBertrand Gautherot farms a handful of hectares in Buxieres sur Arce, at the far southern end of Champagne, where the limestone under the vines is the same Kimmeridgian marl that runs beneath Chablis. He works biodynamically and keeps cows and chickens on the property, because he would rather the vines eat what the farm produces than what a bag delivers. Blanc d'Argile is his Chardonnay, from a parcel where clay sits over that limestone, fermented with