Vilmart & Cie Champagne Brut 1er Cru Grand Cellier d'Or 2018Region: Champagne, France Appellation: Champagne Type Style: Sparkling White Wine Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Practicing organic 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir From Rilly la Montagne 1er Cru (lieu dit Blanches Voies) Chalk and limestone soils 50+ year old vines No malo Fermented and aged in 4 6 year old barrels Aged 42 months on the lees Dosage: 7g L "Enticing ripe fruit and spice aromas herald this chiseled Champagne, which offers yellow peach,

the Trapets’ 2017 Chambertin was showing brilliantly at the time of my visit

lean house style

Moorman employs some whole cluster inclusion

2027-2065+

Dark and brambly

Appellation: Santa Barbara County

The wine had nearly a month-long maceration with the full stems

40% Mondeuse Noire

Grapes: Sangiovese and Zinfandel

Located just 1

France Appellation:  IGP Vin des Allobroges Color/Style: White Wine Grapes:  Altesse

Clay-limestone topsoil