2016 Domaine Nowack Cru d'Origine Mancy Premier Cru, Champagne, France Fourrier on the north-facing side of

on the north-facing side of the hill

This vintage and the next have more fruit and purity than the 19 or 21

For a modest appellation wine

Full west exposure

Paola’s great-uncle Carlin lived in the Monferrato area and worked for FIAT in Turin while making wine and vermouth from his family’s vineyards

2016 Domaine Nowack Cru d'Origine Mancy Premier Cru, Champagne, France Fourrier on the north-facing side ofOrganic. 100% Chardonnay. The cru dorigine series is an exploration of terroirs outside of Nowacks home in Vandieres. Each year is a different village. From a single vineyard in Mancy in the Cote des Blancs on fractured chalk soil, a rarity for Nowack. The site is cold and surrounded by forest, allowing for a long and late ripening harvest. Due to space constraints, this wine was pressed for Nowack by Laherte Freres. The secondary fermentation was