Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu One-third of this bottling comes

One-third of this bottling comes from a plot of Mazoyères-Chambertin

great for parties and drinking chilled at the beach

2017 Les Vins de la Cadette 'La Soeur Cadette' Macon-Villages Burgundy

wood-fired alambic Armagnacais (short column still)

The wine is bright and vibrant in the glass

Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu One-third of this bottling comesFresh and lively, with a leesy hint of bread dough mixing with candied berry, quince paste, lemon zest, wax and fleur de sel. Fine grained, with a lip smacking, juicy finish. This is a later disgorgement (12 07) of the second cuve we shipped last year. "Our Champagnes have been sold too young," said Nicolas, "and we wanted to start offering something more mature." This is 78% 2004, 6% 02, 13% 01 and 3% 98, and as always 45% Meunier, 35% Chardonnay and