Then plush and elegant in the mouth

dark chocolate

with racy acids and a sapid finish

The bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay Grand Courolet comes from a plot that used to belong to Robert Aviet

Clandestin, Les Revers Brut Nature Vintage:2020 Then plush and elegant inThe NV (2019) Brut Nature Les Revers is a pure Chardonnay from north facing vineyards in the Aube, fermented and aged in barrel. The nose is intense with creaminess and dried corn husk and a slight echo of smoke. Sprightly mousse underlines the fact that this is less about fruit than about texture and soil, expressing deeper creaminess and the smoothness of pillowy brioche. Light, bright and yet with substance. A blanc de blancs but not as you know