Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu hight toned and textured with

hight toned and textured with just the right hint of smoke and earth

The wine is bright and vibrant in the glass

The rocks contain fossilized plants and gravel with clasts of volcanic rhyolite

great for parties and drinking chilled at the beach

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

Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu hight toned and textured withFresh 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