2020TomGauditiaboisExploration8BrutNature,Champagne,France

<p>85% Pinot Noir and 15% Chardonnay from 60 yr old vines planed on limestone in the village of Chézy-sur-Marne.</p><p>Before settling back in his family’s home village of Chézy-sur-Marne, Gauditiabois cut his teeth as an apprentice under Jacques Selosse in Avize. He’s taken a similarly rigorous approach back in the Marne: organic farming in the vineyards, and a natural, vinous approach in the cellar—using indigenous yeasts, native fermentations, little or no added sulfur, and often aging in 400- or 600-liter barrels. The results are powerful, spiced, and delicious: a compelling expression of the western Marne.</p><p>Arrives March 2026.</p>