2023AntoineChevalierCoteauxChampenoisLesCrochots

<dl><dd></dd><dt>Sourced from the limestone-rich <em>Les Crochots</em> parcel in the Côte des Bar, this is still Chardonnay vinified with the same micro-precision Chevalier brings to his Champagnes. Whole-cluster pressing, native-yeast fermentation, and élevage in older barrels keep the wine firmly in a reductive, mineral-first register. The 2023 shows taut citrus and white stone fruit, subtle florals, and a chalk-saturated line that reflects the Kimmeridgian marl of the site. Texture is sleek yet fine-grained from long lees contact, finishing saline, vertical, and quietly powerful. A razor-cut, terroir-driven Coteaux Champenois that highlights the Aube’s growing authority for still Chardonnay.</dt></dl>