Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Vignes Basses NV ['22 Base] BFCM23FLASH fanatical detail

fanatical detail

smoked herbs and a salty ocean-air edge

Chateau d'Aqueria is one of the historic benchmark producers

it has shed its early extravagance and entered a sweet spot: still plush and fruit-driven

then transferred at barrel proof into a second new oak barrel toasted for nearly an hour in partnership with Independent Stave Company

Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Vignes Basses NV ['22 Base] BFCM23FLASH fanatical detailGrower Champagne from the Cote des Bar, in the village of Celles sur Ource, where fourth generation vigneron Julien Prelat farms seven hectares on Kimmeridgian soils, the same fossil rich marl and limestone you find in Chablis. Les Vignes Basses is 100 percent Meunier, vinified in steel, held on the lees at least 28 months, with no malolactic and a very low dosage that makes it an Extra Brut. The result is a dry, mineral, single grape Champagne with a