Contrées Wines
Val du Clos Blanc de Noir Champagne
France
Les Riceys Champagne Terroir Study (all Les Riceys•2009 vintage•Pinot noir•zero dosage•4 different sites) + Old vs. New World Grenache Study: medium golden hue, exuberant fine mousse, the most aromatic and oxidative of the group, made by Olivier Horiot
Les Riceys Champagne Terroir Study (all Les Riceys•2009 vintage•Pinot noir•zero dosage•4 different sites) + Old vs. New World Grenache Study: medium golden hue, exuberant fine mousse, the most aromatic and oxidative of the group, made by Olivier Horiot
Feb 16th, 2020
Olivier Horiot’s experiment - on red Kimmerigian marl, southeast facing, 20-40% slope, 200m elevation, vines planted in 1987, 10.8% abv. Pronounced intensity, medium+ acidity, long finish. Fresh peach, tart citrus, high minerality of wet stone, orange blossom, honey, ginger candy, stewed apricot, lime, lemon candy, raw bread dough. Toasty vanilla on the palate with an almost bitter finish from the minerality.
Olivier Horiot’s experiment - on red Kimmerigian marl, southeast facing, 20-40% slope, 200m elevation, vines planted in 1987, 10.8% abv. Pronounced intensity, medium+ acidity, long finish. Fresh peach, tart citrus, high minerality of wet stone, orange blossom, honey, ginger candy, stewed apricot, lime, lemon candy, raw bread dough. Toasty vanilla on the palate with an almost bitter finish from the minerality.
Oct 24th, 201921 October 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY.
21 October 2017. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY.
Oct 30th, 2017
