Guy Larmandier Vertus Brut Zero Premier Cru Champagne, NV Sauternes with the balance from outstanding

with the balance from outstanding neighbors

It’s velvety smooth and full-bodied with a dense wave of tart

Liquid Geography is 100% mencia made with 50+ year old vines tended in river stones and clay soils

Franklin Tate Estate from the cooler Margaret River area in Australia

crème and slate minerality

Guy Larmandier Vertus Brut Zero Premier Cru Champagne, NV Sauternes with the balance from outstanding"Sporting a markedly floral, chalky nose, this Vertus 1er Cru has a schiseled frame of a brut zero but it is not excessively bone dry on the palatethe ample character typical of the village manifests itself in a round overall texture. The wine is firm without being hard, with a great interplay of supple fruit and intense stoniness. Comprised of 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir, aged for 3 years on the lees before disgorgement." Rosenthal