Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick because the fruit underneath is

because the fruit underneath is so ripe and the lees aging so generous

or hold it for years

The colour of Col del Forno is soft yellow with greenish highlights

From the producer: Nose is bright and fruity

and then it finishes bone dry

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Blanc d'Argile ['22 Base] NV (1.5L) SF Chronicle - Past Pick because the fruit underneath isThis is the format Gautherot's Chardonnay was built for: a magnum ages more slowly, and this is a Champagne with the structure to reward the wait. He farms biodynamically in Buxieres sur Arce, in the far south of Champagne, on Kimmeridgian limestone shared with Chablis, with cows and chickens on the property to keep the farm feeding itself. Blanc d'Argile comes from a parcel where clay lies over that limestone, fermented with native yeasts in barrel