The bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay Grand Courolet comes from a plot that used to belong to Robert Aviet

Texturally

Then plush and elegant in the mouth

“When you have low yields and concentrated grapes you do not need to extract

(from young vines

Clandestin, Les Revers Brut Nature Vintage:2020 The bottled 2018 Arbois ChardonnayThe NV (2019) Brut Nature Les Revers is a pure Chardonnay from north facing vineyards in the Aube, fermented and aged in barrel. The nose is intense with creaminess and dried corn husk and a slight echo of smoke. Sprightly mousse underlines the fact that this is less about fruit than about texture and soil, expressing deeper creaminess and the smoothness of pillowy brioche. Light, bright and yet with substance. A blanc de blancs but not as you know