Aurore Casanova Grand Cru Assemblage Blanc de Blancs (Mesnil / Puisieulx), Champagne, France (22) Ribera del Duero de-stemmed and foot-trodden

de-stemmed and foot-trodden

and 20% from 2016

and 15% Merlot

and was planted back in the ‘70s with Chardonnay

Aurore Casanova Grand Cru Assemblage Blanc de Blancs (Mesnil / Puisieulx), Champagne, France (22) Ribera del Duero de-stemmed and foot-troddenThis Blanc de Blancs unites certified organic Grand Cru Chardonnay from chalk rich parcels in Le Mesnil sur Oger and Puisieulx, sites that combine fine brown topsoils over hard limestone with south to east exposures for tension and drive. Fermentation is spontaneous, with levage on lees in barrel without racking, and bottling is done without fining or filtration. The wine is finished Extra Brut using the domaines rserve perptuelle liqueur, preserving