Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] champagne-template full malolactic

full malolactic

I like it in a classic margarita

and toasted almonds lead into a palate of honey

soft caramel

The whisky undergoes a unique maturation process: nine years aging in American white oak previously used for bourbon

Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] champagne-template full malolacticAdrien Dhondt Grellet is one of the standard bearers of the grower Champagne movement, farming his family's plots organically and biodynamically, plowing by horse, and making wine like a Burgundian: barrel fermented with native yeasts, full malolactic, no fining or filtration. This bottling is 100% Chardonnay from the Grand Cru village of Cramant, drawn largely from the lieu dit La Garenne, so it carries Cramant's hallmark chalky finesse and salinity