Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 Wine Seminar Forget whatever you associate with

Forget whatever you associate with supermarket Sauvignon Blanc: Savage ferments and ages this in a mix of stainless steel

the juicy fruit is offset by amazing freshness and energy in a long

allowing enough time to refill your glass and repeat

Cedar Lane in Arroyo Seco

give it a unique pale

Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 Wine Seminar Forget whatever you associate withSve is Olivier Horiot's single vineyard Blanc de Noirs from En Barmont, a south facing parcel of very old Pinot Noir on red clay over hard Kimmeridgian limestone in Les Riceys. Horiot, working biodynamically since the early 2000s in the Aube, ferments and ages in oak barrels on the lees with extended bottle time. The result is a vintage Champagne with the broader, riper, more savory side of Pinot Noir from a warm site, with the chalky tension you'd