Bailly Lapierre, Cremant de Bourgogne Brut, NV 0122MONT elegant where its Piedmontese cousin

elegant where its Piedmontese cousin is dense

prized by insiders for old-vine fruit and honest

drought—yet the wine maintains composure and silky structure

creating a Champagne that is both complex and deeply textured

fermented with wild yeast

Bailly Lapierre, Cremant de Bourgogne Brut, NV 0122MONT elegant where its Piedmontese cousinThis is bubbly made in Champagne's image at a fraction of the fuss, and it comes from the house that helped put Cremant de Bourgogne on the map. Bailly Lapierre works out of a former limestone quarry in Saint Bris, cellars deep underground that hold the cool, steady conditions these wines love, drawing fruit from hundreds of growers across the Yonne. The Brut Reserve blends the appellation's four grapes, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, and Aligote,