Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Clos Sainte Sophie 2019 core-no-restrictions has been in that camp

has been in that camp from the start

complementing both delicate and bold flavors

well-drained ancient seabed — within a few miles of the Pacific

which is a fair summary of Filipa Pato's whole approach

The second wine of Château Cantemerle — the traditionalist Fifth Growth on the Margaux border whose grand vin is one of the only Grand Cru Classés that can honestly be called old-school Bordeaux

Jacques Lassaigne Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Clos Sainte Sophie 2019 core-no-restrictions has been in that campA walled clos in Champagne is rare enough; this one is the only one in the Aube, cut into the chalk hill of Montgueux outside Troyes. Emmanuel Lassaigne farms the roughly two acre Clos Sainte Sophie a parcel the Valton family held for about a century, and whose fruit Charles Heidsieck once bought for its top blends and bottles it on its own as a vintage dated Blanc de Blancs from vines past 40 years old. It ferments in used barrels, Cognac casks among