La Rogerie Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Haut de Moulin Tirage 23 FRFLSH hand punch-downs

hand punch-downs

with red fruit that feels lit from within rather than squeezed out

preferably next to something fried

hill-tucked village just behind Meursault and Monthelie

La Rogerie Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Haut de Moulin Tirage 23 FRFLSH hand punch-downsAnother single site Blanc de Blancs from La Rogerie, the grower project of Justine Boxler and Francois Petit in the Cote des Blancs. Haut de Moulin is one of their grand cru parcels in Avize, all Chardonnay grown on deep chalk, vinified with minimal intervention. The aim here is transparency: a Champagne that tastes like the place it comes from. Expect taut citrus and white orchard fruit, a fine mineral salinity and a precise, bone dry finish with a