2018 Doyard "Clos de L'Abbaye" Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Extra Brut, Champagne, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 100% Chardonnay from the 1er Cru village Vertus. Clos de lAbbaye is a 0. 50 ha true clos worked biodynamically just behind the Doyard estate. Planted in 1956 on clay and limestone terroir. The wine does not go through malolactic fermentation. Fermented and aged in older Burgundy barrels (228L). Aged 48 months on the lees with a dosage of 2g L. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The Doyard family traces their winemaking roots in Champagne back to 1677

Since then Alison has honed her craft into a distinctive style all her own—harvesting at optimum ripeness

we have rejuvenated our Chardonnay and Aligoté vineyards

Sebastian and Marcela regularly make the trip north to work alongside Pancho and Nuria

They restructured the vineyards in 1998

where the Peyraud family has pioneered the cultivation of Mourvèdre since the 1940s

with more in neighboring Vouvray

his dad Louis was producing mostly bulk wines

which impart a crystalline minerality and firm structure to the wine

Château de Beaucastel red is a 70-hectare vineyard

” Beginning in 2013

our home for three and a half years"

and then vinified in stainless steel with the goals of typicity and freshness in mind