Cordoin Didierlaurent Brut Réserve Champagne

Notes

This Champagne comes from a 21-acre estate in the middle of the Marne Valley, Port-a-Binson. Pierre-Emanuel, the owner and winemaker, makes exclusively barrel fermented Champagne here, and only 13,000 bottles a year across five different cuvées. This wine is a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier, dosed very low at 5 grams per liter. It has a baguette toast nose with a touch of cream from the oak and is framed by a little spiciness from the Meunier. In the mouth, it is seamless and easy to drink, like a Blanc de Blancs, but has great complexity underneath. -Gary Westby, K&L Champagne buyer