Vadin-Plateau Champagne Ovalie

Equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Bois des Jots and Chêne la Butte in Cumières, spontaneously fermented in a concrete egg. The 500 bottles were disgorged in November 2016 without any dosage. The nose is certainly very complex and downright fascinating, with notes of moist chalk, crushed seashells, wet cement, fine autolysis,and almost Jura-like aromas such as ground hazelnuts and other distinctive signs of controlled oxidation. The mousse is soft and creamy, the fruit open-knit and inviting, the overall …