A Côte de Nuits hand turning his attention to Côte de Beaune fruit — and the results are exactly what you'd hope
a tiny-production single-vineyard wine from old vines that the family ages for years in large neutral casks before release - a monument to traditional
south-facing slopes of sandstone and limestone
all the crystalline acidity and raw slate minerality with none of the sweetness
R Geoffroy, Champagne Expression Brut, NV (1.5L) NO20231121 A Côte de Nuits handGrower Champagne from one of the Marne Valley's masters of Pinot Meunier, now in a magnum made for a crowd. Geoffroy farms in and around Cumieres, a south facing village famous for ripening grapes early, and Expression is their flagship brut, a blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay drawn from a mosaic of estate parcels and a deep reserve. The result is generous and harmonious, with orchard fruit, a touch of nuttiness, and a clean, savory