Cielo y Tierra 2022 Region|Champagne

Cielo y Tierra 2022 Region|ChampagneA rare planting makes for a unique expression of Syrah, it's potential to display dark, charry fruit here feels enhanced with the volcanic influence. A wide open perfume floats above a slick, glossy body that is dense with juicy black olives and blackcurrant. Less granular in texture than the other wines using indigenous grapes, it shimmers long into the profoundly mineral finish. Younger at 20 years of age, the vines sit at 600 meters. The grapes

More-ish Sicilian Nero d’Avola for knocking back with abandon

Highly mineral expression of Côt (Malbec) that is really benefitting from time in the cellar

nervy energy

A house favourite for good reason

A field blend made principally around two mixed-planted vineyard at 450 and 600 metres

we get an unusually detailed

The grapes were pressed directly into tanks to begin fermentation then transferred to old 500-litre oak barrels to rest for 10 months before bottling

bought in from outside of Laurent's Clos Roche Blanche domaine

weightless wine

Full of delicious

An accomplished exercise that whilst drinking well now will only improve the longer it is laid down

Made with direct press of Pinot Noir (blanc de noir style)