Andre Heucq Champagne Extra Brut Heritage Assemblage NV (375ml) 26REASONABLE From vines planted in 1932

From vines planted in 1932 on clay

Braida is one of Piedmont's most serious names

mineral-leaning white with real personality

and it deliberately breaks the Cava mold: 85% Chardonnay with a splash of Parellada

In 2011 he took on this single plot in Nuits-Saint-Georges and made just over a thousand bottles in a friend's cellar

Andre Heucq Champagne Extra Brut Heritage Assemblage NV (375ml) 26REASONABLE From vines planted in 1932This is Andre Heucq's heritage bottling, the fourth generation family's flagship blend and a snapshot of their organic corner of the Vallee de la Marne. It draws on multiple vintages and all three Champagne grapes, roughly Chardonnay led with equal parts Meunier and Pinot Noir, part fermented in oak and aged a long five years on the lees. Disgorged Extra Brut with low dosage, it is textured, complete, and quietly serious. Here it comes in a half