Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Meo-Camuzet 100% Procanico - Foot-trod grapes

100% Procanico - Foot-trod grapes are left to macerate with their skins for a week

All Merlot

Stephen Bitterolf - and you

professor and of course top winemaker

to leech extra flavors and aromatics from the skins

Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Meo-Camuzet 100% Procanico - Foot-trod grapesFresh and lively, with a leesy hint of bread dough mixing with candied berry, quince paste, lemon zest, wax and fleur de sel. Fine grained, with a lip smacking, juicy finish. This is a later disgorgement (12 07) of the second cuve we shipped last year. "Our Champagnes have been sold too young," said Nicolas, "and we wanted to start offering something more mature." This is 78% 2004, 6% 02, 13% 01 and 3% 98, and as always 45% Meunier, 35% Chardonnay and