Aurore Casanova Grand Cru Assemblage Blanc de Blancs (Mesnil / Puisieulx), Champagne, France (22) Ribera del Duero de-stemmed and foot-trodden

de-stemmed and foot-trodden

Vinified in oak vats for 9 months

Vinification Method: Hand-harvested whole clusters are pressed to 330 liter terracotta amphoras and 300-400 liter used oak barrels

and 20% from 2016

brioche and lemon aspen (a floral native citrus)

Aurore Casanova Grand Cru Assemblage Blanc de Blancs (Mesnil / Puisieulx), Champagne, France (22) Ribera del Duero de-stemmed and foot-troddenThis Blanc de Blancs unites certified organic Grand Cru Chardonnay from chalk rich parcels in Le Mesnil sur Oger and Puisieulx, sites that combine fine brown topsoils over hard limestone with south to east exposures for tension and drive. Fermentation is spontaneous, with levage on lees in barrel without racking, and bottling is done without fining or filtration. The wine is finished Extra Brut using the domaines rserve perptuelle liqueur, preserving