Pascal Doquet, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut, NV (Base 1998) 101625OFFER followed by three years of

followed by three years of finishing in 30-year-old Matusalem oloroso sherry casks (for half the whisky) while the remainder matures in bourbon casks

equally compelling source: Meredith Mitchell Vineyard in the McMinnville AVA

Dolcetto is the wine the Langhe drinks at lunch

Aime Guibert and family set out to prove Southern France could make something to sit alongside the great crus

The 2023 has the structure to drink now with air or hold a few years

Pascal Doquet, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut, NV (Base 1998) 101625OFFER followed by three years ofGrand Cru grower Champagne hiding in plain sight: Pascal Doquet owns some of the choicest parcels in the Cote des Blancs, including Grand Cru vines in Le Mesnil sur Oger, the same hallowed village home to Salon and Krug's Le Mesnil (his Vertus holdings are Premier Cru). So why isn't he famous? He'd rather talk about his vines than his cellar work, and his relative anonymity is exactly what lets bottles like this stay (deliciously) under the radar. The