aromatic complexity emerging
complete bottle from one of the appellation's most refined addresses
From vines planted in 1961
gravelly soil and vines 50 to 60 years old (the name itself nods to gravel)
then was tapped by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau to run the cellar at the famed Didier Dagueneau estate — the resume reads like a love letter to the Central Loire
Famille Mousse, Champagne "L'Esquisse" Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut , NV (1.5L) ETA 8/18/25] aromatic complexity emergingL'Esquisse means "the sketch," and it is the quickest, clearest read on the Mousse house style: Meunier led Champagne with a savory, dried pear tilt and no makeup on it. Cedric Mousse farms the green illite clay of Cuisles in the Vallee de la Marne, a soil that is rare in Champagne and holds water through dry summers, giving Meunier a lift most people associate with Chardonnay. The blend is roughly three quarters Meunier with the balance Pinot Noir,