NV Lebeau-Batiste Champagne Brut TraditionEmilie Lebeau and her husband Florent met at 1am in a nightclub when they were 17 and have remained together as partners in life and wine ever since. Now, at the grand old age of 31, they oversee a multi generation, multi century, organic conversion farm that sits in what seems to be Champagne's most "in crowd", of the moment village, Chavot Courcourt. Here they make instantly gratifying, complexly textured, and undeniably delicious Champagne. The

native grapes

The percentages

but with a little extra roundness and easygoing charm

So no one could blame you if you were skeptical of one coming out of Pasoo Robles

but the wine is crafted for versatility and would do equally well with roast chicken

Forget tropical fruit explosions or cloying sweetness

They use that same fruit to produce this bottle of bubbles via the pétillant naturel (a

Great with roasted pork

just north of the Cher river

and precision

If Vermentino gives you coastal vibes that's because it's originally from Sardinia and the Italian Riviera

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