Colcombet Champagne Brut Eclat NV NO20231115 but kept perfectly in line

but kept perfectly in line by racy acidity

one of La Morra's greatest sites

90% Chardonnay from Vertus with a little Pinot including a small amount of still wine made from rare Pinot Noir vineyards in Vertus

and Sierra Foothills

fennel and caraway

Colcombet Champagne Brut Eclat NV NO20231115 but kept perfectly in lineHere's a Champagne with an unlikely backstory: the Colcombet name comes from one of France's most storied silk houses, not the vineyards of the Marne. This single estate bottling out of the Marne Valley west of Reims is an even split of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the classic Champagne trio. Brut Eclat lives up to its name, bright and silky with fine, persistent bubbles, leaning on citrus and orchard fruit with a cool mineral streak. An