Barrat-Masson Champagne Extra Brut Grain d'Argile NV ['16 Base] SO20231109 with each parcel vinified on

with each parcel vinified on its own

Serving neat or on-the-rocks allows the sweet caramel and vanilla notes that develop from 10 years in a newly charred American Oak barrel to shine

From the producer: Aromas of vanilla

the steepest and most famous walled vineyard in Champagne

Barrat-Masson Champagne Extra Brut Grain d'Argile NV ['16 Base] SO20231109 with each parcel vinified onHe had sold his family's grapes to the local cooperative, where she worked as an oenologist, then in 2010 Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson pulled out to make their own wine from their own vines. 'Grain d'Argile' means 'grain of clay,' a nod to the clay and chalk soils of Bethon in southern Champagne that give this cuvee its savory, wine like depth. It's a roughly even split of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, farmed organically and pressed the old fashioned