This wine is a work in progress – but everything suggests that it will be a majestic Magis

While Pinot Noir is the unchallenged focus here

the wine is energetic with vibrant acidity and mineral tension and concludes with a fine

" remarked his son Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu

(25% new oak from a mix of 35 and 65 year old vines)

Ulysse Collin, Les Pierrieres Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Base 2016 48 Months Vintage:N.V. This wine is a workThe NV (2016) Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Pierrires is bright, saline and intensely focused. Crushed rocks, lemon peel, white pepper, chalk, sage and mint all grace this weightless, ethereal Champagne. The 2016 is not an obvious wine, and it doesnt have the vinous intensity of Olivier Collins wines, but it is striking in its beauty. Readers will find an especially savory, ethereal Champagne by Collin standards. This release spent 48 months on the