Ballot Millot Meursault Les Narvaux 2023 061126OFFER L'Assemblage honors the time-honored Champagne

L'Assemblage honors the time-honored Champagne tradition of blending wines to create an "assemblage" that is greater than the sum of its parts

Ice goes in last

time pauses for the emergence of marzipan and lotus root

and the Cuvée Réserve is the top wine: Grenache-dominant (50% Grenache

Maison Blanche makes true Bordeaux of terroir — biodynamic

Ballot Millot Meursault Les Narvaux 2023 061126OFFER L'Assemblage honors the time-honored ChampagneLes Narvaux sits just above the celebrated 1er Crus of Les Genevrieres and Poruzots, a village lieu dit so well sited that many consider it premier cru in everything but classification. The Ballot Millot vines here are 45 to 60 years old, and Charles Ballot's tensile, Roulot influenced touch turns them into something that feels much grander than its label suggests. Saline, lime focused, with a hint of vanilla and a long briny finish. One of the great