Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 FRFLSH Spontaneous fermentation happens in lagars

Spontaneous fermentation happens in lagars without temperature control

rosmery & coriander all make their presence known

which is a long time to work out what your land does well

Made only in the greatest vintages

and almost none that reward patience like this one

Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 FRFLSH Spontaneous fermentation happens in lagarsSve is Olivier Horiot's single vineyard Blanc de Noirs from En Barmont, a south facing parcel of very old Pinot Noir on red clay over hard Kimmeridgian limestone in Les Riceys. Horiot, working biodynamically since the early 2000s in the Aube, ferments and ages in oak barrels on the lees with extended bottle time. The result is a vintage Champagne with the broader, riper, more savory side of Pinot Noir from a warm site, with the chalky tension you'd