Barrat-Masson Champagne Brut Nature Millesime 2012 (1.5L) NO20230705 single-vineyard Rioja at a time

single-vineyard Rioja at a time when the region's identity was built on blending across many sites

A beautifully textured expression of Taittinger’s craftsmanship

also made of French oak

nothing in the way

The extravagantly beautiful bottle matches this bold tasting whiskey

Barrat-Masson Champagne Brut Nature Millesime 2012 (1.5L) NO20230705 single-vineyard Rioja at a timeSome bottles feel like time capsules, and this is one of them: a 2012 grower Champagne, Brut Nature, in magnum. Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson farm their vines organically in southern Champagne and vinify with a farmer's precision, nothing added to sweeten or soften, just a clean, ringing expression of place. Magnum tells its own story, since Champagne ages more slowly and more gracefully in large format; pair that with the great 2012 harvest and you