It begins without prelude. No introductions. No ice bucket. Just the cork loosening with a soft gasp — and suddenly, you're in the middle of it.
Everything touches everything. Pinot Noir brushes up against Meunier’s velvet, while Chardonnay slips in between — cool, sharp, clean. You sip, and it's all there at once: lemon peel, crushed oyster shell, salt-slicked almonds, tart orchard fruit, and warm sourdough crusts ripped apart with hungry hands.
The mousse isn’t just fine — it’s frantic. Tight, energetic bubbles erupt across your palate like fingers grazing skin, then gripping just enough to hold. The dosage is whisper-thin, letting the Premier Cru terroir stand front and centre: chalky, mineral-rich, and humming with tension. It feels structured. Built. Like the choreography of bodies that somehow know exactly where to go.
And when it finishes? It doesn't. It coils back, leaves you flushed, and you realise someone’s refilling your glass. Again.
Pair it with sea urchin toast, paper-thin Jamón Ibérico, or buttery gougères that melt mid-laugh. Or skip the food and let the Champagne flow — all over you, all over them, and into the folds of the night.
Region: Écueil & surrounding Premier Cru villages, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France Grapes: 70% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay
