Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Chantemerle NV ABC321 Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcases

Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcases the kind of pure

For bourbon drinkers who want to understand how yeast shapes flavor

the craftsmanship poured into this bottle by the same founding family meets the exacting standards first set forth in the Bottled-in-Bond act of 1897

Zero dosage

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Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Chantemerle NV ABC321 Clair Obscur's 2021 Maranges showcasesJulien Prelat's rule is simple to the point of stubborn: one grape, one vineyard, one vintage, nothing blended away. He and his wife Karine were the first in the Prelat family to bottle their own Champagne, starting in 2010, working from Pinot Noir country in the Cote des Bar where the chalk gives way to Kimmeridgian marl. Chantemerle is Pinot Noir alone, vinified as a white and finished extra brut, so there's barely any dosage hiding the seams. It's