Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Metisses NV ['22 Base] NO20230705 the one whose label bears

the one whose label bears a heart — the Marquis de Ségur famously said that while he made wine at Lafite and Latour

with structure and finesse from one of Piedmont's most revered producers

Dark and intensely balsamic

The 2018 has had time to settle — the oak is folded in

A grappa aged four years in two types of wood: first two years in classical oak barrels

Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Metisses NV ['22 Base] NO20230705 the one whose label bearsMetisses means hybrid, and the name nods to the unusual blend at its core: roughly 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Blanc from Les Riceys, vinified separately, then blended with reserve wine held in foudre under a perpetual solera system. This is the workhorse cuvee in Olivier Horiot's biodynamic lineup, but workhorse in the Horiot sense means vintage quality fruit, native yeast, oak aging, and zero dosage. The '22 base brings a cool, mineral profile