2012 Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blancs "D'Ay", Champagne, France - 1.5L MAGABOUT THIS WINE This 2012 vintage is 100% chardonnay from the A Grand Cru in the Valle de la Marne. 2012 was a vintage described as "ripe and harmonious" in Champagne. This wine is drinking well now and will age beautifully. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Nicolas Chiquet farms 23 hectares in the Valle de la Marne in the villages of Ay, Dizy, Hautvillers and Mareuil sur Ay. All of the fruit (including that which is used in the non vintage cuvee) comes from

proprietors Wendy and Hylton Appelbaum have established De Morgenzon as a 91-hectare garden interspersed with 55 hectares of carefully tended vineyards

who made wines under the Château Cibon label in the late 1800’s at the property

10% petite syrah

and the extremely old vines—many still on original rootstock—yield small

they would no longer exist

enjoying panoramic views

with the help of his wife Yvonne: it is the leading winery in Austria for the production of sweet wines

In the cellar: use of gravity as much as possible

The harvests are carried out in the traditional style

it has to be described as an “uncured” product

lasting for 2-3 week

They also own a small parcel of Mourvedre in the lieu-dit of Bois-Dauphin near Château Rayas planted on sandy