NV Moussé Fils l’Or d’Eugene “Perpetuelle Rosé de Noirs” Brut, Champagne, FranceABOUT THIS WINE A perpetual reserve is different than a solera. To make it simple, you can imagine 2 barrels. 1 full and 1 empty. You transfer half of the full one in the empty, so both are at 50%. Then, you add 50% of the new harvest in each one. Youll bottle one of the tank, and you keep the other one to star again the next year! Cedric uses this method to strike a masterful balance between the freshness of the new vintage with the complexity and

and Bouzeron’s off-the-beaten-path location left him alone to make his own wines without the demands of upholding an international reputation

Owner and winemaker of his family’s Châteauneuf du Pape estate since 2006

the base wine was filled into bottles

ideal for Chardonnay

4 ha Garnacha

One of the youngest of a new generation of wine-producers

heavier in granite and gneiss as you get into the Hainberg Mountains

To do this

the grapes are harvested by hand

33-year-old vines (as far as we know the oldest Nero d’Avola in CA)

The Pet-Nats are riveting

Justin Willett does a terrific job in crafting a Cabernet that is fresh yet deep