Jacques Lassaigne, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Vignes de Montgueux [2023 base], NV so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer drawing on plots around Meursault

drawing on plots around Meursault and Puligny

is reason enough to pay attention

and the laser-focused acidity that's the calling card of great traditional Sangiovese

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Jacques Lassaigne, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Vignes de Montgueux [2023 base], NV so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer drawing on plots around MeursaultIf you want to know why grower Champagne obsessives whisper the name Lassaigne, start here. Emmanuel Lassaigne farms Chardonnay on Montgueux, an isolated chalk hill near Troyes that grows white grapes so fine the locals compare the site to the Cote des Blancs. This is his flagship 'apero' cuvee, a Blanc de Blancs blended across many parcels and several vintages to capture the pure Montgueux signature. Organically farmed, wild fermented, aged in