At present, the Champagne region is undoubtedly France’s most multifaceted and evolving wine region. Thanks to a few important wine growers (Anselme Selosse, Francis Egly, and others), it is experiencing significant dynamism and is forcing a revolution on some houses.
The rediscovery of terroirs is often at the heart of this stylistic metamorphosis now underway in Champagne. It has opened up a range of possibilities.
Scroll down for Yohan Castaing’s top 10 Champagnes of 2022
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Yohan Castaing’s top 10 Champagnes of 2022:
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