France

Côte des Blancs

Medium

Cork

White

Part of the side-project of Adrien Dhondt (of domaine Dhondt-Grellet), the Chardonnay here hails from the plot just above the famous 'Chétillon' vineyard, where a little more clay yields slightly rounder wines. It's still a beautifully sizzling, complex, heady blanc de blancs aided by sympathetic barrel fermentation, where toasty pecan and grilled notes match extroverted fruit that heads not only to expected ripe orange citrus and dried apple, but to tropical notes like passionfruit too. There's real substance and drive here, even in the ultra-ripe 2020 vintage, yet an alluring creamy smoothness and smoky-reductive freshness keeps the whole package graceful, too.

Chardonnay

Adrien Dhondt, Mesnil-sur-Oger Chétillons de Haut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France, 2020

Part of the side-project of Adrien Dhondt (of domaine Dhondt-Grellet), the Chardonnay here hails from the plot just above the fa

Adrien Dhondt, Mesnil-sur-Oger Chétillons de Haut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France, 2020

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