Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 TAGS The honey and toasted hazelnut

The honey and toasted hazelnut are recognisable

it'll outshine bottles that cost far more

mellow and accessible to the palate

representing nine generations of winemaking in one of Champagne's most storied Grand Cru villages

15% whole cluster

Olivier Horiot Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Riceys en Barmont Seve 2018 TAGS The honey and toasted hazelnutSve is Olivier Horiot's single vineyard Blanc de Noirs from En Barmont, a south facing parcel of very old Pinot Noir on red clay over hard Kimmeridgian limestone in Les Riceys. Horiot, working biodynamically since the early 2000s in the Aube, ferments and ages in oak barrels on the lees with extended bottle time. The result is a vintage Champagne with the broader, riper, more savory side of Pinot Noir from a warm site, with the chalky tension you'd