Pierre Gimonnet Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Brut Fleuron 2019 NO20231101 From Eloi Dürrbach's small parcels

From Eloi Dürrbach's small parcels in the Alpilles—wines that defy convention and stand as a refined counterpoint to regional tradition

From Barbaresco's prized Santo Stefano vineyard—entirely owned by Castello di Neive—this 2008 Nebbiolo has matured into ethereal complexity

Valentini oil from Loretana Olives

it tastes like summer on the rocks

Pierre Gimonnet Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Brut Fleuron 2019 NO20231101 From Eloi Dürrbach's small parcelsGimonnet is a Chardonnay house through and through based in Cuis, sitting on some of the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Cte des Blancs, and utterly uninterested in making anything else. Fleuron is where they turn up the intensity: mostly Grand Cru fruit from Cramant and Chouilly, rounded out with Cuis, drawn from eight separate lieux dits and bottled only in vintages worth the trouble. 2019 gives it ripeness without losing the chalk. This is Blanc de