Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 hide-gift-message Located in the Ténarèze appellation—where

Located in the Ténarèze appellation—where terrain shifts from sand to clay and limestone—their Armagnac is traditionally single-distilled in the alambic armagnacais

It lands around 12

the owner’s family has been making traditional Japanese alcoholic beverages

Surprising savory grain character on the palate with a hint of brothy salinity

Fermented in concrete tanks

Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 hide-gift-message Located in the Ténarèze appellation—whereHere's the curveball: Blanc de Blancs from Verzenay, a Grand Cru village so synonymous with Pinot Noir that finding Chardonnay here at all is unusual, let alone a single parcel bottling. Pehu Simonet is a top grower in the village, and the Fins Lieux series is their lieu dit by lieu dit deep dive #6 comes from Les Basses Correttes, a small parcel that gives this wine its singular character. Extra Brut dosage keeps it bone dry, letting Verzenay's chalk