Barrat-Masson Champagne Extra Brut Grain d'Argile NV ['16 Base] 051826OFFER Laherte’s goal here is to

Laherte’s goal here is to express the clearest and finest grain of chalk

Maxime Cottenceau crafts silky

This hillside slope of 7 hectares

and wet stone

orange peel and ginger do not take a backseat

Barrat-Masson Champagne Extra Brut Grain d'Argile NV ['16 Base] 051826OFFER Laherte’s goal here is toHe had sold his family's grapes to the local cooperative, where she worked as an oenologist, then in 2010 Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson pulled out to make their own wine from their own vines. 'Grain d'Argile' means 'grain of clay,' a nod to the clay and chalk soils of Bethon in southern Champagne that give this cuvee its savory, wine like depth. It's a roughly even split of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, farmed organically and pressed the old fashioned