Domaine Passy Le Clou Petit Chablis 2023 CS20231031 a completely different animal: mostly

a completely different animal: mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a little Semillon

*Interlude* is sourced from old-vine Chardonnay in the Grand Cru village of Oger

expressing a great elegance

the Champagne retains a fresh yet rounded profile

and blending

Domaine Passy Le Clou Petit Chablis 2023 CS20231031 a completely different animal: mostlyPetit Chablis is the appellation's freshest, most pour it cold expression, and Passy le Clou's version is a benchmark. The Descombes family farms two hectares for this cuve in a slightly cooler corner of Chablis, on Portlandian limestone (a touch younger and fruitier than the Kimmeridgian soils that produce the Grands and Premiers Crus). The vines are young, the wine is bottled bright and unforced, and the result is exactly what an apritif Chardonnay