Olivier Horiot Coteaux Champenois Riceys Rouge En Val Bazot 2018 SCCOS full bodied

full bodied

yet there's enough tension and freshness to reward your attention

Aged for at least 3 years in new American oak barrels

this Farella Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc ascends to the pinnacle of the varietal

or simply over ice

Olivier Horiot Coteaux Champenois Riceys Rouge En Val Bazot 2018 SCCOS full bodiedCoteaux Champenois is the still red of Champagne, and few growers take it as seriously as Olivier Horiot. En Val Bazot is one of Les Riceys' most respected lieux dits, a clay and limestone site over Kimmeridgian bedrock that gives Pinot Noir real structure. Harvested by hand, fermented spontaneously, and aged eighteen months in oak, the 2018 lands somewhere between a savory Cote de Nuits and the leaner Pinots of the Aube. It's a quiet wine, but a