Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Chantemerle NV bis-hidden Cote de Brouilly wraps the

Cote de Brouilly wraps the flanks of an extinct volcano

The nose reveals floral and mineral notes allowing upon aeration the release of red and white fruits

weighty texture and notes of clotted cream and almonds

That old-school vessel lends the wine a distinctive savory streak

Julien Prelat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Chantemerle NV bis-hidden Cote de Brouilly wraps theJulien Prelat's rule is simple to the point of stubborn: one grape, one vineyard, one vintage, nothing blended away. He and his wife Karine were the first in the Prelat family to bottle their own Champagne, starting in 2010, working from Pinot Noir country in the Cote des Bar where the chalk gives way to Kimmeridgian marl. Chantemerle is Pinot Noir alone, vinified as a white and finished extra brut, so there's barely any dosage hiding the seams. It's