Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Metisses NV ['22 Base] LD25SALE and pear with a whisper

and pear with a whisper of saline minerality that speaks to the ancient riverbed soils

clean profile with subtle malt sweetness balanced by a delicate hop bitterness

Grown in sand and on their own root stock

Spiced rum done right

giving it texture without dressing it up in oak

Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Metisses NV ['22 Base] LD25SALE and pear with a whisperMetisses means hybrid, and the name nods to the unusual blend at its core: roughly 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Blanc from Les Riceys, vinified separately, then blended with reserve wine held in foudre under a perpetual solera system. This is the workhorse cuvee in Olivier Horiot's biodynamic lineup, but workhorse in the Horiot sense means vintage quality fruit, native yeast, oak aging, and zero dosage. The '22 base brings a cool, mineral profile