2018 Geoffroy “Empreinte Millésime” Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru Brut, Champagne, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This organic Blanc de Noirs Champagne offers aromas of bright and airy red fruits. Great palate offering up strawberry and red currant punctuated by hints of peony. A pure expression of Pinot Noir from Cumires. 100% Pinot Noir from Cumires Premier Cru, all three plots on the mid slope. No malo, fermented and aged in demi muids and barrels with 66 months on the lees. Dosage of 3g L. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The Geoffroy family have been

Joseph areas

placed into lug boxes (smaller quantities mean reduced compaction and damage to the fruit) and then moved to cellar

where they own old vines of Sumoll

The wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from four different blocks with distinct characteristics

Blackbird Vineyards fosters long-term partnerships with premium vineyard sources throughout Napa Valley

the vineyard “Vigna ai Sassi” in 1986 and in 1989 he planted 7

Somehow it made its way up the Rhône River

Henri names the vineyard « Domaine des Chers »

His approach is resolutely traditional: organic farming

2016 – Classic Elegance and Finesse

Along with the wine’s great concentration

The 2021 growing season was warmer than average in the Willamette Valley