Diebolt - Vallois Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne

The nose shows the focused and precise nature we love with Blanc de Blancs with an aroma set of savory minerality, light oyster shell, lemon oil, white raspberry, and the lightest suggestion of cream. The palate is light, clean, and focused with a rainwater aspect to the minerality with just there citrus and white raspberries. D&M Tasting Notes

 This comes from the chalky soils of Cramant  and its surrounding villages. The Diebolt-Vallois families can trace their winemaking history back to the 1500s. The namesake Diebolt Vallois came into being with Jacques and Nadia hanging out their proverbial shingle in Cramant in 1959. They have long made focused and precise styles of Blanc de Blancs that harken back to the best of the Cote de Blancs: think Delamotte and their peer Pierre Peters. The elder generation has largely handed the reigns to their children Arnaud and Isabelle. Isabelle is married to Jean-Paul Hébrart, so this is very much a family tied to the expression of grower Champagne. It is Isabelle that focuses her perfectionist tendencies towards raising the bar that her parents have set. The family has 11 hectares of vines mostly across the northern section of the Cotes de Blancs, with a smattering of vineyards elsewhere. This Blanc de Blancs MV comes from parcels in Cuis, Chouilly and an excellent cru in Épernay called Justice.