NV Pascal Doquet 'Arpege' Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Brut 1.5L Magnum, Champagne, France Georgia The nose is exuberant: ripe

The nose is exuberant: ripe tropical fruit

minimal SO2

Bottled from a small-batch blend and presented in the iconic pot-still-shaped bottle

Their wines are produced only from the family's 24ha of vineyards spread across eight parcels in the provinces of Reggio Emilia and Modena

the 2016 La Turque is just beginning to enter its prime drinking window

NV Pascal Doquet 'Arpege' Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Brut 1.5L Magnum, Champagne, France Georgia The nose is exuberant: ripeThe chardonnay for Arpge comes from Vertus, Villeneuve and Mont Aimthe grapes that are not in the Coeur de Terroir series. There is substantial reserve wine in the blend, preserved in enamel tanks to maintain freshness. Aromas of spice, black tea and pear dominate the flinty silex soils from the Mont Aim and lend smokiness and depth to the structure.