Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 hide-gift-message and immediately likable

and immediately likable

Surprising savory grain character on the palate with a hint of brothy salinity

Fermented in concrete tanks

The 100% destemmed fruit underwent a brief cool maceration—just 3-5 days—preserving the wine's delicate freshness and aromatic clarity

Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 hide-gift-message and immediately likableHere's the curveball: Blanc de Blancs from Verzenay, a Grand Cru village so synonymous with Pinot Noir that finding Chardonnay here at all is unusual, let alone a single parcel bottling. Pehu Simonet is a top grower in the village, and the Fins Lieux series is their lieu dit by lieu dit deep dive #6 comes from Les Basses Correttes, a small parcel that gives this wine its singular character. Extra Brut dosage keeps it bone dry, letting Verzenay's chalk