Coessens Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut Largillier 2020 CALIOTHER Aromas of lemons

Aromas of lemons

where the Franc grows on a volcanic outcrop and the Merlot in clay-loam

this one from a lieu dit

the 2023 Premetta is airy and buoyant on the palate

Tours-sur-Marne

Coessens Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut Largillier 2020 CALIOTHER Aromas of lemonsJerome Coessens takes grower Champagne to its logical extreme: one vineyard, one grape, one vintage, one man doing everything himself. He owns all of Largillier, a monopole in the Aube, where he farms Pinot Noir on limestone that runs the same seam as Chablis. The result is Champagne with the muscle and fruit density of grand cru Burgundy, wrapped around a vibrating, salty minerality. Some of these grapes get sold off to Guillaume Selosse, whose