Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 042726OFFER Julien Prélat’s “Presle” is a

Julien Prélat’s “Presle” is a grower Champagne sourced entirely from estate Chardonnay vines in the Vallée de la Marne

The first two have been chased in the States for decades

little by little it reveals its true nature

It is 100% whole cluster

The ancient shale soil is unusual for Napa

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 042726OFFER Julien Prélat’s “Presle” is aAtomique3 is a small Willamette Valley project built around a simple, geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side? Le Basalt comes from blocks planted on volcanic basaltthe dark, iron rich bedrock of the Eola Amity Hills and the high benches of the valley. The result is the more structured, mineral, and savory of the pair, with a flinty edge and a tight, linear shape. Lovers of taut, Chablisien