Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 NO20231115 roast chicken

roast chicken

this is fully resolved Right Bank Bordeaux at a moment when older bottles like this are increasingly hard to find

All Lampia Nebbiolo

this streamlined Loire red showcases the grape's refined character without oak interference

a classic Ardbeg herbal top note is present

Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 NO20231115 roast chickenThe name Ailleurs translates to elsewhere, and that's exactly what this is: a Horiot Champagne from outside Les Riceys, made from Chardonnay grown beyond the family's home village. Biodynamically farmed and bottled with zero dosage, the 2019 is a vintage Brut Nature from a grower who works with all seven permitted Champagne grape varieties. Where the Riceys cuvees lean toward Pinot Noir's structure, Ailleurs gives Horiot a chance to show what he can