2020 Leclaire-Thiefaine 'Cuvee 01 - Apolline' Avize Grand Cru, Champagne, France Ormiale the terroir is a blend

the terroir is a blend of both schist and pudding sandstone and is almost entirely sound facing over the Layon river

the 2022 vintage balances power and freshness

while the Poulsard and Trousseau are fully de-stemmed

more of the barley-cracker

then continues up the side with fruit density like in Tuscany and finishes with a hard mineral toned and linear mid-palate

2020 Leclaire-Thiefaine 'Cuvee 01 - Apolline' Avize Grand Cru, Champagne, France Ormiale the terroir is a blendThis inaugural cuve is sourced entirely from old vine Chardonnay in Avize Grand Cru, where pure Campanian chalk and thin topsoils give intensely mineral, high tension base wines. The domaine farms sustainably and harvests by hand, pressing whole clusters in the traditional Coquard press. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts in a mix of stainless steel and seasoned barrels, followed by full malolactic fermentation. The wine is bottled for