Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 NO20231115 Concentrated and textural with nicely

Concentrated and textural with nicely integrated tannins

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

Tempranillo Blanco

The blend marries 70% standard-char bourbon with 30% heavy-char bourbon

Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 NO20231115 Concentrated and textural with nicelyThe 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