2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort Loire White aged eight months on fine

aged eight months on fine lees — ripe apple

Alsatian white and dry mineral Loire wine

Marsanne and Roussanne from limestone-rich soils

and viscous — layered with nougat

Hand-harvested

2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort Loire White aged eight months on fineThe 2021 Alice Beaufort "Le Petit Beaufort" is a biodynamically farmed, hand disgorged sparkling Chardonnay made just outside the official Champagne appellation near the Aube all the pedigree, none of the AOC. Balanced and light on its feet, with white peach, white flowers, and a whisper of brioche, it carries a striking near copper hue despite being 100% Chardonnay the result of 30 months in barrel, two more years on the lees, zero dosage, and zero