Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 JULY42024 Silky and medium-bodied

Silky and medium-bodied

This blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc shows opulent power: an opaque purple robe

and just a hint of gaminess and sage

and Philippe Durand farms its single ten-hectare block organically on the highest hill in Montagne-Saint-Emilion

Pehu Simonet Champagne BdB Extra Brut Fins Lieux #6 Les Basses Correttes Verzenay 2016 JULY42024 Silky and medium-bodiedHere's the curveball: Blanc de Blancs from Verzenay, a Grand Cru village so synonymous with Pinot Noir that finding Chardonnay here at all is unusual, let alone a single parcel bottling. Pehu Simonet is a top grower in the village, and the Fins Lieux series is their lieu dit by lieu dit deep dive #6 comes from Les Basses Correttes, a small parcel that gives this wine its singular character. Extra Brut dosage keeps it bone dry, letting Verzenay's chalk