HUGUES GODME BRUT FINS BIOS GRAND CRU, Champagne

"60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. The Pinot for this cuvée is right on the chalk. It provides a profound mineral anchor while the Chardonnay goes all Tinkerbell around it, conjuring wildly with her wand discreet little comets of flavor. Then the intricate blend of reserve wines from no less than five vintages infuses everything with umami. Godmé’s Extra-Brut is baroque not in the sense that it is busy, but because the mineral anchor is so logical and the embellishments are so crystalline. It reminds me of Bach. As to the finish, it is nothing short of contemplative: deeply saline, elegantly chalky, and marvelously fine and precise." - Winery