2022 Clandestin Les Passagers Haut de Val Barmont Brut Nature, Champagne, France Giovanni Montisci 75 hectare plot in Clos

75 hectare plot in Clos de Beaujeu

VINIFICATION: Fermented using natural yeasts in a combination of 60% used barriques and 40% used foudres and left on the lees during the winter

We take fresh artichokes from the Central Valley in California and macerate them for 10 days alongside warm spices like cinnamon

The Trousseau vines in our vineyard were propagated from a clonal selection with a long history in the Sierra Foothills

2022 Clandestin Les Passagers Haut de Val Barmont Brut Nature, Champagne, France Giovanni Montisci 75 hectare plot in Clos100% Chardonnay Vineyard West facing mid slope parcels in the Cote des Bars. 3rd strata of the kimmeridgian soil Orientation west Soil Clay limestone with kimmeridgian bands. Viticulture Vineyards farmed naturally no herbicides or synthetic fertilizers used. Vinification Direct press, then racked into barrels. Indigenous yeast fermentation Aging 12 months in barrels and 15 months sur lattes followed by 6 months in bottle before release; Dosage 0 g L;