2019 Clarisse de Suremain Chorey-les-Beaune, Cote de Beaune, France Bucklin known as the Val d'Aosta

known as the Val d'Aosta or Val d'Aoste in Italian and French respectively

Cool morning fog and ocean breezes flow up from the Monterey Bay

Grand Vallee is taking the place of Fabrice's NV Brut Reserve

and a champion of organic farming practices since 1999

2019 Clarisse de Suremain Chorey-les-Beaune, Cote de Beaune, France Bucklin known as the Val d'AostaClarisse only works with organic grapes and deploys minimal intervention in the cellar, sometimes adding no SO2 and sometimes just a small amount at bottling These are serious wines of terroir that err on the side of transparency, elegance, and contemplation rather than power or fruit.