Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] SPcount0226 Smoky notes and aromas of

Smoky notes and aromas of tropical fruit

The 10 years of barrel aging give it richness and complexity without turning overly woody or hot

Madeira barrels

and lightly banana-inflected flavors remind us of agricole-style rhums

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Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] SPcount0226 Smoky notes and aromas ofAdrien Dhondt Grellet is one of the standard bearers of the grower Champagne movement, farming his family's plots organically and biodynamically, plowing by horse, and making wine like a Burgundian: barrel fermented with native yeasts, full malolactic, no fining or filtration. This bottling is 100% Chardonnay from the Grand Cru village of Cramant, drawn largely from the lieu dit La Garenne, so it carries Cramant's hallmark chalky finesse and salinity