gravelly soil and vines 50 to 60 years old (the name itself nods to gravel)
A wine that makes the case for California as a Mediterranean wine country and a small but vital piece of West Coast viticultural history in every bottle
aromatic complexity emerging
From vines planted in 1961
then was tapped by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau to run the cellar at the famed Didier Dagueneau estate — the resume reads like a love letter to the Central Loire
Famille Mousse, Champagne "L'Esquisse" Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut , NV (1.5L) ETA 8/18/25] gravelly soil and vines 50L'Esquisse means "the sketch," and it is the quickest, clearest read on the Mousse house style: Meunier led Champagne with a savory, dried pear tilt and no makeup on it. Cedric Mousse farms the green illite clay of Cuisles in the Vallee de la Marne, a soil that is rare in Champagne and holds water through dry summers, giving Meunier a lift most people associate with Chardonnay. The blend is roughly three quarters Meunier with the balance Pinot Noir,