NV Paul Nicolle Cremant de Bourgogne

NV Paul Nicolle Cremant de BourgogneBefore taking over his family's Chablis based domaine, Charly Nicolle worked for a few years in the Aube, the southernmost part of Champagne that borders on Burgundy and is a short way from Chablis. With his experience working in Champagne, Charly always wanted to produce his own sparkling wine and jumped at the chance to acquire a small vineyard in Molosmes, on the border with Champagne. This is a serious as heck, long aged, mineral driven, yeast

but rather classic -- rich and toasty

But no: this "Iron of Blood" simply gets right to the heart of the seriousness of one man's love affair with southwestern Franc's forgotten grape

We taste hundreds of wines each month to bring you a fine-tuned

these patchwork vineyards (now surrounded by development) tell a tale of CA wine history that goes back over a century

along with deep berry fruits

This is easily one of our favorite under $20 Pinot Noir's in the shop

vegetable gardens

great flinty mineral tones and uber-zesty acidity on the finish

This atypical blend of Negroamaro

' packed with fresh pear

Don't you mean BEGUILE

Organic farming and natural winemaking