Region: Côte des Bar, Champagne
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Farming: Biodynamic
Dosage: Brut Nature (Zero Dosage)
A benchmark grower Champagne — precise, alive, and unapologetically authentic.
Crafted by Bertrand Gautherot at Vouette & Sorbée, Blanc d’Argile 2020 is Chardonnay grown on the Kimmeridgian clay-limestone soils of Côte des Bar — a terroir more often associated with Pinot Noir. Here, Chardonnay finds a deeper, more textured expression: powerful yet razor-sharp.
Certified biodynamic and fermented with indigenous yeasts, the wine is vinified in oak and bottled with zero dosage. Nothing is softened or sweetened — this is Champagne in its purest, most transparent form.
The 2020 vintage delivers remarkable clarity. The nose opens with lemon zest, white peach, crushed oyster shell and subtle smoky reduction. On the palate, it is linear and precise, with fine, persistent mousse and a chalky, saline backbone. There’s breadth from the clay soils, yet the finish is tense, dry and mouth-watering.
Pure, textural, and uncompromising — a benchmark grower Champagne with depth and edge.