Etienne Calsac, Champagne Les Revenants [Base 2022], NV CHAMPCOUNT010725 Suze is a bitter aperitif

Suze is a bitter aperitif based on gentian

the 2016 Barolo has the structure and depth to continue developing in the bottle

The oak influence is delicately woven in

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Etienne Calsac, Champagne Les Revenants [Base 2022], NV CHAMPCOUNT010725 Suze is a bitter aperitifLes Revenants means "those who return"a nod to the near forgotten Champagne grapes Etienne Calsac brought back to life. He planted Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier, and a whisper of Arbane himself on a sandy parcel in the Cte de Szanne, where the sand over chalk soil helps these late ripening ghosts actually ripen. Everything is picked and pressed together the same day, then aged in large barrels, giving a Champagne unlike anything else in his cellar. This