Barrat-Masson Champagne Brut Nature Millesime 2012 (1.5L) CS20230713 Sandy loam and diatomaceous earth

Sandy loam and diatomaceous earth at 350 feet elevation yield Pinot Noir of bright focus and compelling nuance

Almost every gin on the shelf starts life as neutral grain spirit

This bottling comes off an old dry riverbed about 800 meters from the Bío Bío river

with something rich

Barrat-Masson Champagne Brut Nature Millesime 2012 (1.5L) CS20230713 Sandy loam and diatomaceous earthSome bottles feel like time capsules, and this is one of them: a 2012 grower Champagne, Brut Nature, in magnum. Loic Barrat and Aurelie Masson farm their vines organically in southern Champagne and vinify with a farmer's precision, nothing added to sweeten or soften, just a clean, ringing expression of place. Magnum tells its own story, since Champagne ages more slowly and more gracefully in large format; pair that with the great 2012 harvest and you