Stephane Regnault Champagne Grand Cru Brut Chromatique T23 NO20230802 The 2016 is nine years

The 2016 is nine years on now

and converted both Leflaive and his own estate to biodynamics well before it was fashionable

and complex in a way that NV Champagne rarely is: orchard fruit and brioche from the reserve

From Sant'Angelo in Colle in southwest Montalcino

Stephane Regnault Champagne Grand Cru Brut Chromatique T23 NO20230802 The 2016 is nine yearsStephane Regnault names his cuvees after musical modes, and this one, Chromatique, takes its name from the scale that uses every note. It is a fitting title for a Champagne blended across vintages rather than defined by a single one. He farms organically and biodynamically across Grand Cru parcels in Oger and Le Mesnil sur Oger, in the Cote des Blancs, which is Chardonnay country through and through: this is a Blanc de Blancs, 100% Chardonnay, chalk