Clement & Fils Champagne BdB Extra Brut Les Cornambeaux 2018 CS20230929 this is a Chardonnay built

this is a Chardonnay built on freshness rather than oak: pale gold

Santo Stefano is earthier and more rustic

and Clos Electrique is the heart of the estate—a dry-farmed estate vineyard literally enclosed by an electric fence (the name is no joke)

cooler vintage—a youthful Pauillac built for the cellar

The 2024 was fermented and aged in a mix of neutral foudre

Clement & Fils Champagne BdB Extra Brut Les Cornambeaux 2018 CS20230929 this is a Chardonnay builtA single plot Blanc de Blancs from one of Champagne's most quietly fascinating addresses. Clement & Fils is a fourth generation grower in Congy, deep in the Coteaux du Petit Morin south of the Cote des Blancs, where Aurelien Clement took the reins in 2013 and converted the family's holdings to organics. Les Cornambeaux comes from a tiny parcel of Chardonnay planted in 1961, fermented and aged in 205 liter Champagne barrels and dosed Extra Brut at just