Chateau des Quarts Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru L’Orangerie du Chateau des Quarts 2023 champagne-club and two decades in oak

and two decades in oak have allowed this vintage to develop considerable depth and nuance

a grape almost nobody in Champagne bothers with anymore

Winemaker Mathieu Vallee has been on an incredible run since taking over Château Yvonne in 2007

located in the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay and the Vallée de la Marne

Chateau des Quarts Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru L’Orangerie du Chateau des Quarts 2023 champagne-club and two decades in oakL'Orangerie comes from a distinct parcel within the Aux Quarts 1er Cru climat in Chaintre, vinified by the joint venture between Maconnais master Olivier Merlin and Burgundy legend Dominique Lafon. The partnership has set a new bar for Pouilly Fuisse since the appellation finally gained 1er Cru status in 2020, working old vines with a precise, low intervention hand. Expect a Chardonnay of real Cote d'Or stature: chiseled, mineral, and built to age. A