Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 Old Rioja ringing expression of place

ringing expression of place

Green Hungarian

Dry and aromatic

just Pinot Noir and Meunier drawn from Premier and Grand Cru sites across the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Bars

Olivier Horiot Champagne Brut Nature Ailleurs 2019 Old Rioja ringing expression of placeThe name Ailleurs translates to elsewhere, and that's exactly what this is: a Horiot Champagne from outside Les Riceys, made from Chardonnay grown beyond the family's home village. Biodynamically farmed and bottled with zero dosage, the 2019 is a vintage Brut Nature from a grower who works with all seven permitted Champagne grape varieties. Where the Riceys cuvees lean toward Pinot Noir's structure, Ailleurs gives Horiot a chance to show what he can