Palmer & Co Champagne Blanc de Noirs Charlie Palmer Cuvee NV TAGS Ardbeg's entry level bottling is

Ardbeg's entry level bottling is soft and mellow

20 months in mostly neutral French oak

From the winemaker: This wine is produced from Sangiovese grapes with a small percentage of Colorino hand-picked mainly in the Doccio a Matteo vineyard which make it one of the most classic wines produced in the Chianti Mountains

is frankly boring compared to what's going on out in the vines — which is a refreshing thing to hear in a region that loves to talk technique

Palmer & Co Champagne Blanc de Noirs Charlie Palmer Cuvee NV TAGS Ardbeg's entry level bottling isChef collaborations are usually a label and a handshake. This one came with a spec sheet. Palmer & Co, the Reims house founded by a handful of growers in 1947, teamed with American chef Charlie Palmer on a Blanc de Noirs no Chardonnay at all, just Pinot Noir and Meunier drawn from Premier and Grand Cru sites across the Montagne de Reims and the Cte des Bars. It sat over 40 months on its lees, blended with reserve wines, which is a serious amount of