100% Bassuet Chardonnay. Base vintage 2016, 93 months on lees, disgorged March 2025. Dosage 6g/L.
93 months on lees for $65 from a quality terroir and artisan producer is genuinely remarkable.
The tasting note below is from the previous release, but Fleur de Craie has a consistent house style.
Preserved lemon, bruised preserved lemon, lemon sherbert, white florals, nuance of croissant and brioche. The palate is very energetic, mineral and vibrant. Lemon, lime acid, lemon pith, chalk, wet stone, slight cut grass and lemon soursob. Very long and pithy.
- Jono Hersey, FWC
