Pascal Doquet, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut, NV (Base 1998) SO112025 Guiberteau or just feeling fancy on

or just feeling fancy on a Tuesday (without draining your whole cellar)

Their “Hegoxuri” cuvée is a rare and age-worthy white made from a mix of local varieties: primarily Gros Manseng

and two years in barrel

developing rich black cherry and blueberry notes with undertones of damp earth and spring flowers

Pascal Doquet, Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut, NV (Base 1998) SO112025 Guiberteau or just feeling fancy onGrand Cru grower Champagne hiding in plain sight: Pascal Doquet owns some of the choicest parcels in the Cote des Blancs, including Grand Cru vines in Le Mesnil sur Oger, the same hallowed village home to Salon and Krug's Le Mesnil (his Vertus holdings are Premier Cru). So why isn't he famous? He'd rather talk about his vines than his cellar work, and his relative anonymity is exactly what lets bottles like this stay (deliciously) under the radar. The