Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne At their finest

At their finest

south-facing slopes of the fabled Grand Cru Schlossberg in Kientzheim

Half of their holding is found in a younger parcel

Crinquand’s version of Trousseau from Pupillin is vinified in barrel in similar manner to his Ploussard

when it is

Philippe Gilbert Menetou-Salon Blanc 2023 Champagne At their finestPhilippes stellar Menetou Salon Blanc is unfailingly mineral driven, yet without the straitjacketed citrusy rigidity more conventionally and commercially minded Loire Sauvignon Blanc frequently displays. A sense of lusciousnessone that is distinct from viscosityprovides a texturally attractive counterpoint to the rapier like acidity, and nods ever so glancingly to its upstream Chenin Blanc based cousins, yet this is unmistakably Kimmeridgian grown