- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Grapes: 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay.
Region: France> Champagne> L' Aube> Cotes des Bar.
Notes: Female winemaker, Grower-Champagne, no-dosage.
Description: Old wine guides write off the department of the Aube as a second-rate zone, following the lead of the big houses who pushed in the early 1900s for the Aube to be excluded from classification. Ironically, these same grandes marques have never had a problem purchasing vast quantities of Aube fruit for inclusion in their macro-cuvées. Recent decades have seen an explosion of grower-bottled Champagnes from the Aube, although as elsewhere in the region these still comprise a strong minority. With its noble Kimmeridgian soils, the Aube—particularly in its primary viticultural zone of the Côte des Bar—can produce wines of striking mineral clarity and power.