José Dhondt, Chardonnay, Mes Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, Oger, Champagne, France 2018 shrinkflation built on tight-knit tannins and

built on tight-knit tannins and cleansing acidity

bottles should be standing up the night before opening to allow the sediment to settle

almost savory note

saline delicately oak-inflected finish

Riccardo’s wines exhibit elegance and finesse by farming some of the highest altitude vineyards in Montalcino

José Dhondt, Chardonnay, Mes Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, Oger, Champagne, France 2018 shrinkflation built on tight-knit tannins andThird generation winemaker Jos Dhondt, whose grandfather immigrated from Belgium in 1924, has been managing the estate and making the wine since 1976. The 2015 Mes Vieilles Vignes is 100% Chardonnay from the grand cru of Les Crayres (0. 52 ha) in Oger in the Cte des Blancs, originally planted by Jos's grandfather in 1949. Tightly meshed and elegant, this exudes ripe fruit and floral aromas, with a racy streak of acidity wrapped in plush texture,