Chartogne-Taillet, 'Cuvée Orizeaux' Extra Brut 2020

The buzz right now around small producers making site-specific Champagnes is incredible. Alexandre Chartogne illustrates this as well as anyone. After working at Selosse alongside Olivier Collin and Jerome Prevost, Alexandre took over his family’s winery at the age of 23. Since then, he has been at the forefront of a growing trend, crafting a range of Champagnes that each reflect their individual vineyard in a very Burgundian way. ‘Orizeaux’ is a weighty Champagne made from old-vine pinot noir grown on one of the family’s most-prized plots in Merfy.