Patrick Piuze Val de Mer Brut Nature NV, Burgundy, France
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100% Chardonnay
Val de Mer is Patrick Piuze’s second winery, co-owned with Moutard-Diligent. The winemaking is very similar to his own, eponymous line: both are hand-harvested, both are spontaneously fermented, and the élèvage is the same (used barrels for 1er Cru and Grand Cru and tanks on entry-level.)
All the grapes are hand-harvested and then spend nine months on the lees before disgorging with zero dosage. It is about as dry, crisp and racy as you can get outside of Champagne.