J. Vignier Champagne Deux Terres Blanc de Blancs 2010 Arugula building on vines inherited from

building on vines inherited from the Colin and Ponavoy families

learned the craft working in Saumur

The Pie de Monte Malbec is a reflection of their philosophy—crafted with minimal intervention

Decant an hour ahead and serve it slightly cool

Remi Branger and Gwenaelle Croix now run day-to-day winemaking at Domaine de la Pepiere

J. Vignier Champagne Deux Terres Blanc de Blancs 2010 Arugula building on vines inherited fromThe Land Two parcels roughly 50 kilometers apart, and the wine is named for the distance between them. Le Bateau sits in Cramant, a grand cru village on the Cte des Blancs, where Cretaceous chalk lies close beneath a thin cap of clay. Les Bercottes sits in the Cte de Szanne, the warmer, softer, far less famous Chardonnay country to the south, on chalk and marl. The Szanne vines did not come from a nursery catalogue: they were propagated by slection