Domaine Mallet | Hureau de Clos | Vintage

There are champagnes you drink. And there are champagnes that entertain you. Hureau de Clos unequivocally falls into the latter category.

This Brut Nature vintage, blended with 30% Chardonnay, 30% Meunier, and 30% Pinot Noir, leaves nothing to be desired. No dosage, no masquerade. What remains is a glass that compels you to pay attention.

On the nose: a bitter orange peel, like cracking open a citrus fruit with cold hands. Then candied fruit, syrupy and sultry, but without being sweet. And suddenly, there it is: a hint of coffee. No milk, no sugar. Just dark, deep, and dry.