Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] champagne-template The palate is smooth and

The palate is smooth and rounded

The whisky undergoes a unique maturation process: nine years aging in American white oak previously used for bourbon

I like it in a classic margarita

soft caramel

After fermentation the spirit is pot-distilled to high proof

Dhondt-Grellet, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 'Cramant', NV [2022] champagne-template The palate is smooth andAdrien Dhondt Grellet is one of the standard bearers of the grower Champagne movement, farming his family's plots organically and biodynamically, plowing by horse, and making wine like a Burgundian: barrel fermented with native yeasts, full malolactic, no fining or filtration. This bottling is 100% Chardonnay from the Grand Cru village of Cramant, drawn largely from the lieu dit La Garenne, so it carries Cramant's hallmark chalky finesse and salinity