100% Chardonnay from east-facing vineyards with chalk soils. Fermentation in stainless-steel tanks for around 14 days at up to 18°C, followed by malolactic conversion for 85% of the juice. Aged on fine lees for nine months prior to bottling, with a further five years in bottle. Winemaker Gilles Marguet. TA 4.5 g/l , pH 3.1, RS 9 g/l. V egan. Natural cork. B ottle weight 745 g. Available from August 2023. Gutsy, hearty wine that’s obviously champagne but is a tad loose and unfocused on the palate although very heartfelt somehow. I’d happily drink this – and five years on lees are not to be sniffed at. (JR)

100% Chardonnay from east-facing vineyards with chalk soils. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless-steel tanks for around 14 days at up to 18 °C, followed by malolactic conversion for 85% of the juice. The wine was then aged on fine lees for nine months prior to bottling, with a further five years of ageing in bottle following second fermentation. Winemaker Gilles Marguet. TA 4.5 g/l, pH 3.1, RS 9 g/l. Bottle weight 745 g. Vegan, natural cork. Available in Waitrose Cellar only. A fine, focused Blanc de Blancs. The Chardonnay really drives everything here – fresh, structured, mineral, precise. Always seems to deliver consistent (high) quality at a very fair price. (AWH)