Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 042726OFFER this age-old recipe calls for

this age-old recipe calls for an infusion of high mountain herbs

the Girondin deputy who presided over the National Convention

Julien Prélat’s “Presle” is a grower Champagne sourced entirely from estate Chardonnay vines in the Vallée de la Marne

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Medium-bodied with pliant tannins and a well-balanced

Atomique³ Willamette Valley Chardonnay Le Basalt 2021 042726OFFER this age-old recipe calls forAtomique3 is a small Willamette Valley project built around a simple, geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side? Le Basalt comes from blocks planted on volcanic basaltthe dark, iron rich bedrock of the Eola Amity Hills and the high benches of the valley. The result is the more structured, mineral, and savory of the pair, with a flinty edge and a tight, linear shape. Lovers of taut, Chablisien