Michel Mailliard Brut Cuvee Gregory Italy North sour cherry skin and a

sour cherry skin and a faint blush of red currant

tannic powerhouse of a wine that has flawless balance as well as a level of purity that's off the charts

The only thing that is missing is the wine

and a whiff of salty air and crushed seashell

You’ll be missing out

Michel Mailliard Brut Cuvee Gregory Italy North sour cherry skin and aVertus is more than a dot on the Cte des Blancs. Its a village where chalk runs close to the surface and Chardonnay is shaped by tension from the start. Since 1894, the Mailliard family has farmed here, four generations rooted in these pale soils, their history set into Vertus as firmly as the vines themselves. Cuve Grgory takes its name from the fourth generation now at the helm, Gregory Mailliard, working alongside his sister Alexia after years