Cedric Bouchard, La Boloree, Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Oenothèque [2010]

Cédric Bouchard has become one of Champagne’s most influential grower-producers, celebrated for an uncompromising philosophy built around purity, precision, and place. Working in the Aube under his Roses de Jeanne label, Bouchard produces only single-vineyard, single-variety, single-vintage Champagnes—each meant to express its origin with absolute clarity. Yields are among the lowest in the region, all farming is organic, and the cellar is intentionally minimalist: no dosage, no chaptalization, no oak, no fining, no cold stabilization. What remains is Champagne in its most elemental form.

Very old and rare Pinot Blanc from a 0.217 hectare lieu-dit known as La Boloree. Bouchard was initially uninterested in the parcel, but it landed in his lap after he drew the shorter straw in a dual between growers.  Today, it is perhaps his most cherished site. Extremely limited production. A library release, disgorged and aged in Cedric's cellar for 15 years.