Extra Brut Extra Old has an aging potential of more than 15 years and brings all the precision and liveliness of a rare and complex Champagne
fortified with a bit of vin de paille
Owned by the SCOR insurance group since 2017 and classified Premier Grand Cru Classé B
The wine leans on the austere
a south-facing parcel of very old Pinot Noir on red clay over hard Kimmeridgian limestone in Les Riceys
Frenchtown Farms North Yuba Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah Perigree 2021 0426JACKSON Extra Brut Extra Old hasA 50 50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from Renaissance Vineyard, Aaron and Cara Mockrish's nod to Clos Saron's Black Pearl and Domaine de Trevallon. The Mockrishes farm old, own rooted, dry farmed blocks high in the North Yuba AVA, and Perigee is built with deliberate restraint: destemmed by hand, crushed by foot, co fermented in small bins with twice daily punchdowns, pressed after roughly three weeks on the skins, then aged in neutral oak