Famille Mousse, Champagne "L'Esquisse" Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut , NV (1.5L) ETA 8/18/25] Anjou is schist country

Anjou is schist country

then was tapped by Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau to run the cellar at the famed Didier Dagueneau estate — the resume reads like a love letter to the Central Loire

aromatic complexity emerging

Nathan K consistently demonstrates his skill with classic NY staples and lesser-planted grapes alike

gravelly soil and vines 50 to 60 years old (the name itself nods to gravel)

Famille Mousse, Champagne "L'Esquisse" Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut , NV (1.5L) ETA 8/18/25] Anjou is schist countryL'Esquisse means "the sketch," and it is the quickest, clearest read on the Mousse house style: Meunier led Champagne with a savory, dried pear tilt and no makeup on it. Cedric Mousse farms the green illite clay of Cuisles in the Vallee de la Marne, a soil that is rare in Champagne and holds water through dry summers, giving Meunier a lift most people associate with Chardonnay. The blend is roughly three quarters Meunier with the balance Pinot Noir,