Eric Rodez, Champange Cuvee de Crayeres (Base 2021), NV 21225BORCHAMP but captivating already

but captivating already

Drink it now with a decant or cellar for 8–15 years to see it evolve

this 1985 half-bottle is a profoundly mature back-vintage

driving tannins

just clarity—a wine that tastes like exactly where it came from

Eric Rodez, Champange Cuvee de Crayeres (Base 2021), NV 21225BORCHAMP but captivating alreadyThe reference bottling from Ambonnay grower Eric Rodez, who learned his craft at Krug before farming his family's Grand Cru parcels organically and biodynamically. Cuvee des Crayeres is named for the chalk (craie) pits beneath the village and blends roughly 60% Pinot Noir with 40% Chardonnay, drawn from an average of 15 different wines spanning five or six vintages. That deep solera like reserve gives it both freshness and a mature, layered