Pascal Doquet Champagne 1er Cru Arpège Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Bitter and stainless steel

and stainless steel

Its bright cherry fruit and soft tannin make it forgiving alongside picnic spreads and lighter meats

a Burgundy-trained winemaker admired by the likes of Giacosa and Gaja

fermented with native yeast

or charcuterie alongside aged Comté

Pascal Doquet Champagne 1er Cru Arpège Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature Bitter and stainless steelThe Land Vertus is a premier cru rather than a grand cru for an unglamorous reason: at 542 hectares it is the largest commune in the Marne, and the boundary took in a lot of ground nobody considered noble. That size is also what makes it interesting. Topsoil here runs anywhere from 20 centimeters to more than two meters before you reach chalk, so the village is really three or four different places wearing one name. Arpge draws on the east and south