Collet Champagne Brut Esprit Couture 2015 CS20230929 and salinity—wines that literally taste

and salinity—wines that literally taste of the land and sea

The high-altitude maturation may influence the whiskey's development through wider temperature swings

at least an hour in a decanter

and this bottling comes from the sandier section of the vineyard

and the 2021 Ca'Mia—their single-vineyard Barolo from seven-decade-old vines in Serralunga's Brea cru

Collet Champagne Brut Esprit Couture 2015 CS20230929 and salinity—wines that literally tasteEsprit Couture is the prestige cuvee of Champagne Collet, the region's pioneering cooperative founded in 1921 in Ay. Conceived as a sparkling nod to haute couture, this vintage 2015 is a blend of roughly half Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and a touch of Pinot Meunier. As the house's top bottling, it carries more depth, richness, and bottle development than the entry wines, while keeping Collet's balanced, polished signature. A dressed up Champagne for a