"Originally from Beaune, Benoît Doussot arrived in Champagne in 2015 after a stint at Domaine Fichet in Meursault. Working at Vouette & Sorbée, he perceived that organic growers were selling their fruit to big houses and the local cooperatives for no premium, and he set out to change that. Today, Doussot works with some 12 hectares of vines, farmed by nine different vignerons, divided among 18 parcels. In sourcing, he's looking for the second terrace of Kimmeridgian limestone; and all his cuvées are derived from a single vintage, a single grape variety and this same terrace, differentiated by their different expositions. Vinification is in large 500- and 600-liter oak barrels, with comparatively long élevage of vins clairs on the lees; and tirage is with relatively low pressure, favoring a more vinous profile. These are high quality, elegant Champagnes with a Burgundian accent, with the more northerly facing sites delivering more chiseled wines and their southerly facing sites more plenitude; though I'm tempted to say that their obviously complementary profiles beg the question of why Doussot doesn't blend them, thereby foregrounding the variables of cépage, geology and vintage all the more"-Willian Kelley
WINE ADVOCATE 93+ POINTS-"The most chiseled, electric wine in Doussot's range is the NV Brut Nature Les Revers, derived from north-facing holdings higher up the slope. Unwinding in the glass with scents of crisp Anjou pear, citrus oil, smoke, white flowers and oyster shell, it's medium to full-bodied, dense and incisive, with a tangy spine of acidity and a long, penetratingly saline finish."
WINE ADVOCATE 93+ POINTS-"The most chiseled, electric wine in Doussot's range is the NV Brut Nature Les Revers, derived from north-facing holdings higher up the slope. Unwinding in the glass with scents of crisp Anjou pear, citrus oil, smoke, white flowers and oyster shell, it's medium to full-bodied, dense and incisive, with a tangy spine of acidity and a long, penetratingly saline finish."
