Champagne Henri Dosnon Brut Selection N.V., Cote Des Bar

Champagne Dosnon is located in the southernmost area of Champagne called the Côte des Bars. This terroir is different from northern champagne in that it shares the same subsoil as Chablis. This Kimmeridgien limestone is full of fossilized sea creatures and bright white chalk which helps to produce wines of great delineation and purity. A model for the future of small, artisanal Champagne houses, Dosnon is the brainchild of Davy Dosnon who grew up in this beautiful region of rolling hills, wheat fields, and champagne vines. Davy studied viticulture and worked in top Burgundy wine houses before moving back to the village of Lingey in the Côte de Bars region of Champagne for the peace and quiet. Davy is turning out mineral, vinous bottlings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Fermenting entirely in former Puligny-Montrachet barrels, the champagnes might as well be Chablis with bubbles for all of their mineral packed goodness. Dosages are very low (in some cases as little as 4 grams per liter) a