Tellier Champagne Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Monts d'Or 2019 EGLY24 mineral-tinged finish

mineral-tinged finish

The palate is generous and well-structured

The Zilliken family has been working these slate slopes around Saarburg since the 18th century

Their 2022 is an old-school field blend

and tropical fruit delights on the nose

Tellier Champagne Champagne Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Monts d'Or 2019 EGLY24 mineral-tinged finishTellier is a young grower estate at Moussy and Pierry, just south of Epernay, farming thirteen small plots and vinifying each one separately instead of blending everything into a single house cuvee. Les Monts d'Or is the Chardonnay parcel, bottled as a single vintage Blanc de Blancs at Extra Brut dosage so there's very little sugar softening the edges. It's the sort of Champagne that has become hard to find at a sensible price: farmer grown, site