Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru 2021 CACOFFER Because it grows on clay

Because it grows on clay and marl rather than chalk

this one emphasizes creamy vanilla and orchard fruit

A Champagne of genuine substance and elegance

Jean Boxler's Sommerberg "Eckberg" parcel delivers the racy

Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru 2021 CACOFFER Because it grows on clayClos des Mouches is one of Beaune's great vineyards, and Chanson is one of its largest owners, a fact that gets far less airtime than it should. The mouches in question are not flies but bees, an old local name for the hives that once worked this hillside. Planted to Chardonnay on limestone, the site gives a white Burgundy of real tension: delicate florals, citrus and white fruit stretched over a spine of stone, with none of the heaviness that