J Vignier, Champagne Silexus Sezannensis Brut, NV [2016] SO041126 Salvo Foti but this is a different

but this is a different animal: a traditional-method sparkler from the same Listan Negro grape

The 2023 vintage produced wines with purity

a pioneer of traditional-method sparkling wines in Croatia’s Plešivica region

unfiltered character

J Vignier, Champagne Silexus Sezannensis Brut, NV [2016] SO041126 Salvo Foti but this is a differentThe name says it all: 'Silexus' for the flint (silex) that runs through these south facing slopes, 'Sezannensis' for the Cote de Sezanne, the underrated pocket of Champagne just south of the more famous Cote des Blancs. This is grower Champagne from the Vignier family, whose roots in the region go back centuries, and it's 100% Chardonnay off flinty soils over Cretaceous chalk. Vinified and aged in stainless steel with long lees time, it's built to