Girard-Bonnet, Champagne Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut 'A Mi-Chemin' (2022 base) , NV CS20230629 from the New York Distilling

from the New York Distilling Company

sourced from a single Oak Knoll vineyard picked the day before the Glass Fire

smooth texture

Locally roasted fair trade coffee is blended with a distillate made with excess whey from one of the country's biggest Greek-style yogurt makers

and distinctly Madeira

Girard-Bonnet, Champagne Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut 'A Mi-Chemin' (2022 base) , NV CS20230629 from the New York DistillingThe name means 'halfway,' and that is exactly the point: where 'Mon Village' leans on Le Mesnil, 'A Mi Chemin' splits the difference between two grand crus, blending Le Mesnil sur Oger and Oger down the middle. Paul Girard inherited vineyards in both Le Mesnil from his father, Oger from his mother so this cuvee is a kind of family portrait in a glass. You get the plush florality and riper fruit of Oger married to the rigid structure and salinity of Le