Domaine Du Fables, Gargantua, 2022 CALIFORNIA COUNT and worth a place in

and worth a place in any serious cellar

ripe dark berries and black pepper emerge alongside fine-grained tannins softened by aging in large oak barrels

Founded 18th century by Gabriel Ferrière

This Champagne is well-suited to pair with savory dishes

Nicolas Gaudry's Les Champs de Cri is a single-parcel expression of this terroir — tightly wound

Domaine Du Fables, Gargantua, 2022 CALIFORNIA COUNT and worth a place inDomaine des Fables is Francois Gilles' tiny Alpine project, four hectares of steep slopes in Savoie's Chautagne, farmed organically and biodynamically with an eye for balance and biodiversity. If Gamabumba is the fun, gulpable Gamay, 'Les Chroniques de Gargantua' is the more serious one: 100% Gamay from 35 year old vines, given a long whole bunch maceration and aged ten months in barrel on its lees. The result is a deeper, more structured Alpine red