Jean Vesselle, Champagne Oeil De Perdrix Brut, NV SO062625 Peyrassol offer A traditional Barolo from a

A traditional Barolo from a benchmark Monforte vintage

but is equally compelling on its own

When a former Krug enologist returned to manage his family's Champagne house

By selectively blocking malolactic fermentation

Jean Vesselle, Champagne Oeil De Perdrix Brut, NV SO062625 Peyrassol offer A traditional Barolo from aOeil de perdrix, "eye of the partridge," is the old name for the pale coppery pink you get when Pinot Noir is bled just barely into color, and Jean Vesselle's version is a delicious lesson in what that can be. This is true grower Champagne (recoltant manipulant): the Vesselle family has farmed the chalky slopes of grand cru Bouzy for nearly 300 years, and today Delphine Vesselle makes the wines from estate Pinot Noir. It's 100% Pinot, given a brief