Pierre Gerbais Champagne Extra Brut Grains de Celles NV CRV The successor of absinthe

The successor of absinthe

Light brick red with an amber hue with notes of caramel and raisins

Arguably the most famous of the Islay distilleries

San Francisco's favorite black licorice flavored amaro

Pierre Gerbais Champagne Extra Brut Grains de Celles NV CRV The successor of absintheAurlien Gerbais went to wine school in Beaune, not Reims which makes sense, because if you grow up in the Aube you live closer to Burgundy than to the rest of Champagne. He worked with Olivier Lamy in St. Aubin, came home to Celles sur Ource, and still says he considers himself more Burgundian than Champenois. Grains de Celles is the flagship: Pinot Noir with Chardonnay and a full quarter Pinot Blanc, a grape almost nobody in Champagne bothers with