Chateau Le Puy VdF Blanc Marie-Cecile 2023 champagne-template The concept is simple—combine bourbon's

The concept is simple—combine bourbon's sweetness with rye's spice in calibrated proportions—but the execution requires sourcing and blending exceptional aged whiskeys

One of the rarest bottles in existence from Burgundy's most storied domaine

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Chateau Le Puy VdF Blanc Marie-Cecile 2023 champagne-template The concept is simple—combine bourbon'sChteau Le Puy has farmed this corner of Bordeaux's Ctes de Francs since 1610, biodynamic before the word existed, with horses in the vineyard and Demeter certification today. They bottle as Vin de France rather than chase appellation rules, and each cuve is named for a family ancestor. Marie Ccile is their white, made from Smillon farmed the same idiosyncratic way as the reds: native yeasts, no fining, no filtration, minimal sulfur. The result is a