D'Armanville Brut Champagne [D90]

Producer: D'Armanville Region: Côte des Bar, Champagne, France  Blend: Pinot Noir Year: Non-Vintage  Retail Price: $50.00 Our Price: $25.99*  Cote des Bar is Champagne's hottest region right now.  Over the last decade, its popularity has exploded.  It has long been a Champagne value stronghold, but this former hidden gem is being discovered more and move.  Cote des Bar is the underdog of Champagne with a tendency to rebel against the system.  A once overlooked region, the Aube was long perceived as inferior to its northern counterparts, with the Marne's elites pushing for its exclusion from the Champagne region in 1908. This sparked protests from the Cote des Bar growers who, until 1927, were relegated to the classification of "second zone" Champagne. This 125-year-old chip on the shoulder gives the Cote des Bar producers an unrelenting drive to prove themselves.  Their culture of artisanal, experimental, terroir-driven winemaking produces Champagne at confoundingly low prices.  They'v