Stephane Regnault, 'MixoLydien No 45' Blanc de Blancs NV

Certified Organic. 100% Chardonnay. Base vintage 2016, with reserve ’15 and ’14 blended. (65% 2016, 35% reserve wine). Native fermentation, with 2016 fermenting entirely in barrel. Completes malolactic. Aged on lees four years and ten months. Dosage 1 g/L. Disgorged May 2023. Taken from the single-vineyard Moulin (Grand Cru), planted in the 1970s. Moulin’s characteristics are: eastern exposure, thin topsoil supported by grass plantings, transitional horizon rich in chalk and fairly deep, subsoil of soft, fractured chalk. Work done in the vineyard taking lunar cycle into account; plant decoction used for vineyard treatments. Regnault’s four hectares of Chardonnay are divided between a few highly-celebrated chalky terroirs in Le Mesnil, as well as the Grand Cru village Oger. Regnault takes a modern approach to the new estate wines at this domaine, identifying three specific lieu-dits to bottle separately: Chemin de Flavigny in Oger, Moulin on the border between Oger and Le Mesnil, and Ha