Michel Fallon Champagne BdB Grand Cru Brut Ozanne NV

Fallon makes about 1,000 bottles of Champagne each year in Anselme Selosse’s cellar in Avize, where he works as Selosse’s principal assistant. Over the next few years, Fallon will have access to more of his family’s vineyards and production should increase but for now it is beyond tiny.

The NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Ozanne is laced with gorgeous scents of pastry, brioche, citrus, white flowers and yellow orchard fruit. Warm, oxidative tones add breadth and volume, but the wine remains weightless, impeccable and pure. The delineated, crystalline finish leaves a lasting impression. This is a super-impressive showing from a producer who appears to have a very bright future. Ozanne is the old, historical name by which Avize was known prior to 796 CE