2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort $25 and Under ) makes it a veritable

) makes it a veritable Swiss army knife for pairings

and inviting freshness

closer to the terroir — run today by two generations of the Schmidt family who farm the vines sustainably and ferment with natural yeasts

the fresh and zippy counterpart to their age-worthy Les Gruches

thirst quenching

2021 Alice Beaufort Le Petit Beaufort $25 and Under ) makes it a veritableThe 2021 Alice Beaufort "Le Petit Beaufort" is a biodynamically farmed, hand disgorged sparkling Chardonnay made just outside the official Champagne appellation near the Aube all the pedigree, none of the AOC. Balanced and light on its feet, with white peach, white flowers, and a whisper of brioche, it carries a striking near copper hue despite being 100% Chardonnay the result of 30 months in barrel, two more years on the lees, zero dosage, and zero