Disgorged July 2024. Avizoise is sourced from old vines of around 50 to 60 years of age, situated in the clay-rich (argilo-calcaire) Coteaux d’Avize vineyards of Les Robarts and Les Gros Yeux. Both sites are now listed on the wine’s front label. The richer soils and altitude of these neighbouring sites bring more texture and roundness, says Pascal. The wine ages entirely in 600-litre demi-muid, and bottle fermentation is under cork rather than crown seal. The 2018 spent just over five years on lees and was dosed at 3 g/L. It’s a gloriously potent, deep Avizoise, yet one grounded in chalky, stony classicism.