Champagne Clandestin

Champagne house in Champagne.

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Champagne​‌​ Clandestin is a small négociant project in the Côte des Bar, set up by Benoît Doussot and based in Buxières-sur-Arce.

• History: Doussot comes from Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy, trained in Beaune and worked for Jean-Philippe Fichet in Meursault. He started the project in 2015 with Bertrand Gautherot of Vouette & Sorbée as his mentor; the first cuvées were made in Gautherot's converted barn.
• Vineyards and terroir: Clandestin works with organically grown grapes from a group of growers in the south of Champagne: Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian soils and Chardonnay on Portlandian soils.
• Winemaking and style: The wines ferment with indigenous yeasts in 600-litre oak barrels and are bottled with no dosage.
• Cuvées: Each year two Pinot Noirs are made, separated by exposure: Boréal comes entirely from north-facing parcels, Austral from south-facing ones. The house also makes Chardonnay-based cuvées.

Cuvées by Clandestin

Where it is sold

Shops and wholesalers carrying Clandestin: Bottle Hero.

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