Richard Esling On the Grapevine: Troyes, the Aube and a different kind of Champagne escape

Richard Esling On the Grapevine: Troyes, the Aube and a different kind of Champagne escape

There is a certain pleasure in arriving somewhere that feels, if not undiscovered, then at least under-discussed. The Côte des Bar, with its Kimmeridgian soils—akin to those of Chablis—offers wines of a different timbre: broader, more vinous, often anchored by Pinot Noir rather than Chardonnay.