Hure Freres, Champagne Extra-Brut Reserve L'Invitation (2020 base), NV Charlie Clay SO061025 Excellent as a digestif after

Excellent as a digestif after rich meals or in classic fernet-based cocktails

Isolation proof gin is a NY State product

The palate is smooth yet brisk

terroir-driven Barolo

and a hint of smoked meat add complexity and intrigue

Hure Freres, Champagne Extra-Brut Reserve L'Invitation (2020 base), NV Charlie Clay SO061025 Excellent as a digestif afterThe name says it all: L'Invitation is the bottle the Hure brothers want you to open first, the convivial welcome to their grower estate in Ludes, on the Montagne de Reims. Francois and Pierre Hure farm organically leaning, roughly thirty five year old vines and blend all three Champagne grapes here, forty percent Pinot Noir, forty percent Pinot Meunier, and twenty percent Chardonnay, built around a solera style reserve they call the memory of the