Pommery Cuvée Louise 2005 Champagne in Gift Box - Edition Parcelle rosé it was a Burgundy house

it was a Burgundy house betting that Oregon could grow Chardonnay with the same clarity it had spent a century making in France

in a softer white box - the kind of elegant

forcing a fast

and that distinctive crushed-shell minerality on a finish driven by bright

The result is a Champagne built on the chalk and tension that define great Chardonnay

Pommery Cuvée Louise 2005 Champagne in Gift Box - Edition Parcelle rosé it was a Burgundy houseCuve Louise is the wine Pommery makes only when the vintage deserves it, named for Louise Pommery, the widow who built the house into one of Champagne's greatest. It's a blend of 65% Chardonnay from Avize and Cramant and 35% Pinot Noir from A three Grand Cru villages that are among the most prized addresses in all of Champagne, and the only sources Cuve Louise has ever drawn on. The wine spends around a decade on the lees in Pommery's chalk cellars