Colcombet Champagne Brut Eclat NV CS20230804 and their whole project is

and their whole project is what they call grain-forward lager — beer designed to showcase the flavor of the barley itself rather than the hops or the malting process

Most of it crosses the Atlantic for the US market

with the mineral backbone this appellation is famous for

or add a few drops of water to open up the fruit

Colcombet Champagne Brut Eclat NV CS20230804 and their whole project isHere's a Champagne with an unlikely backstory: the Colcombet name comes from one of France's most storied silk houses, not the vineyards of the Marne. This single estate bottling out of the Marne Valley west of Reims is an even split of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the classic Champagne trio. Brut Eclat lives up to its name, bright and silky with fine, persistent bubbles, leaning on citrus and orchard fruit with a cool mineral streak. An