Flavien Nowack, Champagne 'Autre Cru' Blanc de Meunier Extra Brut (2022 base), NV SO061124_Vetter2021 and versatile—equally at home in

and versatile—equally at home in a martini

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Flavien Nowack, Champagne 'Autre Cru' Blanc de Meunier Extra Brut (2022 base), NV SO061124_Vetter2021 and versatile—equally at home inBlanc de Meunier is a Champagne category that barely exists on paper and matters enormously to those who love it. Meunier long dismissed as the blending workhorse of the Marne reveals a completely different face when vinified on its own: rounder, more aromatic, more immediately charming than Chardonnay, but with a complexity that sneaks up on you. Flavien Nowack's 'Autre Cru' is built on a 2022 base from Vandires and pushed to extra brut, a