Fromont’s Crémant Reserve is also 100% Chardonnay, but sourced from a parcel of old vines that was planted in 1955 in soil rich with white marl. This spends a minimum of 24 months on the lees, and is bottled with zero dosage.

It is stony and deep, with hints of orange peel and blossom; apricots and marzipan come forward with time in the glass.