DRINK BEFORE 2025 - you’ll notice that for the 2023 vintage wines we’ve put “drink before 2025” on the labels. This is a vintage we do not want you to cellar. Right now, the wines are tasting brilliantly but with that much smoke around during ripening and harvest last year you never know when taint can present itself. We found with the 2021 vintage (our last smoky vintage), mild smoke taint didn’t present until 18 months after we disgorged it (and in only 2 of the 20 different bubbles we made that vintage). We’d rather be cautious so we’re requesting to please drink the 2023 vintage this year.