The house style, Carte d’Or (85% Meunier and 15% Chardonnay) revealed extreme elegance and nuance rather than one-dimensional fruity notes. Thinking in terroir terms, the Chardonnay all comes from la Vallée du Surmelin, a region rich in the Meunier grape. These Chardonnay are completely different than the ones from the Côte des Blancs. Saxby describes his Chardonnay as being “meuniotté.” “Meuniotter” is a term invented to help explain how the local Chardonnays take on the characteristics of the Meunier grape!