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DROP 22

Drop 22

With Tino Kuban & Romain Henin

For Drop 22, I went for a combination I’m genuinely excited about: 2 bottles of Romain Henin’s Meunier Tu dors and 1 bottle of Maison Glandien’s Les Callioux 2024 — also the first Chardonnay from Tino Kuban this year.

Romain Henin is one of those growers who immediately caught my attention. There is something incredibly alive and exciting about the way he works, and I have to say: I am absolutely impressed by this Meunier. It has tension, energy, and so much character. Next to it, Tino Kuban’s Chardonnay brings freshness, precision, and the perfect counterpoint.

And yes, the two bottles of Tu dors are there for a reason. We want you to follow the wine. Romain’s idea is to drink one this year and keep the second for later — because the ageing potential here is excellent, and that is exactly what makes it so interesting.

Inside the box

 
2022 La Bulle Libre: Meunier – Tu dors – Romain Henin
 

After our last Romain Hénin drop in 2025, I tasted this exact wine again blind one year later in Italy — and it completely blew me away. The wine had evolved so beautifully. It was deeper, more layered, more complex, and at the same time still full of life, energy, and tension. It felt so different, so much more expressive, and honestly, I was stunned by how much this bottle had to say with a bit more time.

That moment made one thing very clear: this is not a wine you should only drink once.

So I managed to secure two bottles for you, because both Romain Hénin and I want you to see that potential for yourselves. One bottle to open now and enjoy in all its youthful energy, freshness, and edge. And one bottle to keep, to forget about for a while, and to come back to later — to see how beautifully it evolves. 

Tu Dors is 100% Meunier, bottled without dosage and made in a way that keeps all the energy of the grape intact. Nothing feels rounded off or overworked here. Instead, you get tension, fine mousse, bright orchard fruit, citrus peel, chalk and a subtle savoury layer underneath that gives the wine structure and grip. It is vivid, precise and full of movement — the kind of Champagne that feels alive from the first sip and brings real pulse to the table.

Drinking recommendation: One Now one in two years

2024 Les Cailloux – Maison Glandien

Les Cailloux 2024 is a Chardonnay from Rully, sourced from a vineyard in the upper part of the slope, where the soils contain more limestone and less clay than further down. The site is west-facing, planted at a higher altitude, and the vines date back to the 1980s — all of which already points toward a wine with freshness, precision, and a strong mineral backbone.

In the cellar, the wine was raised in one foudre, one 500L barrel, and one 400L barrel, all new oak. That gives the wine structure and frame, while the vineyard itself brings the lift: limestone, elevation, and a cooler, more tension-filled expression of Chardonnay.

This is not a broad or sleepy style of white Burgundy. It is the kind of Chardonnay we love most — a wine with energy, grip, and clarity, where texture meets freshness and depth meets drive. There is substance here, but also movement. It feels precise, alive, and built around tension rather than weight.

Drinking recommendation: NOW but can age!