Our Take: The Domaine Nowack La Fontinette Meunier Extra Brut pours a pale, shimmering gold with an incredibly fine and persistent mousse that sets a refined tone from the start. The nose is remarkably vertical and precise, opening with crystalline aromas of green apple skin and lemon verbena that quickly give way to a savory, earthier base of wet limestone and toasted hazelnuts. On the palate, the wine delivers a jolt of pure energy, where the cooler vintage's laser-focused acidity carries bright flavors of white peach and under-ripe Rainier cherry over a distinct, chalky mineral structure. It finishes bone-dry and impeccably clean, leaving a lingering trail of salted grapefruit and dried mountain herbs that highlights the raw, vibrating soul of the Vandières terroir.