C+C stands for Cramant plus Chouilly, two of the Côte des Blancs' Grand Cru villages, and this is the clearest, most affordable way into Aurélien Suenen's chalk-obsessed Chardonnay. Both villages sit on chalk-rich soils that give Chardonnay its precision and minerality, and Suenen's whole project is built on getting that out of the bottle rather than smoothing it over, starting with organic farming, certified in 2019. Aurélien took over the family estate in 2009 and refocused the range entirely on Blanc de Blancs; his great-grandparents Marcel and Simone were the first Suenens to bottle their own wine rather than sell grapes to the big houses, with Simone stamping the bottles by hand. The wine is finished Extra Brut, so there's almost nothing sweet standing between you and the chalk. Grower Champagne of real seriousness, and a very good argument for drinking it instead of a big-house label.