The Billecart family makes classic Champagne and this is a lovely introduction to the style. It’s roughly equal parts Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay from 2019 and nearly 40% reserve wines going back to 2016 with about... Read More
For the past six years, this has been a terrific Brut Champagne at a crazy good price. It comes from a co-op founded in 1959 to help grape growers in Aube, the southern part of Champagne, get a little better deal from the big... Read More
This small cooperative winery in the heart of Champagne has struck gold with this cuvee- and yellow label gold at that. Because the Charles Clement Brut Tradition is the kind of wine that will thrill anyone who loves... Read More
Back after far too long an absence, this is a delicious, dry, crisp, sparkling wine made like Champagne from Limoux’s own grape, Mauzac. This is pretty easy wine to love – notes of green apple, pear, some leesy, yeasty,... Read More
Organic/Bio Grapes from this far west in the Marne tend to end up in mass-produced NV blends, but since their first release in 20202, the brother/sister team of Jean-Rémi and Melanie Drémont are proving that really... Read More
Organic/Bio Pierre Fresne’s top wine honors his grandfather, founder of the estate. It’s 95% 2010 from 60% Chardonnay and 20% each Pinot Noir and Meunier with 20% aged in barrel, resting sur latte for 12 years under... Read More
A completely delicious "drinker's Champagne" with lots of time on the lees to develop toastiness and creaminess of texture. We love how the brioche notes linger here.
Organic/Bio A true luxury grower Champagne from a tiny estate of just 3.5HA that (rarely for Champagne) is certified organic and biodynamic. This is a 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from 1er Cru sites in Ludes and Rilly-La-Montagne... Read More
Grand Cru Chardonnay is the heart and soul of Domaine Jean Pernet and this is one of the finest values in high quality Blanc de Blancs we’ve seen in years. It’s 100% Chardonnay from Grand Cru sites in Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger,... Read More
Dom Perignon - yes, he was a real winemaking monk! - pioneered the making of white Champagne from black Pinot Noir grapes in the 1600s. The techniques were refined by the large houses in Champagne's northern regions, but somehow... Read More
Think of this as French Pinot Noir with bubbles and you’ll be on the right track. In contrast to Vesselle’s ever-popular Oeil de Perdrix (the lightest rosé Champagne we know of), this is the darkest and most... Read More
Blending 70% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir, winemaker Gilles Lancelot achieves “major agreement” between Champagne's most important grapes coming from 40 parcels and vines averaging 50 years... Read More
Richer than this year's 2017 base-vintage release, this still delivers plenty of energy to match the deeply textured mouthfeel. As Suckling says in his 92 point review, Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon,... Read More
Most Cramant Chardonnay is blended with other Crus, but this is 100% Cramant Grand Cru and is built on the backbone of tuffeau and chalk Cramant is famous for. From six small plots, done all in steel and with full malo, aged 4... Read More
As Champagne expert says of Marc Hebrart’s Champagnes, “If you like to think about your wines, they’re intellectually engaging enough to satisfy you; on the other hand, if you’re just looking to drink,... Read More
For all of the bulk that many 2018 Champagnes show, Hebrart's 100% Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs remains as stylish, pure, and elegant as ever. As Wine Advocate (94 points) wrote of the last release, wafts from the glass with... Read More
Champagne Paul Bara has been creating fine Champagne in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy for around 170 years and the Bara family remains at the helm today. Bouzy’s glorious sun exposure and limestone-heavy soils give Pinot... Read More
The classic flower label bottle is almost as pretty as the wine! It's 50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir and 5% Meunier, all nicely ripe and finished at 8 g/l dosage for a generous mouthfeel and long, easy, finish. As Wine Spectator... Read More
Perrine Fresne’s second NV Champagne matches the quality of the first, but is definitely a different wine. In the cooler 2021 harvest, she leaned into the quality of her Chardonnay (42% of the blend) with her best plots... Read More
Organic/Bio If it didn’t sound bad we’d call Remi Georgeton a “farmer Champagne maker” because “grower” just doesn’t begin to cover it. Since taking over from his parents in 2006, he’s... Read More
A rare sub-$100 Special Club that's full of the aromas of seashore, baking brioche, crisp pear and ripe apple fruit and just a hint of freshening citrus. It's 100% Chardonnay from Grand Cru vines in Chouilly done in steel... Read More
This could just be the very best value bottle of bubbles we've ever found. It's 90% Chardonnay with 10% Vermentino (Ugni Blanc) for lift and bite. The bubbles are small and persistent and the aromas and flavors bright... Read More
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