Krug 2006 is composed of 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier and shows an impressive aromatic richness of white flowers, smoke and toasted hazelnuts. There’s both density and crystalline texture here, with... Read More

The NV (2017) Cuvée La Rue des Noyers is a gorgeous wine especially for the year. The 2017 bristles with energy and complexity as it opens with aeration. Apricot tangerine peel spice ginger lemon confit and a touch of oak all... Read More

The NV (2017) Cuvée L’Orme is another impressive Champagne from Benoît Déhu. Aromatic and light on its feet L'Orme shows the more delicate nuanced side of Pinot Noir off to great effect. Kirsch wild flowers mint spice... Read More

The Nicolas Francois 2008 Brut is a 69% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay predominantly from Grand Cru vineyards with 17% sourced from Premier Cru parcels. Cold fermented in stainless steel with 17% of the cuvée vinified in oak it... Read More

Attractive salmon color with aromas of dried strawberries and lemons, as well as hints of flowers. Full-bodied with tight tension from the fine phenolics that run through the palate. Hints of white pepper, peaches and sliced green... Read More

The NV PN AYC 2018 is the newest edition in Bollinger’s range of single village-based Champagnes a series of wines created by former Chef de Caves Gilles Descôtes who passed away earlier this year. Tense and vibrant with notable... Read More

The NV (2019) Brut Cuvée Ste.-Anne is fabulous. Rich, ample and layered, the Brut Cuvée Ste.-Anne hits all the right notes. I especially admire its vinous intensity and overall resonance. Dried pear, flowers mint,... Read More

The NV Brut Rosé (2020 base) is endowed with tons of energy and drive. In this release, the Rosé offers a good bit of tension, but there are also some savory, and at times vegetal, notes readers will have to contend... Read More

Effusive and fleshy the 2016 Champagne Millésime Brut pours a medium-golden hue and offers forward aromas of golden apple ginger and honeyed citrus. Medium to full-bodied it’s expansive on the palate with a pithy texture and... Read More

A driven and serious DP with aromas of chalk biscuits apricot stones a

The 2009 Dom Pérignon Rosé marks a return to a richer style of Rosé following the more ethereal 2008 Rosé. Sweet red cherry blood orange spice and pomegranate all build in a creamy sensual DP Rosé that hits all the right... Read More

The 2016 Champagne CĂ´te Grand Cru pours a youthful straw hue and opens to aromas of fresh flowers yellow pear and Meyer lemon. Focused and more linear in its profile it has a refined and creamy mousse and a stony chalky texture.... Read More

The 2018 “les Hauts Chèvres” Blanc de Noirs from Vincent Lavel is a brilliant young wine. Since the 2012 vintage this wine has been based on old vine pinot meunier as the pinot noir vines in this vineyard which Vincent previously... Read More

The Celebris 2012 Brut emerges gracefully from the glass with poached yellow apple kumquat puff pastry and vanilla cream notes. The medium to full-bodied palate has buoyant acid freshness and a bright salinity that highlights... Read More

A bright straw/silver hue the 2015 Champagne Brut does a great job at retaining the fresher side of the vintage offering up notes of cherry blossom fresh nectarine and fresh almond. It’s medium to full-bodied and although it... Read More

The 2012 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs MSNL Chétillons et Mussettes Grand Cru was picked in the eponymous parcels in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and vinified in stainless steel. Honey and salted roasted cashew appear alongside exquisite... Read More

Based on the 2018 vintage complemented by 20% reserve wines drawn from a solera the NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Quintette exhibits aromas of fresh bread green apple dried white flowers and almond paste followed by a medium to... Read More

The tightness and tension of this is impressive considering the youngest wine from this is 2015 (hot and dry year) with some wines going back to 2000. Ginger and orange zest. Some creme brulee. It's medium-bodied with apple... Read More

The 2018 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Les Longues Voyes 1er Cru, 100% Pinot Noir, is the most engaging of the three parcellaire wines today. Aromatic, deep and exquisitely layered, the Longues Voyes is super-expressive today. Crushed... Read More

The 2018 Extra Brut Vignes d’Autrefois is a selection of 100% Meunier sourced from vines planted between 1947 and 1964. Deeply-pitched and vinous, the Autrefois fills out beautifully with a bit of time in the glass. The... Read More

The NV Extra Brut Petit Meslier is fabulous. Rich and effusive the Petit Meslier exudes tremendous aromatic intensity and depth. Yellow flowers mint spice lemon confit and marzipan are some of the many notes that soar out of the... Read More

An open and inviting nose references cream oatmeal and Amalfi lemon with the slightest edge of smoke. The palate immediately strikes with a mouthwatering lemon ripeness and a juicy mouthfilling generosity reminiscent of yellow... Read More

The 2014 Cristal Rosé sizzles with energy. Finely cut and crystalline to the core the 2014 is laced with striking vibrancy. Chalk mint white flowers cranberry and blood orange all race across the palate. Deceptively understated... Read More

Crisp, tangy and focused, with aromas of raspberries, biscuits, watermelon, seashells, lemons and pink grapefruit. Sharp acidity with very fine bubbles. Field blend from a single plot in Cumieres. 80% field blend of chardonnay,... Read More

A collaboration between two sommelier friends and Michel Gonet the 2016 Rajat Parr & Marco Pelletier Brut Nature Blanc de Blanc Les Compères was disgorged May 2021 and derives from old vines in Mesnil sur Oger lieu-dit Les Hautes... Read More

The 2014 vintage of Philipponnat’s “Cuvée 1522” Rosé is composed this year from a cépages of eighty-two percent pinot noir and eighteen percent chardonnay with the pinot noir hailing from the vineyard of Le Léon in Aÿ... Read More