CHAMPAGNE

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

Renoir's 2018 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Montants has turned out very well bursting with aromas of pear white flowers verbena buttery pastry and hazelnuts. Full-bodied broad and muscular its textural attack segues... 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

Dried lemon grapefruit croissants and salted almonds here with a flavorful palate. Creamy bubbles. Layered and delicious NV. 40% pinot meunier 30% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir. Drink now.

Disgorged with two grams per liter dosage Billecart-Salmon's 2009 Extra Brut Vintage is more giving and demonstrative than its 2008 counterpart offering up inviting aromas of crisp stone fruit yellow apple brioche honeycomb... Read More

Disgorged with two grams per liter dosage Billecart-Salmon's 2009 Extra Brut Vintage is more giving and demonstrative than its 2008 counterpart offering up inviting aromas of crisp stone fruit yellow apple brioche honeycomb... Read More

The 2009 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is such a joyous Champagne. Intensely floral and effusive the 2009 is a real charmer. Kirsch sweet red cherry fruit orange peel mint chalk and white pepper are all finely woven together.... 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

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 2005 Brut Le Clos Saint-Hilaire is sublime. Silky and understated the 2005 is a model of class. The mousse alone is utterly captivating. Dried pear gentle hints of spice dried flowers and mint are some of the many notes that... Read More

Baked raspberries, salted yellow plums, figs, walnuts, orange zest, mahogany and some toasted vanilla on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied with beautifully integrated, very fine bubbles. Dry, with exciting and unique white-pepper... Read More

The 2009 Champagne Blanc De Blancs Louis Salmon Brut comes from Mesnil Cramant and Chouilly and was all fermented in stainless steel tank. Since 2009 was a warmer vintage they did not use wood as they were looking to preserve... Read More

Bollinger’s 2007 R.D. is superb but it is also a wine that reflects the nature of a unique and challenging growing season. In most vintages the R.D. is marked by the distinct creaminess and breadth of Aÿ Pinot Noir.... Read More

Bollinger's 2015 Brut Grand Année is an intriguing wine in that is clearly reflects the decision to pick on the later side in order to avoid vegetal notes derived from the mismatch of alcoholic and phenolic ripeness. "Balance... 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 nose is remarkably fine and complex expressing scents of orchard fruit white peach apricot and lemon with a touch of verbena. On the palate the immediate impression is of a certain unctuosity providing great charm and even... Read More

Strong golden yellow with silver reflections and a very persistent fine mousse. Fine nuances of yellow plum and gooseberries a touch of pickled cherry a touch of bakery almond and walnut smokey savouriness nuances of citrus and... Read More

Crisp and well-knit this minerally Champagne would serve well as an aperitif or with light fare offering flavors of ripe McIntosh apple slivered almond brine and lemon curd.

The 2018 Champagne Cuvée Ephemère Extra Brut is entirely Chardonnay coming from the Grand Cru villages of Oger Avize and Cramant. Pouring a bright straw hue it’s pure with aromas of fresh pear wet stone fresh flowers and lemon... 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 Extra Brut Oeil de Perdrix is a Meunier-based Rosé all from the 2017 harvest. Translucent and yet deceptive in its richness the Oeil de Perdrix has a lot going on. Orange peel spice rose petal and sweet red cherry... Read More

The 2017 Brut Blanc de Blancs is bright and focused with lovely persistence and energy throughout. Lemon peel white flowers mint and white pepper all grace this taut mid-weight Blanc de Blancs from Deutz. Drink it over the next... 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 bright salmon color the NV Champagne Brut Rosé is a fresh style with aromas of ripe peach melon wet stone and tangerine. Approachable and medium-bodied it has an elegant mousse as well as a refreshing and clean finish. Ideal... Read More

The 2013 Brut Rosè Amour de Deutz is ethereal gracious and full of charm. Crushed flowers mint white pepper and cranberry are all nicely lifted throughout. A fine mousse and notable persistence add to a feeling of refinement.... Read More

Aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit and mirabelle plum mingle with notions of freshly baked bread almond paste and white flowers in an inviting bouquet that introduces Dhondt's NV Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cramant... Read More

The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Les Terres Fines offers a striking expression of Chardonnay from Cuis. Smoke slate crushed rocks white pepper and lemon confit are all vivid in this striking wonderfully nuanced Champagne.... Read More

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

The 2010 vintage of Dom Pérignon is a beautiful wine and rather uncharacteristically for this long-distance runner of a Tête de Cuvée the wine is quite flattering to drink out of the blocks as its customary steely structure... Read More

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 2008 Dom Pérignon Rosé is magnificent. Rich and deep in the glass, the 2008 offers up an exotic mélange of aromas and flavors. Sweet red cherry, mint, orange peel and rose petal all grace this beguiling... Read More

The 2016 Champagne Côte 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

From Mesnil sur Oger the 2017 Champagne Côte Grand Cru pours a bright straw hue and is aromatic with notes of yellow apple and chalky stones. The palate is very long with a silky chalk texture as well as notes of lemon balm.... Read More

The 2016 Champagne Cote is bright effusive and charming right out of the gate. Apricot white flowers mint tangerine oil and marzipan are nicely pushed forward in this soft open-knit Champagne from vines in Cramant. Drink it over... Read More

Coming exclusively from other wine growers the NV Champagne Vallée Premier Cru is 70% Pinot 20% Chardonnay and 10% Meunier with 2015 as the base. It’s expressive with ripe aromas of tangerine savory broth and ripe nectarine... Read More

The 2016 vintage of Clos de l’Abbaye from the Doyard family spent fully fifty-one months aging sur latte prior to its disgorgement in October of 2021. It was finished this year with a dosage of two grams per liter. The half... Read More

The NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Les Crayeres Grand Cru explodes from the glass with a range of Pinot aromas and flavors that is just breathtaking. Bright acids and beams of saline intensity offer striking contrast. Even though it has... Read More

Just being released now, the 2008 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is quite possibly the most elegant, most refined Champagne I have ever tasted at Egly-Ouriet. Francis Egly captures the freshness and verve of 2008 as expressed... Read More

One of the very finest wines produced in this less heralded vintage is Egly's 2014 Brut Grand Cru Millésime a strikingly vinous and enveloping Champagne that wafts from the glass with aromas of pear mirabelle plum freshly... Read More

Powerful and vinous in the glass the Boulard's NV Brut Nature Petraea shows the natural radiance of the 2012 vintage off to great effect. Dried flowers mint orchard fruit and lemon confit all infuse the Petraea with notable... 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 NV Extra-Brut Substance is terrific. This is an especially vibrant focused edition of Substance. Readers who want to appreciate this in its full glory must be patient. Today the flavors are very much on the fresher end of... Read More

The NV (2016) Extra-Brut V.O. (Version Originale) is laced with apricot tangerine oil spice dried flowers hazelnut and lightly honeyed notes. Lower yields in these mid-slope parcels in Avize and Cramant produce a richer wine vis-a-vis... Read More

Based on the generous 2018 vintage the 746 fills the glass with a pale pink nuclear explosion of fine bubbles forming columns of visible freshness. A blend of 60% Chardonnay 30% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier it is perfumed... 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 NV Brut Nature Solessence is creamy textured and super-expressive. Based on 2017 plus 50% reserve wines the blend works so well here in adding flavor and textural complexity. Dried pear spice chamomile apricot and dried rose... Read More

This bottle spent at least 13 years in Krug’s cellars receiving its cork in spring 2016. Composed of a selection of the year’s most characterful wines Krug 2004 is the expression of the year... Read More

Because 2011 was a challenging vintage for Champagne it would be very easy to over-generalize as many readers may have had less than ideal experiences elsewhere. But Krug’s 2011 Champagne Millesime Brut is not your average Champagne.... Read More

The Krug Rosé “27ème Édition� is crafted this year from a cépages of fifty-seven percent pinot noir twenty-three percent chardonnay and twenty percent pinot meunier. It is from the base year of 2015 and includes reserve... 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 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

Coming from the 2020 vintage and made from 93% Chardonnay with 7% Pinot Noir vinified as red wine from the Côte des Bars the pale salmon-colored NV Champagne Extra Brut Rosé is fresh and attractive with a floral and stony perfume... Read More

A 100% Brut-Zero Chardonnay disgorged in April 2023. This has a gorgeous nutty nose with brioche and toasted almond aromas - smells nicely mature with soft buttery and floral notes. Crisp and dry on the palate clean and lively... Read More

The 2015 Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésime was given at least five years aging sur latte prior to disgorgement finished with a dosage of eight grams per liter and then allowed an additional six months of bottle aging... Read More

The 2009 vintage of Cristal is composed of a blend of sixty percent pinot noir and forty percent chardonnay with none of the vins clairs this year undergoing malolactic fermentation. Sixteen percent of the base wines were barrel-fermented... Read More

Louis Roederer’s beautiful 2015 Brut Millésime is crafted this year from a blend of seventy percent pinot noir and thirty percent chardonnay. All of the pinot noir hails from the cool Montagne de Reims grand cru village of... Read More

The 2016 Brut Rosé is charming. Soft and inviting the 2016 will drink beautifully right out of the gate. Readers will find a beautifully perfumed gracious Rosé. The 2016 is not the richest or most complex vintage Rosé Roederer... Read More

This is very reductive with flint stone saffron and spices. Complex and thought-provoking. Full-bodied extremely youthful and lively with dried apple and pineapple flavors. Spiced pear too. Extremely long and spicy Excellent length... Read More

The NV Champagne Collection 243 Brut is the third release and is based on the 2018 vintage, with the addition of 30% of the perpetual reserve started in 2012 and 10% reserve wine that has been aged in oak. It is ripe and balanced,... Read More

"Deep pinot-driven presence is the first and lasting impression. Power with control. Superfine bead bread and spiced biscuits candied ripe red fruits and a sense of tight-knit complexity. Some grapefruit lemon pith & gently flinty... 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

This is very minerally and stony, with chalk and salt and oyster-shell undertones. It’s full-bodied and layered, yet remains intense with a lively finish. Done dry. Umami. No dosage. From biodynamically grown grapes with... 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

Made from 71% Pinot Noir and the rest Chardonnay the 2014 Champagne Clos des Goisses Extra Brut takes on a very pretty and floral profile. Pouring a bright straw hue it’s lifted with the perfume of cherry blossoms wet stone... Read More

The reserve wines bring a delicious, savoury sense of sourdough richness to fresh clementine, lemon and pale stone fruit, the tension of classic chalky villages still present but rounded out into a wine of impressive persistence.... Read More

A mouthwatering Champagne with a fine mousse this offers juicy flavors of plum candied grapefruit zest ground ginger and pastry. Vibrant and expressive.

The 2019 Brut Nature Le Mont Benoit is superb. Ample and substantial in feel the 2019 Mont Benoit impresses with its sheer stature. Readers will find an intense Champagne that is all texture. Dried citrus peel chamomile spice... Read More

Savart's 2019 Brut Nature Le Mont des Chrétiens is stellar. Silky and aromatic the 2019 dazzles from start to finish. Lemon confit mint sage and a kiss of French oak abound. In this release the standard 750ml bottle the wine... Read More

The NV Blanc de Blancs Écueil Trépail is a new wine from Savart in the 2021 vintage a blend of Chardonnay from Écueil and Trépail. Tiny yields necessitated the blending of all the Chardonnay including several parcels that... Read More

The 2019 Extra-Brut Les Noues is 100% Pinot Noir from a parcel planted on sand over chalk. It is endowed with tremendous textural richness and breadth that captures the natural intensity of this radiant year. Crushed flowers red... Read More

Savart's NV Bulle de Rosé is quite pretty. Delicate floral aromatics meld into bright red berries and crushed flowers all supported by expressive chalky veins of minerality. The finish is pretty but is also marked by... Read More

"I am thrilled with the way the 2004 Comtes de Champagne continues to evolve in bottle. A few years ago the 2004 was quite focused and linear in the style of the vintage but more recently the wine has begun to fill out beautifully.... Read More

This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex with lemon curd chalk hazelnuts pastries baked apples and almond croissants. Structured and tightly wound with almost imperceptible bubbles.

Cool and a little inscrutable on release but the composed and expected clarity of flavour is all there: green mandarin dried apple white peach and croissant dough sitting tightly wrapped with a touch of iodine and subtle char.... Read More

as it was being released. The wine is settling in beautifully and is now drinking with impressive precision and complexity. As I mentioned four months ago the wine is crafted from a It is composed from a cépages of ninety percent... Read More