Sparkling Wine between $75 and $100

As I wrote last year, the young Adrien Renoir took over this four-hectare domaine in Verzy a few years ago, launching his eponymous label in 2019. Working exclusively with estate fruit, he abandoned herbicides in 2015 and attained... Read More

Fermented in wood with a touch of spice and toast on the palate this Champagne is beautifully textured and structured. The Chardonnay gives the wine a steely edge that suggests the bottling could age so wait to drink this very... 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 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

A new cuvée for Chartogne the inaugural release of the NV Extra-Brut Saint-Thierry derives exclusively from the 2016 vintage—the year being denoted by the #16 on the label. Mingling aromas of pear and yuzu with white flowers... Read More

Based on the 2018 vintage and disgorged in March 2021 without dosage the new rendition of Dehours's NV Extra-Brut Oeil de Perdrix is only very delicately tinted (keen amateur cooks will think of the skin of a Roscoff onion).... Read More

A firm Champagne with a mouthwatering mix of ripe green apple grated ginger blanched almond and chamomile notes riding the fine lively bead. Clean-cut and minerally on the finish. Drink now through 2027. 3000 cases made 75 cases... Read More

Lacy in texture and balanced with bright acidity and a pretty mix of yellow apple and cassis fruit pickled ginger white blossom and toast point notes. Pinot Noir Chardonnay and Meunier. Drink now through 2028. 2083 cases made... Read More

Having retained all its youthful acidity because there was no malolactic fermentation, the Champagne is brilliantly lit. Acidity and a light texture from the Pinot Noir in the blend give the wine a crisp edge with still-young... Read More

Disgorged in February 2021 with 0.75 grams per liter dosage the NV Extra-Brut Cuvée No. 744 is based on the 2016 vintage. Exhibiting complex aromas of orange oil crisp stone fruit fenugreek and subtle hints of yellow Chartreuse... 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

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

Although this is only from 2017 it already tastes pretty mature with overripe-pear and dried-apple aromas. A bold and generous mouthful with plenty of depth at the crisp finish. Pretty long though not overly complex. From vines... Read More

The 2018 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Grandes Crayères 1er Cru is a savory, intensely mineral and driven wine. Chalk, mint, white flowers and dried herbs all grace this linear, taut Champagne. The Crayères is understated... 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 (2016) Brut Nature Intuition is another intriguing wine in this range from Alexandre Lamblot. The Intuition is maybe just a bit fleeting in its overall feel. Floral aromatics are quite attractive but it would be nice to... Read More

A well-knit rosé Champagne with macerated cherry peach skin raw almond and spun honey flavors riding a finely detailed plush mousse framed by sleek acidity. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Disgorged January 2023. Drink now. 653 cases... Read More

Roederer's newly released 2015 Brut Vintage is a strong effort offering up aromas of freshly baked bread citrus oil pastry cream dried white flowers and verbena followed by a medium to full-bodied fleshy and pillowy palate... Read More