Champagne Pinot Noir

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

Reviewed by William Kelley Issue Date 30th Apr 2019 Source Issue 242 End of April 2019 The Wine Advocate The latest release of the NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Les Crayères is stunning wafting from the glass with pure... 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 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

There are touches of both petrol and toasty yeast to the white orchard fruit citrus and soft spice wisps. The full-bodied and impressively complex flavors are shaped by a firm and generous if not especially refined effervescence... Read More

Disgorged in May 2022 Philipponnat's 2014 Extra-Brut Rosé Premier Cru 1522 wafts from the glass with aromas of peaches and other sweet stone fruits mingled with hints of tangerine buttery pastry and spices. Medium to full-bodied... Read More

The NV Brut Nature Fidèle (R14) is a Blanc de Noirs from Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian soils and is entirely based on the 2014 vintage. Disgorged in October 2017 the oak-fermented wine shows a golden-reddish apricot color and opens... Read More