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Lancelot-Royer Blancs de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Nature Cuvee des Chevaliers Champagne - France

The same lovely, lithe Grand Cru Chardonnay Champagne as the estate’s regular Cuvée des Chevaliers, yet with no added dosage. What a thrill to taste the pure chalky soils of Cramant in every sip! Refined, lacy, and sublime. Commentary: Champagne... more

Pascal Lallement Premier Cru Brut Champagne - France

Pascal Lallement's Brut Champagne is exactly the wine one would expect from a top village in the Montagne de Reims—a bold Champagne driven by high quality red varieties. The bulk of the wine (75%) is Pinot Noir and Meunier from the hillside bowl... more

Henriot Brut Souverain (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

The Brut Souverain is the most historical cuvée in the portfolio, as it was the first cuvée Apolline Henriot produced in 1808. Apolline aspired to put the light on her vineyards through the expression of a champagne. According to her, one year was... more

Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

#18 wine in Vine Pair's Top 50 of 2018Fine bubbles which rise slowly, persistent mousse. Straw-colored. A nose of ripe pear with some touches of cut hay. Full fruit, but clean in the mouth. This cuvée contains 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30%... more

Pol Roger Brut (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

Pol Roger, one of a few luxury Champagne firms still family-owned, was established in Epernay in 1849. Pol Roger owns 200 acres of vineyards, which provide about 45% of their needs. Pol Roger's cellars extend over four miles of winding chalk... more

Taittinger Brut La Francaise (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

This Champagne is a blend of some 30 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyards, respectively 40% and 60% of the total, from several harvests of perfectly ripened grapes. Bright and lively, this is one of my favorite non vintage Bruts. Crisp and balanced,... more

Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

A deep golden robe. Delicate vivacious and long-lasting bubbles, are the result of more than 36 months of ageing in chalk cellars. With 40% of reserve wines (the maximum possible amount), the blend offers a complex, voluptuous nose with notes of... more

Monthuys Brut Reserve Champagne - France

Pale yellow color presents a bouquet of apple, peach and pear. The mouth is well balanced, with flavors of honeyed fruit and hints of yeast. A pleasing, crisp Champagne. An ideal aperitif or celebratory drink. Enjoy with oysters or smoked salmon.... more

Champagne Lombard Extra Brut Premier Cru Champagne - France

The nose is bright and youthfully complex, offering up scents of yellow stone fruits (apricots, peaches, yellow plums), fresh-baked bread and a touch of smokiness. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and focused, with zesty notes.... more

Champagne Bourgeois-Boulonnais Brut Tradition Champagne - France

This champagne has a beautiful yellow robe with golden hues. The nose is delicate with aromas of hazelnuts, jammy fruits such as pear and apple. The mouth is dense, fresh with a long and elegant finish. An excellent aperitif, or paired with cheese,... more

Champagne Barons de Rothschild Brut (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

The breadth and depth of this wine are a testament to the high proportion and exceptional quality of the reserve wines that have gone into the blend. Bright, clear, pale gold tints woven with very fine bubbles. The freshness of the Chardonnay,... more

Xavier Reverchon Cremant du Jura Brut Champagne - France

Delicate notes of white flowers and brioche charm the palate with finesse, elegance, and balance. Absolutely lovely! Blend: 75% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 5% Savagnin Commentary: The Xavier Reverchon Crémant du Jura Brut is lovely and alluring.... more

Boeckel Cremant d'Alsace Extra Brut Chardonnay 2019 Champagne - France

The finest imaginable mousse, continues with a classic toasty nose and ends with a palate that is taut, creamy and saline. Borne of 50 year-old vines densely planted, it needs no dosage. This shows aromas of sliced apples, dried lemons, fresh nuts... more

Ayala Brut Majeur (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

#77 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2011Pale gold in color with a fine mousse, the wine is aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is well balanced and shows great finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the best grand- and premier crus... more

Domaine Dirler-Cade Cremant d'Alsace Brut Nature Rose 2019 Champagne - France

The tasting note for this wine is as follows: This Pinot Noir rosé crémant with no added sugar exemplifies the variety's versatility with cuisine. It's full-bodied, with a densely woven texture and delectable acidity, and it smells like blood... more

Famille Vincent Cremant de Bourgogne Champagne - France

From the Chardonnay grapes this sparkler allies freshness, body, and smoothness. The Cremant Brut is dry and offers fine bubbles (1.5 Million/30 minutes - we counted them but you do not have to believe me for this!), hints of flowers at the nose,... more

Champagne Eric Rodez Brut Grand Cru Cuvee des Grands Vintages Champagne - France

Clear golden color with yellow highlights. Long nose, complex, expressed with notes of ripe pear and quince with hints of warm brioche. Vinous palate, ample, broad but fresh, conspicuous by its balance. Beautiful golden color, with copper... more

De Sousa Mycorhize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru Champagne - France

Pure attack allowed by an adjusted dosage, with only 3 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, enhanced by the vibrant minerality which carries us throughout the tasting. The mouth then becomes caressing, a characteristic sign of incredible softness.... more

Champagne Soutiran Millesime Brut Grand Cru 2016 Champagne - France

Nuances of honey, quince and red fruits from Champagne Soutiran's Grand Cru release. Plenty of freshness, tension and length on the finish. Blend: 53% Chardonnay, 47% Pinot Noir Generous candied citrus, red berry and bread dough aromas fill out the... more

Jaffelin Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne - France

Rigorous selection and traditional methods of vinification and elevage ensures that Jaffelin's wines give the most complete expression of the soil. This Crémant is entirely Chardonnay and quite pale, develops floral and citrus aromas, evolving to... more

Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

The wine comes from the purest grape juice and it alone allows Laurent-Perrier to craft 'La Cuvée', a champagne of great finesse and a beautiful freshness obtained after a long ageing process in our cellars. Pale gold in color. Fine bubbles feed a... more

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

#95 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019The Brut NV represents the epitome of the Piper-Heidsieck style: a classic, well-structured, and fruit forward champagne. Piper-Heidsieck carefully selects fruit from more than 100 of Champagne’s crus to blend the... more

Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

Demi-Sec is blended largely from Pinot Noir with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier as well as reserve wines. The liqueur dexpédition (carefully prepared and dosed with 45 g per litre by our oenologists) gives it a sweeter yet still very fresh harmony.... more

Marie-Pierre Manciat Cremant de Bourgogne Champagne - France

Marie-Pierre Manciat strives to create a harmony between depth, complexity, minerality, and drinkability in all of her wines. Made with 100% Chardonnay. more

Champagne Eric Rodez Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Champagne - France

Brut champagne made only from Pinot Noir. From a terroir that express power and length. This champagne uses 70% of wine which no malolactic fermentation. As with blanc de blancs, this blanc de noirs is made from 5 to 6 vintages vinified in 70% in... more

Champagne Palmer Blanc de Blancs Champagne - France

Subtle aromas of citrus, white flowers, and almonds. Silky on the palate with beautiful minerality. An incomparably pure cuvée. 100% Chardonnay. Crafted from Chardonnay primarily from the magnificent terroirs of Villers-Marmery and Trépail. These... more

Guy Charlemagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Reserve Champagne - France

This brut cuvée comes from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, made solely with grand cru Chardonnay. The blend is usually of 2-3 vintages. The wine goes through 100% malolactic fermentation, then rests en tirage for 36 months. Finesse plays a lead role... more

Andre Robert Les Jardins du Mesnil Extra Brut Champagne - France

Les Jardins du Mesnil grow on pure chalk stone, the clean and vibrant terroir heart of the best grand cru Champagnes from Mesnil sur Oger. There is no better mirror to this historic terror than this non-dosage wine, redolent of crushed oyster shells... more

H. Blin Millesime Brut 2011 Champagne - France

Intense straw yellow with shades of amber. Aromas of grass, meadow flowers and fresh berries. Lovely palate of figs and ginger bread with honeyed notes. Blend: 50% Pinot Meunier, 50% Chardonnay This fine vintage has produced a rich, fruity and also... more

Olema Cremant de Loire Brut Champagne - France

A deliciously crisp sparkling wine made in the traditional style. Dry with vibrant acidity and a round mouthfeel, the Olema Sparkling Brut features flavors of apple, pear, honeysuckle and pastry dough through the nose and palate with a bright, clean... more

Petit & Bajan Blanc de Noirs Brut Obsidienne Grand Cru Champagne - France

100% Pinot Noir, selected from Grand Cru-rated terroir in the village of Verzenay. So much complexity, so much soul. Wildflowers, small red berries, roses, stone fruit. A bold and very beautiful Blanc de Noirs. The platinum-gold color barely hints... more

Petit & Bajan Nymphea Brut Rose Grand Cru Champagne - France

A selection of Chardonnay fruit from Grand Cru-rated vineyards in Avize, Oger and Cramant. Pinot Noir from Verzenay added as a dry red wine. Lacy and refined, with wonderful notes of summer berry and stone fruit, blood orange rind and light spice.... more

Champagne Lacourte Godbillon Terroirs d'Ecueil Brut Premier Cru Champagne - France

This impressive NV champagne shows what generosity and charm pinot noir is capable of in champagne. Impressive depth, but also lovely candied-citrus juiciness. Then comes a long and elegant, chalky finish. A cuvee of 85% pinot noir and 15%... more

Champagne Lombard Extra Brut Rose Premier Cru Champagne - France

Elegant subtle palate with savory small red berries that accent the perfume along with cherry tart and mild spices. An ample, generous finish. This elegant rose will pair perfectly with grilled seafood. Blend: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir more

Bruno Paillard Rose Premiere Cuvee Champagne - France

A hymn to the bright delicacy of Pinot Noir, the Premiere Cuvee Rosé is named on account of its composition of only the first pressing. The pink copper color with a hint of raspberry when young evolves to salmon while ageing. The fine bubbles are... more

Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose Champagne - France

The Brut Rosé is a fresh and elegant Rosé Champagne, a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir vinified as red wine. Radiant color with graceful effervescence, a persistent mousse, and fine bubbles rising slowly in the glass. Subtle and... more

Charles Heidsieck Rose Reserve Champagne - France

To the Eye A sophisticated powdery pink robe with luminous glints of wild rose. Delicate, vivacious bubbles are the result of an ageing period or 36 months. To the Nose A base of 20% of reserve wines, white and red, give this rose blend a subtle,... more

Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne - France

#77 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2011Pale gold in color with a fine mousse, the wine is aromatic on the nose. On the palate, it is well balanced and shows great finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the best grand and premier crus... more