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Guy Larmandier Vertus Premier Cru Brut Zero Champagne - France

Sporting a markedly floral, chalky nose, this Vertus Premier Cru has a chiseled frame of a brut zero but it is not excessively bone-dry on the palate—the ample character typical of the village manifests itself in a round overall texture. The wine is... 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

Champagne Bernard Remy Brut Rose Champagne - France

With its heady nose of soft fruit, it fructifies on your lips, the sweetness of raspberries on a bed of roses. This Rosé displays an elegant coppery color. The nose reveals a delicate and light raspberry bouquet. Rounded and satisfying on the palate,... more

Pierre Gobillard Brut Authentique Champagne - France

Upon Opening, this Champagne offers a beautiful, continuous stream of fine bubbles that invites the senses. The nose offers elegant aromas of crisp Bosc Pear, white flowers, and freshly baked bread. The palate stays true to the nose offering ripe pear... more

Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Brut Champagne - France

A solid and beautiful Champagne with tension and focus. It’s medium-bodied with cooked apples and pears as well as a mineral undertone. White pepper and spice. Very fine bubbles. Lots going on. Fresh and vivid. Well balanced classic style, with a... more

Champagne Hure Freres Insouciance Rose Brut Champagne - France

Lovely notes of citrus blossom and red berries charm the nose and the palate in this structured, round and lively rosé. Both delightful on its own as well as with food, its lightness and fine bead dances across the palate playfully. Blend: 45% Pinot... more

Gardet Cuvee Brut Tradition Champagne - France

The color is yellowy honey gold. The aromas are decidedly winey and full. It explodes with hints of wheat and chalk. In the mouth it immediately gives white summer fruits with stone. Altogether fresh, with a full-bodied consistency that holds together.... more

Ruelle-Pertois Blanc de Blancs Brut Cuvee de Reserve Premier Cru Champagne - France

100% Chardonnay, with some grown in Pierry, and around 90% from grand cru vineyards in Chouilly, Oiry and Cramant. The wine is a blend of 2 vintages and spends 6 years on its lees. 7 grams dosage. Bright notes of citrus fruit with an underlying... 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 of... 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

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

Petit & Bajan Blanc de Blancs Brut Nuit Blanche Grand Cru Champagne - France

A selection of Grand Cru-rated fruit from the villages of Avize, Oger and Cramant. A delicate bouquet of lemon blossoms opens to a velvety, intense and suave mouthful of pure, racy Chardonnay fruit. Commentary: The Champagne Petit & Bajan Nuit Blanche... more

Piper-Heidsieck Rose Sauvage (375Ml half-bottle) Champagne - France

A blended Rosé added to the great Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut classic blend is a generous champagne. A great, not so classic, structured, full-bodied Champagne, with more than just a hint of red fruits and elaborated with a majority of Pinots Noirs,... more

Charles de Cazanove Brut Rose Champagne - France

This rich, round rosé is a truly affordable luxury. Although thus far off the radar of wine critics, it is a standout wine from de Cazanove house, with its lovely strawberry color and aromas. Full-bodied but nicely balanced, this wine will make a... more

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 P.... 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 bring... more

Henriot Brut Rose Champagne - France

The Brut Rosé is one of the most unexpected creations from Maison Henriot. After several years of blending experimentation, the it was added to the House's signature collection in the early 1980's by the seventh generation of the family. The challenge... 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 Lombard Brut Nature Grand Cru Champagne - France

This champagne is bright, with great tension and minerality stemming from the Chardonnay sourced in Mesnil-Sur-Oger, while the fruit from Chouilly and Cramant bring more roundness. Finally, the finesse and elegance appear thanks to the grapes from... 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

JCB No. 44 Premier Cru Champagne Brut 2013 Champagne - France

A golden honey color in the bottle with a fine, sparkling perlage. A truly balanced Champagne with aromas of dried fruit and almond. Silky texture with a lively edge, this wine shows its maturity with notes of brioche but plenty of intense freshness... more

Badet Clement & Cie Fleuraison Blanc de Blancs Champagne - France

Green tints on a limpid robe, the brilliance of a fine bubble increases the vividness. Fine perfumes of flowers. A nose of butter and hazelnut then introduces a palate of brioches and almond. The apporpriate dosage and the length on the palate persists... more

Champagne Soutiran Millesime Brut Grand Cru 2015 Champagne - France

The Millésimé elegantly expresses the wealth of the Soutiran terroir, revealing its maritime touch. It is an exceptional champagne, meant for tastings and fine gastronomy. The nose conveys aromas of honey, mashed pear, quince and red fruits, combined... more

Forest-Marie Brut Premier Cru 2010 Champagne - France

Blend: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir 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 and... 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, crisp... more

Laherte Freres Extra Brut Les Grandes Crayeres 2019 Champagne - France

Les Grands Crayeres is a powerful, deep and structured Chardonnay with impressive poise and a long life ahead. An impressive new parcellaire cuvee from Aurelien Laherte. From a single plot of western exposition and fermented and aged in barrels, the... 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. Dense... 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

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

Domaine Eugene Carrel & Fils Brut Blanc Champagne - France

A golden appearance and a floral and fruity nose. The wine is subtle in the mouth with a slightly mineral finish. Great as an aperitif, with dessert, or along with meals. 60% Jacquere, 20% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay more

Boizel Brut Reserve Champagne - France

The expressive, fine and fresh nose opens on white flowers, followed by elegant, fruity notes of white peach, apricot, hints of citrus fruits and brioche. Its texture is seductive, fresh and round, and well balanced. The first aromas are magnified,... 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

Laherte Freres Extra Brut Rose de Saignee Les Beaudiers Champagne - France

Old vines (planted in 1953, 1958 and 1965) in the low-yielding parcel of Les Baudiers planted to Meunier, but the occasional Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Fromonteau vines are found in the vineyard as well. Extremely careful, meticulous work is done in... more

Champagne Palmer Brut Reserve Champagne - France

Citrus, pear, and apricot aromas with discrete notes of hazelnut and buttery brioche. Succulent and substantial with an unfettered freshness. The model of balance. Their flagship wine, crafted from a selection of the most prestigious terroirs in... more

Veuve Ambal Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Grande Cuvee Champagne - France

#81 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019The delicate sparkle of this Crémant de Bourgogne is emphasised by its golden yellow hue and fine bubbles. The harmonious and fruity palate reveals notes of exotic fruits. Enjoy served as an apéritif, with hard... more

G.h. Mumm Brut Grand Cordon Champagne - France

Exuberant bubbles and a brilliant, golden color testify to the vibrancy of this champagne. Lush aromas of ripe peach, apricot and pineapple cascade from the glass, chased by hints of vanilla and caramel, yeast, dried fruit, and honey. Intense, complex... more

Lanson Le Black Label Brut Champagne - France

The Black Label's brilliant color recalls the characteristic tones of the Pinot Noir, with glints of amber. It is lively in the flute, with a fine stream of persistent bubbles. Its fresh aromas combine the impression of vitality and spring-time scents,... more