AR Lenoble takes extra time with their pink fizz, so this is based on vintage 2015 with juice from a continuous reserve aged 5 years in magnum before blending and spending another 5 years on the lees. It's 94% Grand Cru Chardonnay... Read More
AR Lenoble only releases vintage Champagne in great harvests, and 2012 certainly qualifies - the best since 2008 when this wine earned 94 points from Wine Advocate! 100% Chardonnay from Chouilly, the northernmost slice of the... Read More
No ratings or prizes, not a famous sparkling wine house, not much visibility even since Doug Margerum sells all of the tiny amount of this he makes at the winery. Only reason to buy this is that it tastes so good! Barrel fermented... Read More
In the class of super fancy-pants Champagne, this stunning bottling from family-owned Billecart-Salmon Nicolas Francois Billecart is always the match for all on quality and superior to most for immediate deliciousness and value.... Read More
Always one of Champagne's most dramatic rose wines, this special bottling remains gloriously fresh and vibrant even after more than a decade in bottle. Brilliant stuff.
If Sylvain’s other white Burgundies are seriously good, his sparkling Cremant de Bourgogne is seriously fun. It’s a wine Sylvain makes to welcome friends to his home, to celebrate bud break, successful flowering, and... Read More
Christian Bellei is, as Vinous said recently, one of the true Lambrusco di Sorbara masters. A 4th generation Lambrusco maker, Bellei continues his father's innovation of making Lambrusco in the Champagne method - with the... Read More
Organic/Bio This is terrific, if ultra-low production (around 900 bottles), Brut Zero Champagne that you really should consider drinking from a big Burgundy glass (because it's very Burgundy-like indeed). The vines grow in... Read More
One of the most flat-out delicious Champagnes in the shop right now, this is all about hedonistic pleasure. Loads of brioche and pear strudel aromas and flavors with a really captivating hint of ginger on the long, generous, finish.... Read More
From a tiny grower, this is a luxurious blend of about 50% Pinot Meunier plus Chardonnay and Pinot Noir raised in a mixture of old barrel and tank. Generous aromas of ripe stone fruit, fresh brioche, and baker's yeast with... Read More
A luxury Champagne on every dimension other than price – and always on of our best-selling Champagnes for the holidays for its compelling blend of delicious quality and remarkably low price. The 59 wine growers who make... Read More
For the past five years, this has been a terrific Brut Champagne at a crazy good price. And it will still be at a great price next week – just $7 more expensive. The wine comes from a co-op founded in 1959 to help grape... Read More
For the past five years, this has been a terrific Brut Champagne at a crazy good price. And it will still be at a great price next week – just $7 more expensive. The wine comes from a co-op founded in 1959 to help grape... Read More
This small cooperative winery in the heart of Champagne has struck gold with this cuvee- and yellow label gold at that. Because the Charles Clement Brut Tradition is the kind of wine that will thrill anyone who loves... Read More
Delicious Cremant here from 64% Pinot Gris, 17% Auxerrois and the balance Chardonnay all with around 20 months on the lees. The 94 point Suckling rave for the 2019 applies here nicely: What a striking and enticingly floral nose... Read More
If you know Calirette de Die at all, it's for the region's vividly refreshing, aromatic, off-dry sparkling wines like Moscato di Asti (but better!). But Thierry Marcel also crafts a spicy DRY version using the Methode... Read More
Pierre Fresne divides his small (15 acres) vineyard plantings into 25 separate plots, farming, picking and making into wine each individually before blending together his main bottlings. But, most years, one or two plots are reserved... Read More
The “reticence” Vinous found in November, 2022, is no more as this blend of 60% Pinot Meunier and 40% Pinot Noir is now quite expansive aromatically and on the palate. Aromas of dark red fruit and brioche lead to toasty... Read More
A completely delicious "drinker's Champagne" based on vintage 2014 (with 20% 2013) and lots of time on the lees to develop toastiness and creaminess of texture. We love how the brioche notes linger here.
An estate that perfectly blends zippy freshness and energy with comforting richness and drinkability showcases the house style here perfectly. The Wine Advocate 92 point review of the previous release gives you a good idea of... Read More
The families that created this small grower winery began farming Champagne grapes in 1775 and started making their own wine after participating in the Champagne riots of 1911 to protest importation of cheaper grapes from the Loire... Read More
Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More
Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More
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