Champagne

NV Pierre Peters - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvee de Reserve

The NV Blanc de Blancs Cuvee de Reserve is such a gorgeous wine. Bright, mineral and savory, with attractive tropical accents, the Cuvee de Reserve offers striking nuance and tons of class. This release is based on 2016, with reserve wines that go back to...

NV Pol Roger - Champagne Brut Reserve

2015 Pol Roger - Champagne Brut Cuvee Winston Churchill

A tightly meshed Champagne, with an up-front, broad feel that's quickly reined in and well-defined by racy acidity. Creamy on the palate, with the fine mousse carrying flavors of crème de cassis, lemon-infused pastry cream, smoked almond and oyster shell....

2017 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Rose de Saignee Creux D'Enfer

The 2017 Rosé de Saignée Le Creux d'Enfer is the most seamless, elegant rendition of this cuvée that I've tasted to date. Produced in tiny quantities by the most exacting of methods, this is frequently Bouchard's most extreme wine, but that's not the case...

2015 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs La Presle

The 2015 Blanc de Noirs Presle emerges from a tiny parcel planted with ten different Burgundy clones of Pinot Noir. Brisk, nuanced and finely sculpted to the core, the Presle is pure class. Orchard fruit, red plum, mint and wild flowers are all beautif...

2013 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules

Cédric Bouchard's 2013 Blanc de Noirs "Les Ursules" is pure Pinot Noir from a north-facing 0.97-hectare vineyard planted on clay limestone in 1974. The 2013 is concentrated on the nose, with lots of quinces and red fruits. On the palate, this is a mouth-f...

2018 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules

The 2018 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is wild, almost exotic in this release. Intense floral and tropical overtones through a core of Pinot fruit. Creamy and expansive, the Ursules is so giving today. Time in the glass offers layers of orchard fruit, lem...

2017 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs La Presle

2017 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules

he 2017 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is superb, mingling aromas of pear, mandarin and stone fruit with hints of fresh bread, pastry cream and iodine in an inviting mélange. Full-bodied, layered and fleshy, it's a concentrated, chiseled Ursules that's built ...

2016 Roses de Jeanne - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules

Aromas of fresh bread, crisp orchard fruit, citrus oil, clear honey and oyster shell introduce Bouchard's 2016 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules, a medium to full-bodied, beautifully precise and tensile rendition of this emblematic cuvée. Fine-boned and elegant,...

NV Ruinart - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs

This is a fabulous version of Ruinart's NV Brut Blanc de Blancs. The wine seems fresher, more vibrant and less obviously sweet than in the past, all of which makes this a far more interesting wine. The trademark profile of lemon, jasmine and green apples ...

2013 Salon - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil MAGNUM

The 2013 is the most powerful, dense young Salon I have ever tasted. Champagne of mind-bending complexity, the 2013 possesses tremendous mid-palate intensity and power from the very first taste. Lemon confit, dried flowers, mint and a touch of brioche app...