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$52.98
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "There's lovely texture and integration to this vinous rosé, which displays nut-tinged flavors of grilled plum, black cherry preserves, cream, Read More...
toasted brioche and sweet smoke. Long and mouthwatering, with a lingering, spice-tinged finish. Drink now through 2020. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 2,000 cases imported."
$144.98
WINE SPECTATOR 95 POINTS - "A classy Champagne, all about the silky texture. The Pinot Noir component shows now, with red berry and graphite flavors Read More...
and a firm structure influencing the balance. Honey, toast and seashore notes complete the picture. Fine length. Best from 2012 through 2040. 125 cases imported."
$69.98
60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
A limpid and brilliant colour, an intense gold. Fine bubbles, numerous and lively. The nose reveals Viennese pastries, brioche, dried fruit and Read More...
A limpid and brilliant colour, an intense gold. Fine bubbles, numerous and lively. The nose reveals Viennese pastries, brioche, dried fruit and Read More...
white fruit notes; a touch of green tea: fine and complex. The palate is sound, large, slightly honeyed. A balanced wine, enhanced by a well integrated bubble bringing freshness; a good length.
A complete Champagne.
$55.98
WINE SPECTATOR 91 POINTS - "A vibrant Champagne, displaying lively acidity that finds good balance and supports flavors of red berry, candied raspberry Read More...
and citrus zest. This juicy right throught to the lip-smacking finish, with lot of spicy undertones throughout. Drink through 2014."
$39.99
This small family operation, which is nestled in Ludes in the heart of the Montagne de Reims, is a definite “must see” for anyone touring Champagne. The firm has one of the deepest, Read More...
most picturesque cellars in the region and offers accommodations at their very elegant B&B. P-J’s non-vintage Brut has long been one of our faves, but her new “EBP” limited edition Laurence Ployez-Krommydas has really taken the NV Brut genre to the next level. It is three-quarters Grand and Premier Cru juice from the excellent 2004 vintage. To add structure, a third of the wine was aged in aged in oak without undergoing malolactic fermentation. Further complexity was imparted by the addition of 25% reserve wines. After 4 years aging sur-lees, the “EBP was disgorged and topped off with an ultra low dosage. This “Passion’s” style is dryer and more subtle than Claude Carré’s (seebelow), but it is a real charmer nonetheless. It is fresh and complex, honeyed (not toasty) and is impeccably dry withoutbeing the least bit austere. All in all, a remarkable tour de force at it modest price point.A light-bodied, floral Champagne, with hints of fresh greens, white grapefruit and apricot. This is backed by firm acidity, leading to a moderate finish. Drink now
$224.98
WINE SPECTATOR 93 POINTS - "Subtle, with hints of ripe apple, almond paste, white peach and honey. There's a smoky mineral baseline, and though well-Read More...
integrated the acidity is lightly chalky on the fine-grained palate. Drink now through 2019. 400 cases imported."
Sir Winston Churchill was Pol Roger's most illustrious devoted customer. This Champagne is made in his honor. The composition of the blend is a closely guarded family secret but from tasting it is likely that the Champagne features about 70-80% Pinot Noir with the remainder made up from Chardonnay. The grapes are all from Grand Cru vineyards which were under vine during Churchill's lifetime and it is only ever made in the very best vintages. It is made in a style which Churchill himself favoured: robust, mature and long-lived.
Sir Winston Churchill was Pol Roger's most illustrious devoted customer. This Champagne is made in his honor. The composition of the blend is a closely guarded family secret but from tasting it is likely that the Champagne features about 70-80% Pinot Noir with the remainder made up from Chardonnay. The grapes are all from Grand Cru vineyards which were under vine during Churchill's lifetime and it is only ever made in the very best vintages. It is made in a style which Churchill himself favoured: robust, mature and long-lived.
$44.98
The blend is one-third each of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, and the dosage 10 g/l. A very pale hue in the glass, fresh and crisp and feminine in style, followed by Read More...
a rather rich and fleshy style on the palate. Quite accessible at present, more so than expected from that crispy-fruit nose, with a broad and fresh presence of fruit here, highlighted by a beautiful floral character. Very fine.
$109.95
WINE & SPITIS 92 POINTS -
"Austere up front, this wine's tight floral scents open to a splash of color in the finish, as vivid as a 1960s Marimekko print. Read More...
The lasting impression is bold and creamy. Decant it for seared scallops and truffled mashed potatoes."
WINE SPECTATOR 92 POINTS - "This folds smoky nut and mineral notes with flavors of white peach, orange peel, verbena and spice. Shows good energy and focus, with zesty acidity driving through to the finish, which echoes a pretty floral note. Drink now through 2018."
WINE SPECTATOR 92 POINTS - "This folds smoky nut and mineral notes with flavors of white peach, orange peel, verbena and spice. Shows good energy and focus, with zesty acidity driving through to the finish, which echoes a pretty floral note. Drink now through 2018."
$49.95
WINE SPECTATOR 91 POINTS - "A very pale onion-skin hue belies the class and depth in this lovely rosé. Cherry, black currant and coffee flavors interplay Read More...
with the rich texture and soft structure. There's enough acidity to keep it defined from start to finish. Drink now."
$39.95
This is a classic blend of 35% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir and 30% Pinot Meunier that is fashioned in a light, frothy style. Its nose has a wonderful bready quality with just a hint Read More...
of toastiness from the cuvee's reserve stocks. The palate offers an appealing play of peach and pear flavors that are nicely elaborated with nougat and soft citrus tones. In keeping with Pommery's house style, the finish is on the dry end of the Brut range but is not sharp or overtly austere. This then is a Champagne of considerable delicacy and nuance that should appeal to both Champagne novices and aficionados alike.
$39.98
A classic blend of a third each of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Two- thirds of the blend is drawn from the 2009 vintage with balance from a reserve "Solera"-started Read More...
in 1996. Pale brassy gold with a pleasing nose of citrus, white flowers and assorted orchard fruits. The taste displays well-intergrated essences of apples and pears melded with hints of brown spices over an acidulate base.
$44.98
The Pouillons have been growers in Champagne for centuries, but it wasn’t until 1947 that Roger Pouillon first established this Champagne house in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. In 1998, Roger’s Read More...
grandson Fabrice joined the family business after studying oenology and gaining valuable work experience in Sauternes and Burgundy. Under Fabrice’s guidance the family’s Champagnes have gained increasing accolades and popularity. His most renowned Champagne, and a long time staff favorite, is the barrel fermented “Fleur de Mareuil”-a toasty, barrel-fermented masterpiece. We recently had a chance to taste that flagship bottle along side his newly introduced Vigneron cuvée. Both Champagnes are multi-vintage blends made with equal proportions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Vigneron is actually more intricate in its composition, as it is a solera-style blend of no less than ten vintages. As its base wines never see any oak, the oxidative components of the Vingernon are more discreet than those exhibited in the Fleur de Mareuil. The result is a rich but light-footed Champagne with a silky texture and a complex flavor of whole grains, red apples, biscuits and lemon curd. A bit of chalk and allspice embellish the Vigneron’s finish. Here then is a gorgeous Champagne that offers unsurpassed sophistication and poise for the money.
Domaine Roger Pouillon is a small family -owned affair situated just north of Epernay and south of the Montagne de Reims, in the village of Mareuil sur Aÿ, which also boasts the presence of Billecart-Salmon. The Pouillon family is proud that their entire production is sold under their own label; neither grapes, wine, nor bottles are sold to négociants.
Domaine Roger Pouillon is a small family -owned affair situated just north of Epernay and south of the Montagne de Reims, in the village of Mareuil sur Aÿ, which also boasts the presence of Billecart-Salmon. The Pouillon family is proud that their entire production is sold under their own label; neither grapes, wine, nor bottles are sold to négociants.
$39.98
It was exactly a year ago that we introduced Andre Robert Champagnes to our readers with a feature on their spiffy Cuvée de Reserve. That Champagne was a fine value and sold briskly Read More...
at forty dollars. Remarkably, we are now able to offer the estate’s Grand Cru vintage bottling for the same modest price. We know the dollar has strengthened a bit, but we were slack-jawed, like a broken Pez dispenser, when the importer told us the cost. Are you sure you are quoting us for a 12-bottle case, we asked? It’s almost too good to be true, but is. This limited production cuvée is made exclusively from the family’s older Chardonnay vines (none less than 30 years old) in the famed village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (see picture below). Like the Robert Cuvée de Reserve, this millesime presents a pleasing nose of white flowers, salt water taffy and wet stones. Again, in the front palate there is a shared opulence as both Chardonnay Champagnes offer up flavors of ripe white peaches and apple sauce underscored with notes of citrus, butter and brioche. The difference is that 2005’s flavors are more focused, pure and enduring. This Champagne also displays a more pronounced minerality in the finish and has the breed and balance that puts it in another realm.
The Robert family has been in the Champagne growing business for well over a century, but it wasn’t until 1961 that André Robert established the family’s own estate brand and production cellars. In 1997, André’s son Bertrand took over management of the operation. Today he farms some 27 acres split into dozens of tiny garden-sized parcels. Bertrand practices Viticulture Raisonnée, a protocol that emphasizes natural measures to control pests and rot with chemical treatments used only as a last resort. As with other top grower-producers, the quality of Bertrand’s Champagnes is a natural outgrowth of family pride combined with generations of local knowledge.
The Robert family has been in the Champagne growing business for well over a century, but it wasn’t until 1961 that André Robert established the family’s own estate brand and production cellars. In 1997, André’s son Bertrand took over management of the operation. Today he farms some 27 acres split into dozens of tiny garden-sized parcels. Bertrand practices Viticulture Raisonnée, a protocol that emphasizes natural measures to control pests and rot with chemical treatments used only as a last resort. As with other top grower-producers, the quality of Bertrand’s Champagnes is a natural outgrowth of family pride combined with generations of local knowledge.
$34.98
When we tasted this new (to us) Champagne we were smitten with its deft juxtaposition of dense Chardonnay fruit, bracing acidity and big-time minerality. Mostly composed of juice from Read More...
the well structured 2007 vintage, this Blanc de Blancs is rounded with reserve wines from the “softer” 2006 and 2005 vintages. It is hard not to be delighted by this bubbly’s fresh mix of white flower, acacia, and orchard fruit aromas. In the mouth this Champagne is vividly juicy and filled to the brim with ripe apple, white peach and nectarine flavors that are imbued with pervasive inflections of wet stones and seashells. The finish, which fades only with greatest reluctance, tantalizes with subtle glimmers of allspice, ginger and brioche.
The Robert family has been in the Champagne growing business for well over a century, but it wasn’t until 1961 that André Robert established the family’s own estate brand and production cellars. In 1997 André’s son Bertrand took over management of the operation. Today he farms some 27 acres split into dozens of tiny garden sized parcels. His vines average between 25-30 years of age with the lion’s share being Chardonnay planted in the Le Mesnil cru. Bertrand practices Viticulture Raisonnée, a protocol that emphasizes natural measures to control pests and rot with chemical treatments used only as a last resort. So once again, as we have seen with other top growerproducers, the quality of this Champagne is a natural outgrowth of family pride combined with generations of local knowledge along with a deep reverence for the land.
The Robert family has been in the Champagne growing business for well over a century, but it wasn’t until 1961 that André Robert established the family’s own estate brand and production cellars. In 1997 André’s son Bertrand took over management of the operation. Today he farms some 27 acres split into dozens of tiny garden sized parcels. His vines average between 25-30 years of age with the lion’s share being Chardonnay planted in the Le Mesnil cru. Bertrand practices Viticulture Raisonnée, a protocol that emphasizes natural measures to control pests and rot with chemical treatments used only as a last resort. So once again, as we have seen with other top growerproducers, the quality of this Champagne is a natural outgrowth of family pride combined with generations of local knowledge along with a deep reverence for the land.
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