CHARLES GARDET BRUT SELECTED RESERVES
Situated in the Montagne de Reims hamlet of Chignyles-Roses near J. Lassalle, Gardet is a small (5,000 cases per year), family-run firm that produces a range of wonderfully expressive Champagnes at prices that are way under the market. Their offerings are so remarkable that we included two in this year’s “best of” roster. This Brut’s full-tilt Edwardian style is as nostalgic as the bottle’s retro label. It is a golden, broad-shouldered Champagne that has an almost chewy texture along with heaps of toasty baguette, honey and baked apple flavors. This rich mouthfeel and complexity is the result of a costly eight-year aging regime and enables this modesty priced Brut to outsize, if not outclass, Bollinger’s Special Cuvée.
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