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The bouquet is mesmerising ripe and deep. The opening notes are a blend of dark spicy notes and cocoa which develop very quickly into fruit aromas. Fruit reigns supreme with...

Since its foundation in 1729, the first established House of Champagne has taken pride in the excellence of its cuvees. The Ruinart taste bears the signature of Chardonnay, the thread...

The nose immediately expresses a warm sunny aroma edged with roasted notes of coffee and cocoa bean and mingled with toffee apple and ripe citrus (tangerine blood orange kumqua). On...

A mineral-driven Champagne, creamy and compact, this deftly meshes a layer of smoke, chalk and saline with detailed flavors of glazed apple and apricot, roasted hazelnut and ginger-infused pastry cream...

Aged in a mix of barrels, demi muids, and foudres. Super pure fruit. Juicy. Basil nose, strawberry and cherry. 5% new oak. Considered one of the top producers in Marsannay,...

Domaine Barville is Laurent Brotte’s family estate. The 15ha vineyard is situated on the west side of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and is composed of 7 parcels spread over two of the best...

Founded in 1928 by WW1 veteran Victor Huet. Gaston Huet, and then son in law Noel Pinguet carried the estate into the 21st century. American Tony Hwang infused new ownership...

Typical of the single-village Macon style, this wine is unoaked and emphasizes the fresh fruit and floral character of the Chardonnay grape. It is fresh and clean with notes of...

A blend of 70% Xinomavro, and 30% Negoska aged together for one year in used oak, then bottled for further aging. The Tatsis family have been winemakers for many generations,...

It has a strong personality with distinct floral notes of magnolia and rhododendron along with those of wood and spice, dried fruit, golden delicious apple pulp and ripe mango in...

The fresh taste of champagne begins with a sharp attack exploding in the mouth with juicy accents of yellow fruit followed by a long aftertaste with a sharp acidity and...

Intense yellow colour. Very pure, fruity nose (pear). Attractively fresh and fruity palate. The same white fruit aromas, with a firmer finish induced by the oak. A festive wine.\n \n...

The Champagne Dosnon Recolte Noire Brut is fresh, active, and persistent. This wine shines with aromas and flavors of red fruits and tart berries.\n \n Producer Information\n Based in the...

The Champagne Dosnon Recolte Blanche Rosé is alluring and nicely textured on the palate. This wine offers aromas and flavors of dried spices, tart red fruits, and hints of yeastiness.\n...

The 2017 Coteaux Champenois Blanc En Vieux Fombrés has turned out nicely, offering up aromas of pear, walnuts, lemon, nutmeg and spices. Medium-bodied, elegantly fleshy and incisive, it's bright and...

"In Urville, in the heart of the limestone terroirs of the Cote des Bar, the Pinot Noir expresses itself in a unique purity. Created by Michel Drappier in its natural...

With a very high proportion of Pinot Noir one is savouring what is nearly a Blanc de Noirs. A Champagne of great aromatic richness. The taste begins with stone fruits...

Around 2,000 years ago, on a hillside surrounding a villa that would later become Urville, the Gallo-Romans began planting the first vines. It was not until 1116 that Saint Bernard,...

Light salmon pink with delicate pink reflections and a lively, fine mousse. On the nose there are aromas of fresh red fruits, nuances of cherry, strawberry, a hint of greengage...

Light golden colour with a fine mousse. Intense nose layered with some complexity and autolytic notes, fresh brioche, butter, candied citrus and stone fruit. Good bite on the palate, full...

Light greenish yellow with silver reflections and a fine, persistent mousse. There are delicate aromas of baking, yellow tropical fruit, ripe yellow apple and some blossom honey. Medium-bodied, with white...

Complex, more savoury style, of light oaky, yeasty, chalky and mineral characters, with creamy, citrusy backdrop and soft salinity on the finish.\n \n Producer Information\n Champagne Duval-Leroy is a Champagne...

Light salmon pink with delicate pink reflections and a lively, fine mousse. On the nose there are aromas of fresh red fruits, nuances of cherry, strawberry, a hint of greengage...

Lovely orchard fruits, with a hint of lemon with floral notes and layers of hazelnuts. Mature but still plenty of life. Bone dry but still generous.\n \n Producer Information\n Champagne...

This is what Champagne from Reims used to be like 100 years ago, Francis Egly told us, before timid winemakers started cutting their cuvees with Chardonnay. This single-vineyard Champagne from...

Offering up aromas of crisp orchard fruit, lemon oil, mint, white flowers and almonds, it's medium to full-bodied, vinous and chiseled, its enveloping core of fruit girdled by bright acids...

Few winemakers plant Pinot Meunier on premier cru land; fewer still on terroir that is essentially an extension of the noble Montaigne de Reims. This 100% Pinot Meunier spent 38...

One of the very finest wines produced in this less heralded vintage is Egly's 2014 Brut Grand Cru Millesime, a strikingly vinous and enveloping Champagne that wafts from the glass...

Domaine Egly-Ouriet Champagne is sensual, unforgettable and highly sought after, a 'cult' wine for Champagne lovers who crave the power and finesse of Pinot Noir-based wines. What you'll find at...

The NV Extra Brut V.P. Grand Cru (Vieillissement Prolonge) is a rich, textured Champagne that expresses all of the natural intensity gained after having spent eight years on its lees....

The NV (2016) Les Vignes de Bisseuil races out of the glass, showing terrific energy and cut. White flowers, pear, mint, white pepper and lemon peel give the 2016 notable...

Emilio Lustau SA was founded in 1896 by Don José Ruiz-Berdejo. In the beginning, Lustau was essentially an Almacenista, a modest estate with small holdings that sold most of its...

Éric Texier became a winemaker after a prior career and without any background in vines or wines. As such, his methods developed not from years of schooling, but from his...

Vermentino is one of the few white grapes that perfectly acclimated to the Mediterranean Tuscany. It loves sea breezes and sunlight and in return provides opulent flavour and radiant freshness....

Based on the 2018 vintage, Fleur de Miraval's NV Exclusivement Rose 3 offers up inviting aromas of orange oil, freshly baked bread, buttery pastry, nectarine and dried white flowers. Medium...

Orban's NV Extra-Brut is showing nicely, bursting with aromas of pear, white currants, fresh mint and yellow plums. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and incisive, it's a pillowy, elegant wine, with...

Francis Orban (as a grower Champagne producer, or recoltant-manipulant) tends some 18 acres of south-facing vines in and around the villages of Leuvrigny and Sainte-Gemme. An exclusive blend created for...

Lovely pear, quince and ginger flavors cruise along, with a racy-edged mousse. A lingering hint of walnut adds range and contrast on the finish.\n \n Producer Information\n For centuries, Méthode...

Barley sugar and brown sugar dried fruits undergrowth flavors gingerbread cinnamon praline candied fruits and vegetables baked apple pineapple white peach: it's a veritable farandole of aromas that bursts from...

Bright acidity is finely knit with flavors of ripe white cherry, ginger biscuit, lemon curd and slivered almond in this sleek and harmonious Champagne. Not a powerhouse, but should show...