Vintage Champagne
Vintage Champagne is, of course, the product of one single year. But more than that, Vintage Champagnes are special selections from the best vintages, and are aged for longer (legally at least 3 years, usually more) prior to degorgement. They tend to be more complex, deeper more vinous experiences than non-vintage and have some capacity for further ageing.
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2014 LARMANDIER-BERNIER Terre de Vertus Non Dosé 1er Cru
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay. Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic
Disgorged in January 2020, the 2014 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Terre de Vertus is a fine follow-up to the excellent 2013 and 2012 renditions. Unwinding in the glass with scents of white flowers, citrus oil,...(read more)
William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
2012 LEGRAS Présidence Vieilles Vignes Brut Grand Cru Chouilly R & L Legras
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
A relatively low dosage vintage Blanc de Blancs Champagne from Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote des Blancs, aged for 4 years before degorgement. Clean, brisk Blanc de Blancs structure with fresh acidity but gentle apricot...(read more)
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2008 LEGRAS Cuvée Saint Vincent Brut Grand Cru Chouilly R & L Legras
Champagne France 12% White
Chardonnay.
Legras' top vintage cuvée is the sublime Saint Vincent from Grand Cru vineyards in Chouilly. Crunchingly dry with brisk Blanc de Blancs acidity, but overlayed with rich brioche, yeast, and baked apple and pear cha...(read more)
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2011 LARMANDIER-BERNIER Vieille Vigne du Levant Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru Cramant
Champagne France White
Chardonnay. Practicing Organic, Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic
I'm increasingly convinced that Pierre Larmandier produced Champagne's wines of the vintage this year, and the 2011 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant only compounds that suspicion. Unfurling in...(read more)
William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
2013 POL ROGER Vintage Brut
Champagne France 12% White
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
We tasted this over the airwaves with Pol Roger grandees Hubert de Billy and Laurent d'Harcourt. They were excited to introduce this very 'specific' new Vintage release. We were curious to taste why such excitement for w...(read more)
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2013 LARMANDIER-BERNIER Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru
Champagne France White
Chardonnay. Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic
The 2013 Extra Brut Les Chemins d'Avize Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is floral and gracious, much more so than is common in Avize Champagnes, which tend to have more body. The 2013 is beautifully perfumed and ethereal from...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2006 GONET-MÉDEVILLE Grande Ruelle Extra Brut Grand Cru Ambonnay
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
All from Ambonnay. Rich nose, deep notes of confit fruit and fresh fleshy red fruit - strawberry and raspberry, mingling with autolytic amplitude and generosity. Fabulous length again.
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2007 TAITTINGER Comtes de Champagne Brut
Champagne France 12% White
Chardonnay.
Taittinger's 2007 Comtes de Champagne will be nearly impossible to resist upon release. Soaring aromatics, mid-weight structure and soft contours give the 2007 its alluring personality. Lemon oil, white flowers, mint, ch...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2011 EGLY-OURIET Brut Grand Cru Ambonnay Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
The 2011 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is a very pretty wine, especially within the context of the year. Bright floral notes meld into hints of lemon confit, tangerine oil, dried flowers, sage and pastry. There is terr...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate
2010 DOM PÉRIGNON Brut Champagne Moët & Chandon
Champagne France White
Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay.
The 2010 Dom Pérignon is hard to get a read on today. I have tasted it four times over the last few months, and my feeling is that it is still not totally put together. Apricot, pastry, chamomile, mint and light t...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
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2013 LARMANDIER-BERNIER Terre de Vertus Non Dosé 1er Cru
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay. Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic Magnums
100% Chardonnay from Premier Crus vineyards planted in 1982 and 1962, given absolutely no 'dosage', making it an ultra brut, and in Pierre Larmandier's words a true expression of the Vertus 'terroir'. Elegant, restrained...(read more)
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2007 EGLY-OURIET Brut Grand Cru Ambonnay Champagne Egly-Ouriet
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay. Magnums
A vinous version, featuring a delicate mousse and mouthwatering acidity, this is reminiscent of aged white Burgundy, with hints of toasted hazelnut, coffee liqueur and straw accenting baked cherry, mineral and crystalize...(read more)
Alison Napjus, The Wine SpectatorORDER
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