Grower Champagne

A big, full-blown, powerful blanc de noirs (100% Pinot Noir from the Grand Cru vineyards of Bouzy), which nevertheless retains a balance and freshness along with its considerable vinosity. Rated even higher than Bollinge...(read more)

All from Grand Cru vineyards of Bouzy, two-thirds Pinot and one third Chardonnay, racy, fresh and dancing style with balance and brightness to support the nice weight and full flavour. Like all the Barnaut cuvées,...(read more)

70% 2017, with 30% reserve wines (20% 2015). This fine dry Blanc de Blancs keeps all the airiness of the classic Cote des Blanc villages (it's made from Oger and Avize), while having a rounded mid-palate thanks to the ge...(read more)

100% Chardonnay from a single 0.8-ha vineyard planted at the top of Oger, close to the border of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Their only cuvée vinified with any oak. Fermented in 55 oak barrels – each year they include fiv...(read more)

Fruit from Avize. 100% Chardonnay. Blend of 2017 and 2018. The 2017 was cool and rainy, 2018 was sunny but produced a huge crop so the wines could be a bit dilute, so they balance each other out in the blend. Stainless-s...(read more)

100% Pinot Noir, 90% being from Bisseuil, and 10% from Ambonnay. Ripe grapes means that this wine has quite a deep colour, almost oeuil-de-perdrix. Very fine and persistent bubble, full-flavoured with good acidity to giv...(read more)

100% Chardonnay from the lieu-dit of Champ d'Alouette in grand cru Mesnil-sur-Oger. Tirage May 2008, disgorged May 2022. Dosage 2 g/l. 14 years sur lattes!
Very exciting, from the first catch of breath, which smel...(read more)

80% Meunier, 10% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir. From 50-year-old vines in Monthelon and Mancy (Côteaux Sud d'Épernay) and 45-year-old vines in Boursault (Vallée de la Marne). 73% from 2016, 27% from thei...(read more)

Gilles describes this as the identity card of the domaine. It is made from Chardonnays from around twenty plots located on three Grand Crus terroirs of the Côte des Blancs (Cramant 60%, Avize 10%, Chouilly 30%). 'T...(read more)

100% Chardonnay from old-vine south-east-facing plots in Cramant. Vines between 57 and 80 years old. Spontaneous fermentation in old wooden vats and casks. Natural malo. Wines are aged on lees, unfined, unfermented. Tira...(read more)

Certified organic and biodynamic. Spontaneous fermentation.
Creamy, tangy, coddled-yogurt richness. Dense and weighty, with layers and layers of richness: brûléed cream and cobnuts, honey and baked f...(read more)

Wow. Every sip here is a thrill. The Latitude is a very dry blend of 100% Chardonnay from Vertus (this is in fact an extra-brut), elegant and pure flavours, making for an interesting contrast to the Egly-Ouriet style. Br...(read more)