Tamlyn Currin’s L&S Grower Champagne Reviews

100% Pinot Noir from a single parcel in Le Breuil called La Brousse where they have diseased vines producing some very beautiful bunches of grapes with tiny berries and great concentration. South-south-west-facing plot o...(read more)

All 2016 but not declared as a 'vintage' Champagne. 100% Meunier from Festigny and le Breuil, villages in the south-west of the Marne valley, aged in oak foudres, bottled in 2018 and released in 2023 with zero dosage. 'C...(read more)

A really fascinating Champagne that you need to try - not from the most fashionable Grand cru sites, maybe, but made with extraordinary care and precision and it shows - the focus and sheer energy and zing are distinctiv...(read more)

70% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Meunier, from premiers crus Bisseuil (80%), Mesnil-sur-Oger (15%), Mareuil-sur-Aÿ (5%). 80% from 2020. Tirage April 2021, disgorged July 2023. Dosage 4 g/l. Beautiful nose. F...(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)

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)

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)

100% Chardonnay from premier cru vineyards in Vertus, Oger, Avize and Cramant. Lightly clarified juice goes into wooden vats and casks. Spontaneous fermentation and natural malo. Wines are aged on lees, unfiltered and un...(read more)

Fleurie-la-Rivière fruit. Reserve wines from vintages from 2014 to 2019 inclusive. About half Pinot Meunier and the rest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Fresh and lacy with more than a hint of marzipan. Gentle....(read more)

50% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. Vinification was 90% in stainless steel, 10% in barrel. 86% was white wine, blended with 14% red wine. 60% from 2018 and 40% 2015 and 2016. 36 months sur lattes. Dosa...(read more)

100% Chardonnay. Vinified in 2- and 3-year-old second-hand barrels from Meursault. Five years sur lattes. Dosage 4 g/l. 1,500 bottles. Unfurls, broad and confident but exactingly precise. Pure, pure grapefruit fruit. Tar...(read more)

Tandem because: two grape varieties (50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir), two communes (Fleury-la-Rivière plus a little bit of Damery), two vinification methods (barrel and stainless steel), and two people (Guillaume...(read more)