L&S Wines in the Press

100% Pinot Noir, 80% being from Bisseuil, and 20% 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)

From the Grand Cru vineyards of Chouilly, this entirely Chardonnay champagne has pale colour, smooth weight and fresh flavour, with remarkable clean length and a zesty finish. A really exciting quality Champagne which (s...(read more)

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)

There's more to this than the négoce version, on both nose and palate, a richer texture and more open and filled-out aromatics. Lovely balance here.

This vineyard's fantastic position up high and facing south east, as well as its rock-laden soil really show the class of this site in warm vintages. The vines here are now 37 years old and the 2018 is a total triumph. F...(read more)

We love this new find from the brilliant Incisa della Rochettas at their beautiful Umbrian outpost. The 2019 Grechetto is nicely textured. Quite deep and quite densely packed with white flowers and firm white-fleshed fru...(read more)

Cool air from the Andes Mountains in the southern winegrowing region of Lontué, provides the perfect, cool climate for growing Chardonnay in this beautiful part of Chile. This is filled with ripe peach and subtle...(read more)

While this wine is not part of the MiP* family, it is still a stalwart rosé in the L&S cellar and I have followed it for a good few years. Delicious, spot-on, smooth and perky it is incredibly rare to find a w...(read more)

As the name Elite might suggest this is the top cuvee from Guillaume and as such has the most to give. Here things are more nuanced, floral, a touch spicy, citrus and then layered red fruit intensity. Bolder and more str...(read more)

A lively lip smacker from Guillaume, gentle red fruits, strawberry and cherry blossom and that lovely citrus note you get on first release. Lovely mouthfeel with that tug of tannin, juicy acid and plenty of fresh red ber...(read more)

Incredibly pale, with herbal white peach, red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, good texture - more substance than many, it's softly refreshing as well as having the definition of bright acidity. This is summer in a glas...(read more)

Here the volume gets turned up with regards to weight and mouthfeel. The fruit here is a tad riper cherry and strawberry, undertow of citrus, again wild flowers, rosehip and hawthorn. In the mouth the structure of the ge...(read more)