Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Premier Cru NV
12% abv, Rapeneau, Reims, tasted at winery. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 80% Chardonnay & 20% Pinot Noir from Premier Cru vineyards in Chouily, Oger and Montagne de Reims, aged on the lees for 36 months. Tasting note: the Champagne is deep lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ […]
Champagne Taittinger Champagne ‘Millésimé’ Brut 2015
13% abv, Reims, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Chardonnay & 50% Pinot Noir from mostly Grand Cru vineyards in Montagne de Reims, a’Bouzy and Ambonnay. The wine aged on the lees for 7+ years and was finished with a dosage of 9g/L. Tasting note: the Champagne is […]
Champagne Taittinger Champagne Brut NV ‘Grands Crus Prélude’
12.5% abv, Reims, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Chardonnay & 50% Pinot Noir aged on the lees for five years before disgorgement and the addition of 9g/L sugar. The Chardonnay comes from the Côtes de Blancs. Tasting note: the Grand Cru Champagne is deep gold in color […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Premier Cru ‘Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot’ Monopole 2000
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Premeaux-Prissey, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 95% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Blanc & 1% Pinot Gris, from the 2.29ha walled vineyard. The vines are grown on very calcareous white earth soils. The vines were replanted in the 1980s and 1990s and the terroir is east-facing. […]
Pommery Champagne Brut ‘ Cuvée Apanage’ NV
12.5% abv, Reims, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking note: majority Chardonnay with some Pinot Noir & Pinot Menuier (percentage not disclosed) aged for 42 months on the lees. Tasting note. the Brut Champagne is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of magnolia, […]
Domaine Sainte Madeleine Vézelay 2020
13% abv, Alexandre & Blandine Le Corguillé, Vézelay, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlotte, NC. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay, vines between 5 and 30 years of age, grown on bathonian clay and limestone soil, in conversion to organic farming. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with native yeast in stainless steel tanks and […]
Pierre Callot Champagne Premier Cru Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs NV
12% abv, Pierre Callot & Fils, Avize, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay, Haut Valeur certified, from premier cru vineyard single parcel ‘Les Essarts’ in the village of Grauves in the Côte de Blancs. The wine is elaborated with several reserve wines in the […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Blanc ‘Clos du Prieuré Monopole 2016
12.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset USA, St Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chardonnay from vines planted in the 1980s and 1990; an enclosed vineyard in the ‘Le Village’ climat. The vineyard is farmed biodynamically since 1999. The wine is fermented with native yeast in stainless […]
Domaine Grosbot-Barbara Saint-Pourçain ‘Les Maltôtes’ ‘Cuvée IPP13’ 2020
13.5% abv, Cesset, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Tressalier & 50% Chardonnay from an 1-hectare single vineyard on clay and limestone soils. The wine is barrel fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 15 months. Tasting note: the Saint-Pourçain is medium gold in […]
Les Vignerons du Sieur d’Arques Aimery Crémant de Limoux ‘Cuvée 1531’ Brut NV
12.5% abv, Limoux, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 55% Chardonnay, 30% Chenin Blanc & 15% Pinot Noir, aged on the lees for 10 months during secondary fermentation in bottle. Tasting note: the Crémant is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity […]