Collet Champagne Brut NV

12.5% abv, Cogevi, Aÿ, imported by Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking note: The grapes are gently pressed at stations in each vineyard within one hour of being hand harvested so that the clarity of the must is not compromised. Next, an indigenous, natural primary fermentation takes place at […]

Lanson ‘Le Green Label’ Organic Champagne Extra Brut NV

12.5% abv, Reims, imported by Terlano Wines, Lake Bluff, IL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier and 20% Chardonnay. 4 years on the lees. From the villages of Verneuil (Valée de la Marne) and Vandières (Valée de la Marne). Tasting note: the ‘Le Green Label’ is […]

Apollonis ‘Cuvée Authnetic Meunier’ Brut Blanc de Noirs NV

12% abv, Michel Loriot, Festigny, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: diam. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.  Winemaking note: 100% Pinot Meunier cultivated with music. Dosage 9g/L, disgorgement date: January 2021. Tasting note: the Apollonis is medium gold with a brisk fine mousse and a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of raspberry, […]

Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne NV

12% abv, Reims, imported by Folio Wine Partners, the Michael Mondavi Family, Napa, CA. (Laid in chalk cellars in 2011; disgorged in 2018). Cork closure: Diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Known for up to 40% reserve wines spanning 10+ years with extended autolysis (lees aging), the wines of Champagne Charlie are no longer a […]