Brian Szluk

9.6

Venus is a stellar no dosage champagne. Definitely worth seeking out.

A unique terroir
A Brut Nature champagne
Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Vintage champagne

Always a vintage champagne, this cuvee comes from a single vineyard of 60 ares in AVIZE (Fosse aux pourceaux).
No heavy mechanical machines were used in the maintenance of this vineyard, which has solemnly been worked by man and by horse.
Vénus is the domain’s single vineyard emblem.
Bottled under cork.
Disgorged 2 months before the release date without dosage.
This cuvee is only available in bottle. — 7 days ago

with Ellie

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

NV | 90% Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir Dosage 5g/L comes from the vineyards in d’Avenay, Coligny, Vauciennes, Avize, Oger, Cramant and Oiry. 25% fûts de chêne. Bottled may 2018, degorgement august 2020. Very true to type champagne with lovely acidity, tension and balance. — 22 days ago

Brandyn Pryce

9.0

Pinot Meunier/Pinot Noir 50/50 — 24 days ago

with Gregory

Tom Casagrande

9.2

Seems tightly wound at first, but opens up with air. Nose shows candied, crisp cherry, light spice, and bright crushed rock minerality. Very lively. Chiseled in the mouth, with crushed rock minerality in the foreground and fruit in the background. Bright acids. Seems like it’s not quite integrated yet. Fun now, it will get more elegant and settled over the next 2-3 years. Nice!

UPDATE: Night 2, it’s in fact much more together. All the individual components are singing in harmony, and great limestony terroir is informing the crisp cherry fruit. Upping from 9.0 to 9.2. — 7 days ago

Espen Henriksen

8.9

Lett og god, med mye smak. Syrlig eple som gir avrundes fort. — 11 days ago

Curt Lillie

9.5

Nakedwines Good choice — 7 days ago

Angelo Casagrande

8.9

Solid, if not particularly noteworthy, bojo — 7 days ago

Tim

9.1

Really enjoyed this, smooth and delicious — 5 days ago

Alan Weinberg

9.2

NV, but back label had the date 04/04/08 and it’s a beautiful bottle of champagne. Yellow color hints at the intense yellow fruit—mellow, yellow peach and nectarine, gentle but persistent, layered soft delicious fruit. Really a delicious bottle that rewarded cellaring, as do many NVs. — a month ago

with Ben

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

A lovely evening of fondue, and white wine! — 2 months ago