Vanessa

9.1

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 🎄🥂

With brunch, we’re sipping a special bottle of bubbly from Champagne Hervieux-Dumez, a grower-producer located in Sacy, a Premier Cru Village in the Montagne de Reims region of Champagne.

We were fortunate to visit Hervieux-Dumez in the fall of 2021. We received a warm, welcoming tour of the property from Clément, who represents the fourth generation of this family business. We had the pleasure of tasting some incredible wines, including this one, which we brought home with us.

It's the ‘Cuvée des Rois de France’ – the ‘Cuvée of the Kings of France’ – named in recognition of Champagne’s history as the traditional site for the coronation of kings at the Basilica Notre-Dame in Reims. 👑 The village of Sacy played a special role in these events as a popular source of water.

This wine is a blend of Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay, 50% of which came from reserve wines that aged a minimum of 60 months in the Hervieux-Dumez cellar. It is a medium lemon hue with a fine mousse and offers delicious notes of yellow apple, pear, white raspberry, lemon, blossom, wet stones, brioche, almond paste, and pie crust, with a lingering, elegant finish.

We are grateful for this beautiful experience that remains a beautiful memory. — a year ago

with Deked1

Jamie K

9.2

I loved this so Crisp and clean — 8 years ago

Nelson Fitch

9.2

Milky, lush. Seemed oxidized at first, but that blew off. — 9 years ago

with trevor

Laura Purdy

9.4

50% PN, 25% PM, 25% blend — a year ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Oregon is on fire! Stupid good — 5 years ago

Michelle Hogan

8.9

Easy to drink. Tasty with nice fruit and dry. — 7 years ago

Reinholds Zviedris

9.2

Quite OK Champagne, golden yellow colored with steady bubbles. Touch of apples and citrus in aroma and taste. — 8 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

We’re pairing our Christmas brunch with a very special wine that we brought home from our recent trip to Champagne. 🍾🥂 🇫🇷

As we open this wine, we recall our visit to Hervieux-Dumez; a family-owned and -operated Champagne Grower/Producer, and member of the Club Trésors, located in the bucolic Premier Cru Village of Sacy. 💕 @champagne_hervieuxdumez

This particular wine is a ‘Special Club’, an indication of its quality and the purity of its terroir-expression. To receive this designation, the wine must come from an exceptional vintage and satisfy two blind tastings at different stages of the winemaking process: the first occurs when the wine is still, just prior to the second fermentation in bottle, and the second takes place after 3 years aging in bottle. 👏👏👏👏

This wine is a beautiful pale, gold hue. The mousse is fine and delicate. ✨ On the nose and palate, this wine offers primary notes of yellow apple, pear, lemon curd, and dried white blossom; also secondary notes of bread dough, yeast, brioche, and cream. 👍👍This wine is wonderfully balanced and refreshing; it presents dimension and complexity. It’s delicious.

Joyeux Noël to those celebrating today 🎄❄️ May your holiday be filled with warmth, peace, and many blessings. 🙏 — 3 years ago

with Deked1

Rob Brobst III

9.5

Citrus, lemon, white flowers, honeysuckle and a touch of saline. Medium bodied and has a wonderfully structured acidity. These are always a pleasure to drink. Truthfully, I've had excellent Meursault as far back as 1988's and they still rock! — 8 years ago

M J

9.5

Totes adorbs. Crisp, slightly tart, very refreshing. — 10 years ago

with Debra