Jay Kline

9.2

This is, quite obviously, Caillez-Lemair’s Coteaux-Champenois Blanc. Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of lunch at La Briqueterie with Virginie Vanpoperinghe. This is a relatively new offering from Caillez-Lemaire and made in very small quantities. The 2023 pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of yellow apple, pineapple, lemon curd, honeysuckle, and chalky/clay earth. On the palate the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium with lovely minerals. This was an excellent pairing with our lunch. Drink now through 2033. — 7 days ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Spectacular. No formal notes. — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

What a showing. Nose is all brioche and yeast Bur refined and so fine. Gorgeous spice bazaar as well. So airy and mineral. Palate is just insane. So dense and concentrated with super fine bubbles. Palate is feral and bright with terrific spice and flavor intensity. So clean and pure — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

This is so fine. Electric acidity. Wafting, yeasty nose and what a finish. Epic. After two hours this became beyond anything I have ever had from this great estate. — 22 days ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Nice older champagne. Quite leesy with very refined and soft bubbles. Rather vinous, in a nice way, with great round acid on the finish. Definitely one to drink up now vs wait any longer! — 5 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Reflets Demi Sec

Delicious. A dessert wine. Fruity. Some exotic fruits. — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Hugely fruity nose. Ripe golden delicious apples and ripe pear. Maybe Bosc? Stunning saline and nimble minerals. You can really smell the Chardonnay and maybe that’s due to the warmth of the vintage. Oh my that is fine. So saline, incredible mousse and so elegant. Juicy and ripe and the brut nature character is almost invisible as the vintage was so ripe. Round, opulent and so graceful. Let’s see how it opens as there seems to be more under the surface. Not as focused as 16 or 17 but the sheer fruit intensity makes up for it. Outrageous concentration and explosiveness. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Caillez lemaire eclats

Nose: elegantly rich. Swirling. Yellow flowers.

Palate: rich. Dense. Elegant. Fresh.

This could hop over the wall to 96. Ok. It does.

Best affordable wine in champagne ?

Fass selections — 4 months ago

Lance E. Farman

9.4

Balanced. Rich and lean. Delicious... Gone :( — 7 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Love these still Pinots from Champagne. Nose has crunchy berry and cherry fruit. There is a lipstick like intensity to the wonderfully pure and pointed fruit. Mostly mid season cherries also some roses and lovely chalky background. Palate is vibrant and energetic with terrific clarity and energy and oodles of cherries. Super juicy with such great fruit and a charming rusticity. Interesting flinty and smokey aroma now peeking through. Lovely depth and tannins and such nice acidity. Terrific but I surmise more will come out with air. As it aired it got more texture and deep and so so supple. Wonderful. — a year ago