Cindy Glennon

9.0

Very drinkable, enjoyed. Total wine $24 — 3 days ago

Anton Minashkin

8.9

Great arome, still very fresh and fruity — 7 months ago

Diane Withrow

8.9

Pink peppercorn, unexpectedly heavy for rose. Leaving expectations? Lovely with shrimp and duck salad. I’m happy I stocked up — 3 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Fantastic Puglia Salento wine with mainly Negroamaro grapes. Will still improve with further cellaring — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.4

Depth & personality abound as this wine gives a sensory voice to the left bank (‘rive gauche’, south side) of the Marne River, which meanders its way through the Vallée de la Marne region of Champagne…

It’s not very common to find a mono cru (single village) from this part of Champagne, so it was exciting to sip & explore it with intention🥂

It was made exclusively from Meunier (the king of the Marne Valley), grown on old vines (54+ years in age) in the village of Mareuil le Port, made into a blend of the ‘Maisoncelle’ & ‘La Côte aux Châtaigners’ vineyards, in particular.

As a vintage wine, it aged 36 months (disgorged by hand in November 2023), adopting quintessential autolytic notes of pastry, graham cracker pie crust, bread dough, almond paste, nougat, and toasted hazelnut.

The aromas & flavors have notably autumnal characteristics resembling apple cider, cinnamon apple crumble, red apple skin, baked pear, nutmeg, cardamom, white blossom, lemon zest, fruit cake, & cherry preserves. These are balanced by a chalky, mineral spine of wet stones, saline, & oyster shell.

Despite its confectionery qualities, this wine is totally dry; it’s extra brut with only 2 g/l of dosage (added sugar) with a mouth-watering acidity, adding lift, cutting through the creamy mousse, with a persistent & polished finish, performing a series of pirouettes before its final plié.

Cheers to wines with soul & authenticity! — 3 months ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2020 — 4 years ago

James Everhart

9.0

Definitely smoothed out and improved six years after harvest. Gold and rich. purchase for $19 in 2021.  — 3 months ago

Ira Schwartz

9.4

50/50 Pinot Noir / Chardonnay blend disgorged Oct 2022. This a champagne where the grapes of the blend each had the opportunity to strut their stuff. Scents of almonds , croissant, baked apple and lemons put a smile on my face. On the palate berries show up to fight the citrus. Young , with the acid levels I like. If I had to bet, this is a champagne that will benefit from age and gain in complexity. — 10 months ago

Jason Vourlekis

9.0

Light, mineraly, lovely with fish! — 3 years ago

Jeremiah Glazer

9.4

Love this red. Velvety smooth, tannic, subtle licorice. Excellent. — 4 years ago