Ed Tostanoski

9.5

Wine of the trip so far - just everything you would hope it to be (of course @ sacre bistro) — a day ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Aromas of citrus and flinty stone fruits. On the palate flavors of peach and citrus with floral notes and slight spice. Medium+ finish, vivid acidity ending with citrus and stony mineral spice. — 8 months ago

Shay A

9.2

An underrated producer, in my opinion, though my first time with the Heri-Hodie cuvée.

100% Pinot meunièr; perpetual reserve in stainless since 1995; 3g/l dosage; disgorged March 2023

I’ve said it before, but meunièr can really strut its stuff via perpetual reserve/solera style. The natural fruit forward tendency of the grape with the oxidative character of the aging profile marry really well. My benchmarks for this style are Mousse Fils L’Or de Eugene and Delouvin’s Perpetual…both of those show a bit more richness and spiced cider, whereas the stainless steel here provides a brighter lift. Needed a few hours in bottle to open, lots of red apple, yellow citrus and orange zest, and cinnamon aromatically. Trending toward golden apple and pear on the palate, this has a kiss of honeyed richness on the mid-palate before the limestone mineral takes over at the finish. Tasty. — 2 years ago

Lauren Golanty

8.9

A good champagne. Drank kind of… young? Balanced but not graceful, hefty but a little too eager. All of the flavor was BOOM, right up front, and it was more green apple rind than anything. Good - maybe not my thing. — 5 years ago

Kaitlyn James

9.0

Mineral and fruity citrus including pineapple. No oak. Light hay color — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

9.3

The Pinot meunière here is a give away to what this is! It’s a fun champagne not as elegant as say Pierre Moncuit or Gimminet but not as heavy as Selosse or even Pol Roger. Went brilliantly with some spicy meats, and a mixture of Greek and Indian food! — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The NV Grand Vallée Extra Brut pours a straw color with a faint bronze tinge and persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of fresh raspberries, strawberry, peach, lemon and limestone minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and packed with minerals. Quite lovely. Drink now. Disgorged Spring of 2023. — 2 months ago

Carmen

9.5

Organic, biodynamic, brut nature GOODNESS! Special occasion bubbles.

This wine is an equal blend of pinot noir and chardonnay, fermented separately in used barriques. — 2 years ago

Michael Wehner

9.1

Great wine at the beach — 2 years ago

with Margaret

Mark Eastom

9.0

Brioche, baked apple, fine bubbles and amazing acid. Thanks Guillaume!! — 4 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.8

1997 - 2014 vintages — 5 years ago

Shengli Hu

9.1

Golden yellow. Toasty Brioche, vanilla, honey, ginger, dried apricot, marigold, lemon grass, strawberry, orange blossom, and hazelnut rounding out the taste. Creamy, rich, and toasty! Medium body, and finish. 65% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay, from Vallee de la Marne, Montagne de Reims. 85% fermented in tank, 15% in oak. 50% 2016, 35% 2015, 15% Perpetual Reserve. Full malo. — 7 years ago

Michael Mugmon

10

Birthday Champagne! — 8 years ago

with Amy

Mark S.

9.0

Unfiltered Ruby red. Chalk raspberry flowery clove. Meaty. violet Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M+ Acidity M++ Tannin M Soft Bitterness M Body M Finish M 12% Elegant PN 23 12% R. Pouillon & Fils Coteaux Champenois Rouge Mareuil sur Ay Paunet 22 @15520, AD, 260129 — 5 months ago

Sagee Aran

9.0

A medium body Pinot from the Loir. Nothing special. — a year ago

Matt Perlman

9.4

Love an all Meunier champagne. In a beautiful spot at 10 years. Vinous, powerful, textural finesse, slightly oxidative, lots of red apple, ginger and spice — 2 years ago

Jae Cho

9.2

Such a great food wine. Loads of interest. Great acid. Slightly oxidative in the best way. — 4 years ago

Simon Coplan

9.1

It can be difficult for me to identify the flavors in wine, but the pinot noir in this wine expressed beautiful fruit on the nose and palate, but slightly higher acidity which (to me) clashed ever so slightly with the taste. Don't mistake me though, this wine is excellent and is very well done — 5 years ago

Edward Nelson

9.3

Last night (NYE). Good stuff. Not overly fruity and not dry. Nice balance. — 7 years ago

with Michelle

Jay Kline

9.3

This was a stunner from the start. If I could afford to start each day the way Churchill did, the Jacquesson 7xx series would be my Pol Roger. This stuff is so consistently what I want in a Champer. It is aromatic. It’s got layers of flavor. It’s got body. It’s got verve. Yeah baby. — 7 years ago