Vanessa

9.3

😍 Marc Hébrart’s Special Club 2019 is one of those bottles that reminds us why we fell in love with “grower champagne” in the first place.
 
💯 It’s generous without being heavy. Structured without being stern. A masterclass in elegance, energy, and purity, not to mention it’s utterly delicious even in relative youth.

🍇 Pinot Noir plays a lead role in this particular cuvée joined by Chardonnay for extra lift and brightness. The grapes hail from the Premier and Grand Cru villages of Louvois, Chouilly, & Mareuil-sur-Ay.

⚖️ After 36 months aging sur lie, this wine was disgorged and bottled with a “brut” dosage, which melds a soft energy into its steely profile, creating balance and tension.
  — 13 days ago

with Deked1

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

One of the best 1er champs for the $. Best to get off the wagon too. — 4 months ago

Kate Parkerson

9.2

Nice easy Chardonnay — 5 months ago

Sarah Nally

10

Amazing wine! Smooth jammy finish with just the right hint of bourbon. Definitely adding to my list of favs. — 6 months ago

Dave

9.6

I had a bottle of this limited edition in 2021, and at the time it was one of the best bourbons I'd ever enjoyed. Got my hands on a bottle of 2025 and it now costs considerably more. Really great juice. Although 109 proof, this does not throw too much heat. It tastes very much like a wheater (which it is not), yet the rye content is also prominent from the nose through the sip. Cherry, leather, cornbread, and cigar box. Best way I can describe it is that EH Taylor and Pappy 15 had a baby. It's very good.
Listening to Cheap Trick — 8 months ago

Jess

9.2

Pale straw color.
Aromas of white peach, nuts.
Dry. Flavors of peach, white pepper, saline.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2006 Special Club pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with green apple, raspberry, honey, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and layered. This is supremely balanced and locked in, showing so well. Plenty of life but a treat to enjoy right now. Through 2041.
— a month ago

romo

9.2

Called Lauer. Feinherb tell. The RS is so far down under the pesto piquancy. - at Terroir — 2 months ago

Amber Asaro

9.2

Quite good and cheap at Trader Joe’s — 4 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

This was insanely good. So well balanced. Had with Thai food. — 6 months ago

Brent S

8.9

I wanted to not like this — 8 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

Very young. Still somewhat unstructured and tannins that need to mellow. But good potential. — 2 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Green apple and pear, salted lemon, baguette, med acid ✨ — 3 years ago

Lisa Pearce

9.3

Very nice bottle of wine. Smooth and flavorful. — 4 years ago

Adrian Layfield

9.3

One of my go-to cheaper wines. Dry and woody. — 21 days ago

Takuya Namise

9.0

Ichigo’s Dining — 10 days ago

Shay A

9.5

94-95

A grower champagne I always enjoy, but I’ve not had their special club offering with this much age before. I’ve been missing out! A stunner!

54% Cramant, 31% Chouilly (both Grand Crus), with 15% Cuis (Premier Cru); all old vines. Disgorged July 2012; 6g/l dosage

This may be an example of hitting lightening in a bottle, but this caught me (and others I was with) totally off-guard at how youthful it was…and more importantly, how unbelievably good it was. Channeling an oxidative flair at this point in its evolution, this scratched the itch for creamy, powerful, golden champagne. Autolysis on full display (in the best way) with lemon scone, honey roasted cashews, spiced pears aromatically. Honeyed graham crackers, lemon cream, Biscotti cookie, kiss of ginger and plenty of chalky limestone grit toward the finish (but the sweet autolysis lengthens it out beautifully). For me, this tasted like this was the exact right day to catch this wine at peak.

I wish I had a case of these. — 3 months ago

Shelly McGahee

9.5

Bourbon barrel favorite — 9 years ago

Doug Powers

9.5

Fabulous vintage Champagne, tight bubbles, moderately rich but super long finish, excellent!! — a year ago

with Jim

TriShan

9.3

Smooth. Let it breathe, sweet, nice aroma, vanilla, black cherry, like bourbon barrel aged, similar to copper & thief red blend. Good by itself, good with cheese and dried cranberries. — 3 years ago