Peach, brioche, and berries with a slight sweetness! Delicious with our Basque cheesecake. — 3 months ago
Beautiful rose gold color. Great acidity, very dry. Had this shipped from Reims on a trip there. One more bottle in the cellar… — 5 months ago
La Pobla de Lillet — 22 days ago
This is the 2018 Marc Hébrart Brut ‘Special Club’ – a beautiful bottle of vintage bubbles hailing from a collection of premier and grand cru sites in the Marne and Montagne de Reims regions of Champagne, France.
When you see “Special Club” on the label of a bottle with this distinctive shape, you’re dealing with essentially a prestige cuvée of a grower-producer who’s a member of the “Club Trésors.”
Marc Hébrart joined the Club Trésors in 1985, which is an association of quality-minded grower-producers. Grower-producers operate differently than the big champagne houses (e.g., Veuve-Clicquot) in that they are smaller-scale vignerons who own the entire production process from the vineyard to the winery and cellar.
They have helped raise awareness and appreciation of artisanal champagne wines that speak to a sense of place and personality, unobscured by extensive, widespread blending.
To achieve the status of “Special Club” a wine must undergo a rigorous application process and meet minimum quality metrics culminating with in two blind tasting panels – the first tasting evaluates the base wine after the first fermentation; the second and final tasting occurs after a minimum of three years aging sur lie.
From our studies we’ve learned the 2018 vintage bore above-average fruit; the warm and dry summer paved the way for a riper expression in an otherwise marginal climate. This wine is made with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay.
The bouquet has a medium (+) intensity of yellow and green apple, lemon zest, white peach, gardenia, almond biscotti, nougat, pastry, biscuit, and toast notes. The palate is creamy with vibrant acidity, adding lift, a fine-beaded, persistent mousse and long, elegant finish.
— 3 months ago
Been a favorite for my family for many years. Never disappoints and is always incredibly smooth/tasty. — 2 months ago
Special bottle from a time gone by. Was spectacular to have it with the friends who made 2018 so special. Magnum — 7 months ago
A rose champagne to cap off a great bday celebration. Crisp and clean with beautiful acid and some weighted berry tang — 10 months ago
Zach Quintanilla
Great History. Citrus notes. Had at Cru champagne tasting 11/21/24. — a day ago