Andrew Belzer

9.1

Who knew Veuve is only $46 in Indiana! — 19 days ago

Leah Parsons

9.4

Delightful for our anniversary celebration. — 4 months ago

Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.9

Excellent texture, seemed a bit more oxidized than I would have thought given the age - not flawed in any way, just unexpected. — 5 months ago

Mike McGovern

10

Morning of 9th anniversary. First NYE in TX. Amber had a positive pregnancy test this morning! 😄 — 6 months ago

with Amber

Tree Kilpatrick

9.1

Pretty yellow label. Lovely light golden. Mild aroma of lemon curd. Rainwater. Flavors are amazing. Minerality. Meyer Lemon. Fresh and enjoyable. Hits all the notes, low and high. — 7 months ago

President Obama

9.3

Had a glass in Champaign. Rude, rustic, woody and sensitive. — 10 months ago

Paul J

9.4

Merry Christmas Eve!! Bottle from my 40th bday. Aged nicely. Nice balance of acidity and nuttiness. Crisp with medium depth. Very enjoyable. — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

I am seldom dumbfounded when it comes to wine. So, I appreciate it when that happens.

This 1990 La Grande Dame was amazing and so fresh. Full disclosure, I am not normally impressed by this producer and this cuvée. Unusual for a champagne of 35 yrs to be so fresh in my experience from inception. So much so, if poured blind many would call it N/V or a fairly recent vintage. The color was even palish straw. Mags were brought from their Champagne House.

Excellent with the dessert of the evening, “Lemon Meringue Pie Cookie.”

Enjoyed at the 2026 “From Cellar Event” Pebble Beach Food and Wine.

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Sean Townley

9.5

No idea how old this is (QR code on back gives a 404) but it’s fantastic — 5 months ago

with Mairead

Conrad Green

9.4

Beautiful light amber in color. Dried apricot and toasty yeast. Great fruit and good tension still — 6 months ago

with Paul and Ara

Vinny Eng

9.4

Happy new year! 💜 — 6 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

A nice crisp start to an excellent dinner — 8 months ago

with Jonathan

Gil Castro

9.2

Was a bit on sweet side but was very light and refreshing. — 2 years ago

Giordano Bracciolini

9.0

Brut frizzantino — 4 years ago

romo

9.1

Approachable in a non-Cornas way. -Deans house — 2 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

It has been a while since I’ve opened a Clemence. A favorite of mine & Sofia once upon a time. Still drink it, just not as often as I have moved to mostly Extra Brut. This is a Brut at 8g. Excellent Champagne & value at $44.99.

I believe there are only two resellers you can acquire it, one east coast & one west-K&L. You have to buy it pretty quickly once they get their container. It took several yrs building that relationship as Launois is careful about who they let resell their cuvées. In fact, it is even difficult to get in France. K&L has standing orders from some French citizens they ship back to France once they receive it. Kinda crazy.

The palate has nice mousse with lively acidity and micro oxygenation. Lime/lemon pulp w/ zest, stone fruits-white dominant, grapefruit w/ pith, bruised red/golden apples, Bosc pear, caramel, vanillin, some yeast, baguette crust, white spice, gritty, grey volcanics, chalky bits, limestone marl, oyster shells, yellow flowers/lilies, spring flowers with a little greens mixed in, very good acidy, well; made/balanced/tensioned with a smartly polished, elegant finish that lasts minutes and land on excellent minerality.

If you get to Champagne, visit. They have a huge museum of champagne/wine artifacts that date back to BC. My two pics do not show its enormity. They are about 35-40 minutes south of Reims.

They are the only producer I know of that places a rubber casket attached to the bottom of their corks. So, next to never do their cuvées have cork taint.

Enjoying it with the Jasper Hill Farms - Willoughby, buttery washed soft white cheese. Try with Rainbow Crisp crackers or warm baguette. Also, on apples with and w/o honey. — 5 months ago

Sergio L Figueiredo

9.4

Álcool 12,0%. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

From Aube in southern Champagne, pale lemon color, light creamy mousse, tiny bubbles, with aromas of stone and citrus fruits, underlying toasty notes, dry with 8g of residual sugar. On the palate flavors of apple and peach with lime citrus zest, honeysuckle and chalky nuttiness. Lively acidity with good balance, long finish ending with fruit, biscuit and slight chalky notes. — 7 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

#Remembrance #Love 6/25.

Sofia loved Penguins. We played w/ them in Dubai and she also skied indoor while I had a spot of Champagne and watched from a very big window. Only in Dubai. They have to build things of that nature…cus w/o them…just a bunch of sand. — 2 years ago

TheSkip

9.1

Excellent value — 4 years ago