Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay



Solid champagne producer vintage in, vintage out. This is an EB.
I did not pay $177, $89.
Solid champagne producer vintage in, vintage out. This is an EB.
I did not pay $177, $89.

Delicious with Burrata, Sliced Peaches, Greens drizzled in light Olive Oil & Tondo Balsamic Vinegar over Holy Moly Batard Crostini’s made from Companion Bake Shop.
I have come to fully embrace cuvées from Gimonnet & the quality & value they bring over higher priced champagnes.
Nice fuller body. Yellow stone fruit-peaches, nectarines, Bosc Pear, bruised green & red apple, tropical melons, overripe pineapple flesh with heavy juice, hints of ginger ale, graham cracker, baguette crust, understated yeasty notes, very soft white spice, chalky powder, sea spray, limestone powder w/ volcanic minerals, yellow flowers, jasmine, rainfall acidity with elegance & smartly polished finish that last just over a minute and lands on gentle minerality.
Resellers tab this Brut but it comes in a 4.5g, which makes it an Extra Brut.
Vineyards: 60% Cramant Grand Cru, 30% Chouilly Grand Cru & 10% Cuis 1er Cru
100% Chardonnay. Rested 6 years on the lees.
Disgorged 1/19.
This also finished up the night well with Key Lime Tart w/ Graham Cracker Crust.
Delicious with Burrata, Sliced Peaches, Greens drizzled in light Olive Oil & Tondo Balsamic Vinegar over Holy Moly Batard Crostini’s made from Companion Bake Shop.
I have come to fully embrace cuvées from Gimonnet & the quality & value they bring over higher priced champagnes.
Nice fuller body. Yellow stone fruit-peaches, nectarines, Bosc Pear, bruised green & red apple, tropical melons, overripe pineapple flesh with heavy juice, hints of ginger ale, graham cracker, baguette crust, understated yeasty notes, very soft white spice, chalky powder, sea spray, limestone powder w/ volcanic minerals, yellow flowers, jasmine, rainfall acidity with elegance & smartly polished finish that last just over a minute and lands on gentle minerality.
Resellers tab this Brut but it comes in a 4.5g, which makes it an Extra Brut.
Vineyards: 60% Cramant Grand Cru, 30% Chouilly Grand Cru & 10% Cuis 1er Cru
100% Chardonnay. Rested 6 years on the lees.
Disgorged 1/19.
This also finished up the night well with Key Lime Tart w/ Graham Cracker Crust.

Special club 12 . This is certainly a baby. The nose - Cranberry cornflakes all day. Needs another 5+ years. @Mike R
Special club 12 . This is certainly a baby. The nose - Cranberry cornflakes all day. Needs another 5+ years. @Mike R
Jun 12th, 2021Yeasty. As good as it gets. I love spec club
Yeasty. As good as it gets. I love spec club
May 8th, 2021
My Biden victory bubbles. Excellent and even better as it warms.
My Biden victory bubbles. Excellent and even better as it warms.
Nov 8th, 2020The best young special club I have tasted to date .
The best young special club I have tasted to date .
Jun 30th, 2019A great effort one of the best special clubs I have tasted from Gimmonnet wow !
A great effort one of the best special clubs I have tasted from Gimmonnet wow !
May 28th, 2019
Very dry and almost rustic in it's Chardonnay character. Apple, lemon, creme fraiche on the nose. On the palate, dusty lemon. Dry with high acid, medium bodied. Toast, bread, apple, chalk and flint. Long finish High quality
A joy to taste
Very dry and almost rustic in it's Chardonnay character. Apple, lemon, creme fraiche on the nose. On the palate, dusty lemon. Dry with high acid, medium bodied. Toast, bread, apple, chalk and flint. Long finish High quality
A joy to taste