Vilmart & Cie
Cœur de Cuvée Rilly-la-Montagne 1er Cru Brut Champagne Blend
Rilly-La-Montagne, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Our New Year’s Day tipple. Welcome to 2021. This Coeur du Cuvée had Toasty Lemon and freshly baked bread. An interesting changing palate with lemon/grapefruit/citrus dominating. Amazingly fresh for a 14 year old Champagne. 80% Chardonnay; 20% Pinot Noir. My first bottle of this a few years ago was more impressive. Expected a little more complexity.
Our New Year’s Day tipple. Welcome to 2021. This Coeur du Cuvée had Toasty Lemon and freshly baked bread. An interesting changing palate with lemon/grapefruit/citrus dominating. Amazingly fresh for a 14 year old Champagne. 80% Chardonnay; 20% Pinot Noir. My first bottle of this a few years ago was more impressive. Expected a little more complexity.
Jan 2nd, 20212006 serious bottle very Krug in style.
2006 serious bottle very Krug in style.
1 person found it helpfulOct 24th, 2015Lemony mineral nose with a touch of caramel (oak). Crisp lively and refreshing with a long persistent palate. A brilliant champagne in all respects. From a single vineyard. 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir. Tasted again a day later and even more impressive and complex. A long future ahead. 97 points.
Lemony mineral nose with a touch of caramel (oak). Crisp lively and refreshing with a long persistent palate. A brilliant champagne in all respects. From a single vineyard. 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir. Tasted again a day later and even more impressive and complex. A long future ahead. 97 points.
Oct 5th, 2015
The Vilmart is smashing. So vibrant and fresh on the nose, so opulent and alluring on the palate. I'm not usually huge on Champagne, but that might be just because I don't get to drink Vilmart more often.
The Vilmart is smashing. So vibrant and fresh on the nose, so opulent and alluring on the palate. I'm not usually huge on Champagne, but that might be just because I don't get to drink Vilmart more often.
Aug 8th, 2015
Love this champagne. I think my last bottle of it
A lot of finesse and very smooth. Drinking from a red burgundy glass.
Has a nice consistent sweetness to it that is balanced by a citrus flavor such that it’s a pleasant sweetness and not sugary.
Delicious
Love this champagne. I think my last bottle of it
A lot of finesse and very smooth. Drinking from a red burgundy glass.
Has a nice consistent sweetness to it that is balanced by a citrus flavor such that it’s a pleasant sweetness and not sugary.
Delicious
Starting Thanksgiving off right.
Paired with bacon wrapped dates stuffed with feta. Caviar birds nests with crème fraiche. Shrimp cocktail, spinach dip and cheese.
Really nice sweetness to balance the food.
Starting Thanksgiving off right.
Paired with bacon wrapped dates stuffed with feta. Caviar birds nests with crème fraiche. Shrimp cocktail, spinach dip and cheese.
Really nice sweetness to balance the food.
Delicious. Finishing bottle up with Sunday breakfast. Still has orange blossom and brightness to it.
Smooth and with a good sweetness to it. But not sugary.
Delicious. Finishing bottle up with Sunday breakfast. Still has orange blossom and brightness to it.
Smooth and with a good sweetness to it. But not sugary.
Orange blossom. Sweetness. Smooth. Bubbles are fine and light.
Orange blossom. Sweetness. Smooth. Bubbles are fine and light.
May 27th, 2025