Blanc de Blancs Champagne for all Occassions!
Blanc de Blancs Champagne for all Occassions!
In honor of Valentines day quickly approaching, I thought what a great time to highlight some incredible Blanc de Blancs Champagne, because nothing says "I love you" like sharing a bottle of bubbles. I know it is a special date for going out, but I think there's incredible value in skipping the reservation and crowds, cooking at home (or getting take out) and popping bottles from the couch. It's a perfect time to open something special to share with loved ones.
Since beginning to help with the Champagne selection here at Chambers Street, I think I've been guilty of focusing a bit too much on bottles that are Pinot Noir and Meunier dominant. Not that there is anything wrong with drinking Blanc de Noirs, but today I wanted to focus in on the diverse, complex, and incredible range of Champagnes made from Chardonnay. We have CSW classics like Mouzon-Leroux, Suenen, and Agrapart along with new favorites from Herve Rafflin (his first U.S. release of a Blanc de Blancs), Caze-Thibaut, Guiborat and more!
-Hanna Krilov Cohen
Please allow until Friday, 2/6 for pick-up and delivery.
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Vergnon, J.L. NV Conversation Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
A beautiful Grand Cru blend from 30+ year old vines, 90% from Le Mesnil sur Oger GC and 10% from Avize and Oger GC. 80% is from the 2021 vintage with the remainder reserve wines that go back to 2014....
$61.99
Hebrart, Marc NV Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Brut
A Premier Cru blanc de blanc where 80% from Mareuil-su-Ay, and 12% Oiry and Chouilly Grand Crus. The base vintage is 2020, with an additional 20% coming from 2019 and 20% form 2018. The wine goes through malolactic fermantation and...
$64.99
Guiborat NV Tethys Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru (base '21)
From four Grand Cru Côte des Blancs parcels: Cramant "Les Bergeries" (planted in 1984), Chouilly "Le Mont Aigu" (planted in 1970 and 1979) and "Les Caurés" (plots from 2005 and 2011), and Oiry "Gros Mont" (planted in 1969). Undergoes 100%...
$69.99
Rafflin, Herve 2019 Terre de Rilly 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
From 2 plots of Chardonnay from Rilly: Les Voies Chigny and Les Clos Derard. 100% from the 2019 vintage but not designated. Aged sur lattes for 60 months, disgorged in September 2024 with no dosage. The wine has incredible depth...
$74.99
Caze-Thibaut 2020 Le Chemin des Plants Blanc de Blancs
From the Vandieres vineyard on the right bank of Vallee de la Marne on sandy clay, topsoil, and chalk soils. Aged in 3-6 year old barrels, and undergoes malolactic fermentation before 54 months sur lattes. disgorged in the winter of...
$89.99
Mouzon Leroux 2018 L'Angelique Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Grand Cru
L'Angelique is 100% Chardonnay, from all of his plots of Chardonnay in Verzy. Indigenous yeast fermentation, 100% malolactic fermentation and aged 8 months in used Cadus barrels before spending 58 months sur lattes. There is 0g/L dosage and only 4,362...
$109.99
Agrapart NV Terroirs Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut [B19/20/21]
A non-vintage blend from parcels in Avize, Cramant, Oger, and Oiry Sourced from Chardonnay vines between 20 and 50 years in age. Comprised of 80% from 2019/2020 and 20% from 2021, aged in a mix of tank and older cask....
$119.99
Leconte, Alexis 2019 'Aria' Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
A fantastic blanc de blanc from a single plot in Troissy with sand, clay, and lignite soils. Aleixs’ father planted Chardonnay on this plot against the village tradition because he believed it would thrive at the site (and it does)....
$124.99
Suenen NV C+C Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut
Aurelien Suenen's wines display his desire to release Champagnes that articulate a sense of place. He notes that in Cramant there is different terroir expression in the wines from the high altitude vineyards and the lower lying vineyards, with the...
$149.99