Champagne
Champagne
Beaufort, André 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut
The Beaufort 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut was disgorged in January, 2024.
$84.99
Beaufort, André 2014 Polisy Blanc de Blanc Brut Nature
The 2014 Blanc de Blanc was disgorged in January 2024 - it's a stunning Blanc de Blancs from the Aube, showcasing all of the minerality inherent in it's Kimmeridgian soils. The cooler 2014 vintage, like the 2013, imbues it with...
$84.99
Larmandier-Bernier 2016 Chemins d'Avize Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
My note for the 2016 Avise reads "pretty damn nice!" This is from a very small plot purchased in 1992, of only 0.4 hectares! The press at Larmandier-Bernier was in fact too big for this small amount of fruit, so...
$199.99
Gamet NV Rose Brut
85% Pinot Meunier with 15% Pinot Noir, 8% of this is a vin rouge, the base vintage is 2021 (70%) with the remainder being a blend of reserve wines dating back to 2014. Soils here are sand with clay and...
$52.99
Laval, Georges 2020 Champagne Cumieres 1er Cru Les Chenes
If ever there were an argument that portions of Cumières merit Grand Cru status, Laval's Les Chênes makes a convincing case. The amphitheater-shaped vineyard is something of a sun trap and produces Champagnes of power and precision in Vincent's able...
$224.99
Laval, Georges 2019 Champagne Cumieres 1er Cru Blanc de Noirs Les Hautes Chevres
Vincent Laval's Les Hauts Chèvres Blanc de Noirs bottling comes from a parcel on the western portion of the slope of Cumières. Formerly comprised of Pinot Noir from very old vines (which have since been replanted), the wine is now...
$224.99
Laval, Georges 2020 Champagne Cumieres 1er Cru Blanc de Noirs Les Hautes Chevres
Vincent Laval's Les Hauts Chèvres Blanc de Noirs bottling comes from a parcel on the western portion of the slope of Cumières. Formerly comprised of Pinot Noir from very old vines (which have since been replanted), the wine is now...
$224.99
Beaufort, Andre 2005 Champagne Polisy Brut
The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. The 2005 Brut was disgorged in January 2024 after 18 years on the lees. Surprisingly sprightly on the nose...
$89.99
Beaufort, André 2007 Polisy Reserve Brut Nature
The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. The 2007 Brut Nature Reserve was disgorged in September 2024 after 16 years on the lees.
$74.99
Beaufort, André 2003 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature
The current release is Brut Nature and was disgorged for this order in September of 2024 after 20 years of sur-lie aging.
$99.99
Beaufort, Andre NV Champagne Ambonnay Brut Reserve Nature
50 years of organic farming in Ambonnay! Disgorged in Sept, 2024. Right off the bat, the Ambonnay presents a completely different, more masculine profile from the Polisys. Still more mineral than fruit forward on the nose, the palate skews more...
$84.99
Beaufort, André 2004 Polisy Reserve Brut Nature
The current release of the 2004 Polisy Reserve is Brut Nature and was disgorged for this order in September of 2024.
$89.99
Beaufort, André 2016 Brut Reserve Nature (1er Cru Hautvillers)
A unique and beautiful wine, meant for the cellar as John McIlwain said back in 2021: "This extraordinary special cuvee of 2016 “Reserve” Brut is from Beaufort vines in the 1er Cru village of Hautvillers located in La Grande Vallée...
$129.99
Beaufort, André 2010 Polisy Brut Nature Reserve
This new release of the 2010 Polisy Brut Nature was disgorged in September, 2024. The last tasting of this wine was of a 2017 disgorgement - it showed beautifully, youthful, complex and firmly structured - it should be lovely now...
$74.99
Beaufort, André 2009 Champagne Polisy Blanc de Noirs Brut
(This wine arrives 12/10) 2009, says Jancis Robinson: "After early complications a superb summer produced a clean crop of high quality, with particularly good Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims. Wines are plump and approachable." The Beaufort Polisy Brut...
$89.99
Suenen 2017 "La Cocluette" Oiry GC Blanc de Blancs
La Cocluette, a lieu-dit from Grand Cru Oiry, is high-toned and filigreed with effusive white flower and white fruit aromas: more white cherries than the usual preserve lemon and lacy chalk. Lovely inner mouth perfume and great persistence. // Grapes...
$229.99