Two Pioneers: André Beaufort in Champagne; Jean-Claude Rateau in Burgundy!
Two Pioneers: André Beaufort in Champagne; Jean-Claude Rateau in Burgundy!
Beaufort, André NV Champagne Polisy Brut Nature (B22)
The André Beaufort NV Champagne Polisy Brut Nature is 75% Pinot Noir from the 2022 vintage and 25% Chardonnay from 2018 - "it's showing well now" says Réol Beaufort "as the Chardonnay rounds out the young Pinot Noir." Organic farming...
$54.99
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 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut
The Beaufort 2019 Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut was disgorged in January, 2024.
$84.99
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, Andre 2014 Champagne Polisy Derriere L'Eglise Brut
The rare and beautiful "Derrière l'Eglise" is 100% Pinot Noir from old vines in a single parcel in Landreville, Aube, made only in the best vintages. The terroir here gives a wine with a bit more acidity and length on...
$109.99
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
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...
$84.99
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
Beaufort, André 2009 Champagne Ambonnay Grand Cru Brut
This 2009 is 100% Ambonnay Grand Cru fruit and this really comes across, in the form of stately minerality and structure. It shines a vibrant golden yellow in the glass and sports a finely-beaded mousse. Aromas of spearmint, peppermint, lillies,...
$114.99
Beaufort, André 2008 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 2008 Brut Nature Reserve was disgorged in September 2024 after 15 years on the lees. (2022 disgorgement: The...
$109.99
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.
$84.99
Beaufort, André 2006 Polisy Brut Reserve
The vintage Champagnes of Andre Beaufort are complex, full-bodied wines, fermented with wild yeasts and bottled after very long sur-lie aging. The 2006 Brut Reserve was disgorged in September 2024 after 17 years on the lees.
$89.99
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 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.
$99.99
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.
$114.99
Beaufort, Andre 2002 Champagne Polisy Brut Nature
A sensational mature Champagne from André Beaufort from the superb 2002 vintage - the estate converted to organic agriculture in the early 70's and makes brilliant, full-bodied Champagnes that are among the most "vinous" being made today. (note from 2022...
$129.99
Beaufort, André 2000 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature
The Beaufort 2000 Polisy Brut Reserve Nature was disgorged for this order in September, 2024, and is 100% Pinot Noir, thus Blanc de Noirs but not indicated on the label....
$149.99
Beaufort, André 1999 Polisy Brut Nature Reserve
This new release of the 1999 Brut Nature was disgorged for this order in September, 2024.
$149.99
Beaufort, Elodie 2018 Vin Mousseux (Cremant Bourg) L'Or de Vix Extra Brut
The 2018 Elodie Beaufort Crémant is made by Réol Beaufort of Champagne André Beaufort and his wife Elodie from vines about 1/4 mile from the Champagne zone (Aube) on kimmeridjian and oxfordian limestone. 100% Pinot Noir. Zero SO2 is added...
$38.99
Beaufort, Elodie 2018 Vin Mousseux (Cremant Bourg) L'Or de Vix Extra Brut Rosé
The 2018 Elodie Beaufort Extra Brut Rosé is made by Réol Beaufort of Champagne André Beaufort and his wife Elodie from vines about 1/4 mile from the Champagne zone (Aube) on kimmeridjian and oxfordian limestone. 100% Pinot Noir, rosé de...
$38.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2017 Beaune 1er Cru "Les Bressandes"
Jean-Claude Rateau has a large parcel in the 1er Cru Les Bressandes on a steep slope facing east with pebbly clay/limestone soils*, conducted in biodynamic farming since 1979. . Even with the minimal extraction practiced at the estate, the 2017...
$57.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2018 Beaune 1er Cru Les Bressandes
Jean-Claude Rateau has a large parcel in the 1er Cru Les Bressandes on a steep slope facing east with pebbly clay/limestone soils, conducted in biodynamic farming since 1979. The soil is warm and well-drained giving ripe, structured wines. There is...
$57.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Les Bressandes
Jean-Claude Rateau has a large parcel in the 1er Cru Les Bressandes on a steep slope facing east with pebbly clay/limestone soils, conducted in biodynamic farming since 1979. The soil is warm and well-drained giving ripe, structured wines. There is...
$55.99
Rateau, Jean-Claude 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Les Coucherias
Beaune 1er Cru "Les Coucherias" is a steep parcel high on the slope, on the site of an old quarry and much of the sub-soil is limestone tailings, permitting root penetration and drainage, with a topsoil of mixed clay and...
$53.99
