Gonet-Médeville, Premier Cru, Extra Brut Rosé, $71.50
Gonet-Médeville is a relatively young estate that represents the union of two winemaking families. Continue reading
Category Archives: Grower Champagne Club
Grower Champagne Club – February 2020
José Michel et Fils, Clos Saint Jean, 2011, Blanc de Blancs, $64
José Michel comes from one of the oldest winegrowing families in the small village of Moussy, just south of Epernay. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – January 2020
Marc Hébrart, Cuvée de Réserve, Brut, Premier Cru, $57
Champagne Marc Hébrart is based in the village of Mareuil-su-Aÿ in the Marne Valley. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – December 2019
2011 Gaston Chiquet, “Spécial Club,” Brut, $80
Nicolas Chiquet planted his first vines back in 1746 and, like all growers at the time, his family sold their fruit to the large Champagne houses for generations. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – November 2019
Champagne Pierre Trichet, L’Exception, Premier Cru, 2013, $60
This month we present a brand new producer to this club. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – October 2019
Camille Savès, Grand Cru Carte d’Or, NV, $68
There are records of exceptional wines from the Montagne de Reims village of Bouzy dating back to the sixth century. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – September 2019
Varnier-Fannière, Cuvée St-Denis, Brut, $76
Like so many small Champagne estates, this family grew grapes long before they began producing their own wines. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – August 2019
Roger Coulon, l’Hommée, Premier Cru, $60
Eric and Isabelle Coulon represent the eighth generation to produce Champagne under their family label. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – July 2019
Chapuy, Livrée Noire, Grand Cru, 2012, $79
Chapuy is a small, eight-hectare family estate with a long history in the Grand Cru village of Oger, in the Côte des Blancs. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – June 2019
Pierre Gerbais, L’Osmose, $68
Aurélien Gerbais represents the fourth generation of his family to head Champagne Pierre Gerbais and is described by his importer as “a handsome-nerdy-hipster winemaker who is unnervingly self-assured for his age, yet soft-spoken and humble.” Continue reading
