2009 José Dhondt, Mes Vieilles Vignes, Brut Blanc de Blancs
We were amused to see that this stunning vintage Champagne was labled not just vieilles vignes (old vines), but mes vieilles vignes, or “my old vines.” Continue reading →

Diebolt-Vallois, Blanc de Blancs, NV
The Champagne house of Diebolt-Vallois was established in 1959 in the Grand Cru Côte des Blancs village of Cramant. Continue reading →

NV Bérêche et Fils, Brut Réserve
The Champagne house of Bérêche dates back to 1847 when they began with a few hectares of vineyards in the Montagne de Reims. Continue reading →

Jean Milan, Brut Spéciale Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
Oger is located in the Côte des Blancs between Avize to the north (think Le Brun Servenay and Agrapart) and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger to the south (think Pierre Peters). Continue reading →

Erik Rodez, Cuvée des Crayeres
Ambonnay is a renowned Grand Cru village in the Montagne de Reims. Continue reading →

Roger Pouillon et Fils, Brut Cuvée de Réserve
Like many grower-producers in Champagne today, the Pouillon family grew grapes in the region for decades before they began making their own Champagne from their fruit. Continue reading →

R.H. Coutier, Blanc de Blancs NV
If you attended our annual grower Champagne tasting in December, you may have been here when we finished the second bottle of Coutier Rosé and the importer pulled out a different Champagne by the same producer from a “special stash” he’d brought. Continue reading →

2005 Pierre Moncuit-Delos, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
The Champagnes of Pierre Moncuit are quintessential examples of pure, terroir-driven wine, beautifully expressive of the local Kimmeridgian limestone soil of the Côtes des Blancs. Continue reading →

2005 Domaine Lancelot-Royer, Cramant Blanc de Blancs
This Champagne can be summed up in one word: elegant. Continue reading →

NV Jean Vesselle, Oeil de Perdrix
There is a reason this wine is called “eye of the partridge.” Continue reading →