97 DE / 95 JM / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WS / 92 VP / 17 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#76 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 Softly shimmering straw gold, green tints, with a...
92 JS / 91 WS / 91 VM 92 Points James Suckling: The toasty signature of the house fuses nicely with bright red fruits on the nose. The palate delivers an eerily accurate strawberry fruit flavor, with...
91 DE Silver Medal 2022 Decanter World Wine AwardsFloral aromas, with ripe red peach and plum notes, some spice and a gentle texture. - Decanter Champagne D’Armanville has been making wines in the Arce Valley for...
93 BH / 92 VM / 91 WS / 91 WE Our current stock is based on the outstanding 2012 vintage.Note: 60% chardonnay, 40% pinot noir, disgorged May 2019, 3 years on lees, dosage 8 g/LTasting note: Oeil de perdrix color. Softly...
92 WS / 92 BH / 90 VM / 90 WA / 15.5 JR Bright, with citrusy acidity and a chalky underpinning, this well-balanced Champagne offers an A firm backbone of acidity is softened by the fine and creamy mousse of this balanced...
97 JS / 96 DE / 95 VM / 95 WE / 94 WS / 93+ WA / 18.5 JR Wine #65 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2015 I believe that the 2005 DP is the best since 2002, which remains the best recent vintage and is probably only eclipsed...
94 WS / 93 JS / 92 VM#7 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023 This offers all the trim sleekness of a well-built racing sailboat, while the flavors unfurl on the palate like a full spinnaker sail. Macerated...
91 WS Well-balanced and fresh, with a creamy mousse and a pleasing, open-knit range of ripe cherry and strawberry fruit, smoke, red licorice and ground ginger and anise. Mouthwatering finish. - Alison Napjus, Wine...
95 WE / 95 FS / 94 JS / 94 JD / 94 WI / 93 DE / 93 WS / 91 VP Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2023 A vintage that marks the producer's 200th anniversary, the Champagne is ripe with mature white fruits. It is an impressive wine...
92 WA 100% Pinot Meunier Disgorged with nine grams per liter dosage after three years sur lattes, Orban's NV Brut Rosé is produced entirely from Pinot Meunier; based on the 2014 vintage, it also incorporates 50%...
94 WE / 93 WS / 94 VP / 92 VM / 16 JR Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2023Gold Medal Drinks Business Champagne Masters 2023Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 It’s pleasing to find that, following a blind tasting, what...
95 DE / 94 WS / 94 VM / 93 WE This prestige rosé is refined with a high percentage of Chardonnay. Vertical length, very precise. The Clos Colin vineyard adds a touch of kirsch and Burgundy note. - Michael Edwards,...
93+ WI / 92 WS / 91 VM / 91 WE / 16.5 JR Exuberant and youthful, the L’Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV opens with enticing aromas of lemon confit, hints of chalk and white flowers. A vibrant, racy line of acid lights up...
93+ WA / 91+ VM / 91 WS Disgorged in July 2017, the 2012 Brut Millésimé Ambonnay Grand Cru is excellent, wafting from the glass with a complex bouquet of honeyed orchard fruit,...
92 WS / 90 WA / 90 VM Vibrant acidity enlivens the rich profile of toasted almond, crushed raspberry and pink grapefruit zest in this harmonious rosé Champagne, while an aromatic skein of ground ginger, anise and...
94 DE / 94 WS / 93 VM / 93 WA / 92 JS Made in partnership with Randolphe Peters (Pierre Peters Champagne) and Marc Perrin (Beaucastel)Brad Pitt's Fleur de Miraval is the official Champagne of the Academy Awards Oscars...
96 JS / 95 FS / 93 JD / 92 WS Very complex nose of citrus blossoms, floral honey and brioche with a hint of fresh mushroom.Really concentrated, but so incredibly focused and precise, this is a masterpiece of Chardonnay...
93 WS / 93 JS / 91 VM / 90 WA / 90 VP Vinepair Best Sparkling Rosés Under $100 2022 A well-balanced version backed by vibrant acidity, with delicate notes of pureed strawberry, pastry cream, blood orange peel and...
90 VM / 89+ WA The 2012 Rosé de Saignée is deep and full of flavor, yet also stays light on its feet. Pinot Noir takes center stage in this precise, perfumed Rosé. Veins of chalkiness and gorgeous inner...
92 AG / 92 WA / 92 WS Geoffroy's NV Brut Rosé de Saignée is 100% Pinot Noir from Cumières and Hautvillers. Gracious and lifted, the Rosé offers a beguiling interplay of crystalline precision and...
93 DE / 91 VM / 91 BH / 91 VP / 90 WS Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2022 Silver Medal 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards Discreet strawberry plum, verbena and angelica nose. Notes of herbs, spice and strawberry follow through...
93 VM / 92 WS / 90 WA / 90 WE / 90 W&S / 18 JR (made with fruit that was sourced from 15 different premier and grand cru sites in the Cote de Blancs and Montagne de Reims; aged for four years on its lees before...
95 WA / 92 VM Disgorged in July 2019 with 1.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2014 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Verzy L'angélique Special Club is one of the most charming wines I've tasted from Sébastien...
93 JS / 91 AG / 91 WS / 90 WE A very pale rosé champagne with delicate strawberry and raspberry aromas, but this is as much about the elegance of chardonnay as anything else. Long, filigree finish that’s all...
98 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 95 VM / 19.5 JR This harmonious Champagne offers luxurious texture and powerful, focused acidity, showing aromatic accents of spring blossom, crushed thyme and chai, with rich notes of lemon...
93 WS / 93 VM An understated version, with a waft of pretty cherry blossom and spice notes on the nose drawing you into the glass, where a backbone of chiseled acidity is aligned with flavors of ripe red apple and raspberry...
93 WS / 92 AG / 92 WA / 17 JR Featuring rich accents of pastry, chopped hazelnut and lemon curd, this well-cut Champagne offers a finely detailed bead and a delicate skein of aromatic spice, layered with poached apricot and...
98 WS / 95 WA / 95 VM / 19.5 JR This harmonious Champagne offers luxurious texture and powerful, focused acidity, showing aromatic accents of spring blossom, crushed thyme and chai, with rich notes of lemon meringue,...
“Doing well with beautiful origins is natural, but doing very well is the mention above and this one is always difficult to reach.” It requires almost manic intransigence at all stages of development. Yet it is...
95 JS / 93 VM Deep nose of preserved and candied lemons with bread dough and toasted baguette. Concentrated and well structured, but the chalky minerality and the lively fine mousse give this a wonderful brightness and...
94 JS Ripe and concentrated, but youthful, bright and light-footed, this has stacks of candied orange peel character plus plenty of bread dough and a touch of celeriac. Not as dry as you might imagine for Extra Brut, but...
95 JS Deep nose of preserved and candied lemons with bread dough and toasted baguette. Concentrated and well structured, but the chalky minerality and the lively fine mousse give this a wonderful brightness and energy. Long...
93 JS / 92 VM For the extremely warm year this is remarkably fresh with very pure lemon blossom and white flower character. A thread of delicate chalky minerality runs through the focused palate, which the fine mousse...
92 WA / 92 AG / 91 WS Disgorged in March 2021 with 1.5 grams per liter dosage, Mouzon's latest NV Extra-Brut L'ascendant Solera is based on the 2016 vintage, complemented by 50% reserve wines drawn from a solera established...
94 WA / 92 AG / 91 WS Disgorged in July 2019, Hébrart's 2015 Brut Premier Cru Special Club is showing as well as I predicted, wafting from the glass with scents of white peach, apple blossom, iris, papaya and freshly...
94 VM / 93 JD The 2009 Extra-Brut Millésime de Collection tasted from magnum, is fabulous. It captures all the natural radiance of the vintage, of course helped by the freshness of the big bottle. It is classic...
93 JD / 92 VM / 91 JS The 2018 Champagne Cuvée Gastronome Brut has a bit sunnier feel, with primary fruit aromas of Williams pear, lime blossoms, candy, and green apple. The palate is full and rounded, with a coarser...
94+ WI / 94 WA / 94 DE / 94 JS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 93 BH #87 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs 2014 is an assemblage of six Grand Cru terroir that was disgorged October 2022 and finished with a seven gram...