Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Cramant Grand Cru Special Club 2014 (750ML)

95 AG / 95 WA / 92 WS

The 2014 Brut Spécial Club Cramant Grand Cru is another super-impressive wine in this range. It emerges from the Bateau, Gromonts, Buissons, Bauves, Bionnes, Champ du Prévôt and Briquettes lieux-dits. Orange confit, tangerine oil, white flowers, graphite and lightly tropical fruit infuse the Cramant with tremendous complexity to match its powerful personality. The Cramant is a rich, heady Champagne with a feeling of structure that leans towards the realm of Pinot. I loved it. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: October 14, 2019. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media 

The 2014 Brut Special Club Cramant Grand Cru derives from 14 parcels in nine different lieux-dits (above all Le Bateau), and Gimonnet feels that it's the most successful of his stand-alone single-village bottlings. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of peach, white flowers, fresh pastry and brioche, it's full-bodied, layered and textural, with a concentrated and multidimensional core, incisive acids and a long, chalky finish. - William Kelley, Wine Advocate

Laced with rich hints of licorice and marzipan, this finely knit Champagne is creamy and balanced, offering a backbone of citrusy acidity and flavors of ripe apple and nectarine fruit, pickled ginger and mineral notes. Clean-cut, lingering finish. Disgorged October 2019. Drink now through 2029. 325 cases made. - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator