Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant d’Alsace
Sparr’s rosé crémant is 100 percent Pinot noir grown in a gallimaufry of soils. The fruit is hand harvested, whole-cluster pressed, and fermented, cold,…
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François Montand Brut Rosé VdF
Montand sources Grenache and Cinsault from various sites in France, including Gascony and the Jura, for this traditional-method sparkler that spends a modest nine…
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne
What a year it’s been! But this particular evening I had something to celebrate, having received my second vaccine dose and, after a few…
2017 Trimbach Pinot Noir Réserve Alsace
Trimbach’s reserve Pinot is garnet colored and fragrant of high-toned cherries steeped in tarragon, thyme, and basil. The palate adds ripe red and dried…
2019 Domaine des Hauts Baigneux Spontané Pétillant-Naturel Blanc Vin de France
Light-hearted fizz from southwest France
2015 Pfister Blanc de Blancs Crémant d’Alsace
Organically grown crémant
2019 André et Michel Quenard Les Éboulis de la Savoyarde Chignin Savoie
Chignan redolent of pome fruits and herbs.
Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne
Charles Heidsieck’s brut réserve is 40 percent Chardonnay, 40 percent Pinot noir, and 20 percent Meunier from 60 crus. Forty percent of the cuvée…
Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve Champagne
Charles Heidsieck’s reserve rosé is 40 percent Pinot noir, 35 percent Chardonnay, and 25 percent Meunier. The cuvée is 20 percent reserve wine, and…
Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Charles Heidsieck began producing a blanc de blancs in the 1949 vintage. Three-quarters of the Chardonnay in this bottle is from 2012, and the…
Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
2019 Château Thivin Rosé Beaujolais-Villages
Coppery rosé with notes of spice and stone fruit