Jeeper Grand Assemblage Brut Champagne
Jeeper’s nonvintage brut is 60 percent Chardonnay, 25 percent Pinot noir, and 15 percent Meunier; a portion of the chardonnay was aged in oak…
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Tarlant Zero Brut Nature Champagne
Twelfth generation grower-makers Benoit and Melanie Tarlant now manage Champagne Tarlant, which was founded in Oeuilly in 1687. This wine is a blend of…
Laherte Frères Brut Champagne
Lahert Frères is a négociant in Chavot, France, and their nonvintage brut consists of 60% Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot noir, sourced from…
2012 Henriot Champagne
Henriot’s 2012 vintage wine is a little more than half Chardonnay and a little less than half Pinot noir. The grapes are from premier…
NV Noël Bazin L’unanime Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
The assemblage comprises half vintage 2017 and half solera, all Chardonnay (naturally). The body offers a minuscule bead and sherried aromas, profoundly nutty with…
NV Bardoux Père et Fils Brut Traditionnel Champagne
The Bardoux family have been growers in the hamlet of Villedommage since 1684. In 1929, the family established their own marque. Since 1973, the…
Gosset to Ring in the New Year
On a sweeping tour of France in 2017, I had the good chance to visit Gosset at their gracious facility in Épernay, tasting their…
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…
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