champagne

2017  Blanc de Blancs

Blanc de Blancs ---- "From a rich but small harvest with great fruit maturity, the 2017 Minéral Extra Brut Grand Cru comes from three different parcels in Avize that each express a different dimension of the same village terroir. Half of the cuvée is vinified in stainless and the other half in oak barrel, aged on fine lees until disgorged 60 days before release with a three gram per liter dosage. It unfurls with incredibly rich, perfumed and expressive ripe yellow apple, lemon confit, wet stones, and honey all fused with a delicate oxidative note. Medium-bodied, the palate is structured around a pinpoint fruit core that is surrounded by chalky minerality and assertive acidity radiating freshness. It has a gorgeous long, lively and lithe finish. Drink: 2023-2038." - 95+ points, TWI 

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NV  Extra Brut

50-70 year old vine, 74% Pinot Meunier, 16% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay, 3 g/l, Biodynamic. ---- "The Tolérance offers a clear and concentrated yet very delicate bouquet of red fruits. On the palate, this rosé reveals great purity, finesse and elegance, with a firm but fine structure and highly delicate but persistent fruit. This is a great rosé Champagne! Highly recommended." - 94pts WA

2014  Blanc de Blancs (Brigitte Fallon)

Michel Fallon Brigitte Fallon Avysia Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne ---- Ultra-Rare Champagne: Only 2,300 Bottles Made Of A New Cult Collectable -- Made by Brigitte Fallon wife of Michel Fallon, ex-cellar master for Jacques Selosse -- The Avysia is a Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from the famed cru of Avize. It is based around the 2019 vintage and includes reserve wines going back to 2014. The dosage is low, while the wine echoes the Selosse and Michel Fallon style, being powerful and complex with oxidative notes to balance the purity of the Chardonnay fruit.

2020  Single Vineyard Blanc de Blancs - Brut Nature

Brut Nature

2019  Brut Nature - Single Vineyard Blanc de Noirs

Brut Nature

2022  

Original release. Disgorged 8/24.

2007  Gonet-Médeville Grand Cru Extra Brut

100% organically farmed Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Champs d'Alouettes. It is usually blended for Cuvée Théophile and is vinified separately only in the best vintages. Xavier and Krug are the only two houses to own vineyards in this site. Vinified in neutral barrels for six months prior to bottling. No chaptalization, malolactic fermentation or fining. Aged on the lees for 9 years before release. Dosage 2.5 g/L ----- "Complex, aging aromas of pastry and leather, hints of quince and smoke; Creamy in the mouth, ripe to enjoy now. Pale onion skin color. Spicy, floral citrus fruits and redcurrant on the incisive nose. Sharply delineated blood orange and bitter red berry skin flavors are complemented by notes of white pepper and mace, with a hint of smokiness in the background. Closes dry and tight, with echoing spiciness and very good persistence." - 18/20pts Jancis Robinson