Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing
Achillee's natural Pinot Noir from biodynamic vines around Scherwiller. Light, lifted, Burgundian-register Alsace red, no added sulfites at bottling.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Albert Mann's Pinot Noir Grand H from old plots on Grand Cru Hengst, bottled as Alsace AOC because Hengst was not yet open to Pinot Noir at the cuvee's launch. A Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Easygoing
Binner's spring-bottled skin-contact field blend from Pinot family grapes around Ammerschwihr. Light, fragrant orange wine for casual drinking.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Hugel's serious Pinot Noir, named for the cousins of the 13th-generation family, sourced from old plots around Riquewihr and Hunawihr. Burgundian register with Alsace lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Lucien Albrecht's 100 percent Pinot Noir Cremant Rose. Albrecht claims to have been the first to receive AOC approval for Cremant d Alsace in 1976. Reliable salmon-pink bubbles at a friendly price.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Elegant
Marc Tempe's Pinot Noir from biodynamic vines around Zellenberg. Long-aged on lees in old foudre, Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Mure's serious Pinot Noir from the Clos Saint Landelin monopole on Vorbourg. The V is the cuvee bottled when Vorbourg-grown Pinot Noir warranted a Grand-Cru-quality cuvee, though officially labelled Alsace AOC.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Schoenheitz's Linsenberg Pinot Noir from Munster valley granite. The maison is the main producer working the upper Munster valley sub-zone.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Trimbach's serious Pinot Noir from old-vine Mambourg-area sources, made in a Burgundian register since the warm vintages of the late 2000s opened ripening windows in Alsace.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Valentin Zusslin's Bollenberg Pinot Noir from south-facing limestone slopes above Orschwihr. Biodynamic, Burgundian-register Alsace red.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Valentin Zusslin's biodynamic Cremant Rose, made from 100 percent Pinot Noir. Salmon-pink, long-lees ageing, more serious than a typical Cremant rose.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Wolfberger Eguisheim co-op's blanc-de-noirs Cremant from 100 percent Pinot Noir, traditional method. Reliable affordable Alsace bubbles.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Falkenstein Pinot Noir from Naturno-Vinschgau granite-gneiss soils: wild-berry and cherry aromatics with finely structured tannins and elegant flavour profile, released unfiltered after a four-year ageing programme.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections; intense nose reminiscent of forest berries; full-bodied and silky with soft tannins and lively freshness, dark currant and spice on the palate with persistent finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Intense ruby Pinot Nero from Appiano Monte at 500-600 m: ripe cherry and plum-jam aromatics with walnut and finely integrated oak; elegant structure with soft warm tannins and a delicate mineral persistent finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-site Pinot Nero Riserva from a Girlan parcel: cherry and wild-berry aromatics with spice, elegant and structured palate with the calcareous-soil mineral spine that distinguishes serious Alto Adige Pinot Nero.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Plonerhof Pinot Noir: cherry aromas with wild-berry flavours per the producer, classic Pinot Noir expression from Marlengo above Merano.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Praesulis Pinot Nero from steep Eisacktal slopes at 400-800 m: finesse-rich red-fruit aromatics with alpine herb spice shaped by Dolomite fallwinds, structured fresh palate from barrique ageing in the rock-carved cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina Girlan's Pinot Nero Riserva from south-facing porphyry sites in Bassa Atesina and Oltradige at 380-550 metres on clay-limestone and moraine-over-porphyry. Cherry-maraschino aromatics, structured tannic framework; 28-month mixed-vessel oak programme.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-vineyard Pinot Noir Riserva from the Ganger monopole in Mazon at 360-380 m on calcareous clay: ripe fruit, cherry, sour cherry and wild berry on the nose with marzipan; elegant and refined with good acidity and spicy notes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A firm, savoury village Aloxe-Corton with dark cherry, spice and earthy depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Chanson's whole-cluster Beaune monopole, perfumed and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Drouhin's emblematic Beaune cru, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Jadot's historic Beaune monopole, supple and red-fruited with spice and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A powerful, structured grand cru spanning two soil types, with dark fruit, iron and a firm, mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A powerful, brooding Bonnes-Mares with dark fruit, iron and a firm, ageworthy structure.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A structured, dark-fruited Bonnes-Mares with earth, spice and firm tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A light, easy regional Pinot with red cherry, spice and a soft, fresh finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A juicy, accessible regional Pinot from biodynamic vines, with red cherry, spice and a fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Powerful, brooding Chambertin in the Leroy style: concentrated black fruit, spice and a firm mineral spine.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The grand vin of Gevrey: powerful and structured, with dark fruit, spice and a long, mineral, age-worthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Biodynamic Chambertin of finesse and energy, with dark berry, spice and a saline, mineral lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
More perfumed and aristocratic than Chambertin itself, with rose, dark fruit and a silken, mineral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Faiveley's flagship grand cru from old Clos de Beze vines, deep and perfumed with dark fruit and fine, firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A Chambolle-Musigny premier cru bordering Le Musigny: silky and floral, with rose, red fruit and a mineral, sensual finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Chambolle perfume distilled: red cherry, rose and silk over a fine, mineral frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A juicy Chassagne red with red cherry, spice and a savoury, earthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A blend across the Corton hill's red climats, structured and dark with iron, spice and a firm frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most delicate Dujac grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over a fine mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A finer, more perfumed Ponsot grand cru, with red fruit, spice and a savoury, mineral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit and earthy power in the Leroy idiom.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A rich, generous Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit, spice and a fleshy mid-palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
An elegant, perfumed Clos de Vougeot with red and black fruit and silky tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot from the estate's Vosne base, with dark fruit, spice and firm tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Whole-cluster Morey grand cru of perfume and spice, with red and black fruit and a savoury, herbal lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ponsot's flagship from very old vines: powerful, savoury and long-lived, with dark fruit, earth and a mineral spine.
Corton Grand Cru
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A more powerful, structured style from the Corton hill, with dark fruit, iron and firm tannins.
Corton Grand Cru
4.6
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A structured Corton red, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, mineral frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A powerful Corton monopole, dark and structured with iron, spice and an ageworthy frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most approachable DRC grand cru young, with bright red fruit, spice and supple texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Fragrant and silky Echezeaux with bright red fruit, rose and a fine mineral thread.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
An old-vine village cuvee with concentration above its rank: dark fruit, spice and savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A grand-cru-quality premier cru: deep, spicy and finely structured, with dark fruit and a long mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A deep, structured premier cru widely held to perform at grand cru level, with dark fruit, spice and length.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
The domaine's village Gevrey: dark cherry, spice and earthy depth at an accessible level.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A reliable negociant Gevrey with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Structured and earthy, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, mineral backbone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
DRC's other monopole: darker and more muscular than Romanee-Conti, with violet, black fruit and a spiced, savoury core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A cooler, more savoury grand cru, with red and black fruit, herbs and a mineral, lacy finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A structured Corton red with dark fruit, iron and a firm, savoury palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A juicy, savoury Mercurey with red cherry, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A reliable Cote Chalonnaise monopole, juicy and savoury with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Roumier's firm, structured monopole: darker and more tannic young, opening to dark fruit and spice with age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A perfumed, whole-cluster village Morey with red fruit, spice and a fresh, herbal lift.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Biodynamic Musigny of extraordinary perfume and depth, with floral lift over a dense, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
From Roumier's roughly 0.1-hectare Musigny parcel: ethereal perfume over a deep, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A tiny biodynamic Musigny, perfumed and silky with rose, red fruit and a mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
A perfumed, silky Musigny from biodynamic vines, with rose, red fruit and a fine mineral depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The largest owner of Musigny makes its grandest wine from old vines: aristocratic perfume over a profound, mineral core.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A more structured Nuits cru, dark-fruited and spicy with firm but ripe tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A dense, age-worthy Pommard monopole, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A powerful, dark-fruited Pommard with iron, spice and firm, age-worthy tannins.
Pommard Village
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and a firm, savoury palate.
Pommard Village
4.1
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A sturdy, dark-fruited village Pommard with earth, spice and gripping tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most opulent and broad-shouldered of the DRC reds, with dense black fruit, spice and a velvety, generous palate.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Opulent and dense Vosne grand cru, layering black fruit, spice and earth over a velvety frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Plush, deeply fruited Richebourg shaped by the Henri Jayer school, with dark berry, spice and polished tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The Vosne monopole at its most ethereal: rose, spice and dark berry layered over a silken, near-weightless palate of extraordinary persistence.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most delicate and lacy DRC grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over fine-grained tannins.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pure, finely chiselled Gevrey grand cru with dark cherry, spice and a mineral, lifted finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
A juicy, savoury Savigny premier cru with red fruit, spice and supple tannins.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A silky, perfumed Volnay from old vines, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A silkier counterpoint to the Pommard, with red fruit, violet and a fine, savoury frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
A classically structured Volnay, firm and mineral young, with red fruit, spice and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Lafon's structured Volnay red, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, savoury frame.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
The famed Jayer cru: intense, spicy and mineral, with dark cherry and a long savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic
Classic Vosne perfume at the village level: red cherry, spice and a silky, accessible palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bereche's terroir-driven non-vintage: citrus and orchard fruit over white flowers and subtle toast, with fine chalk, saline drive and a vinous depth from low dosage and extended ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
One of Champagne's most admired roses: pale salmon-pink with wild strawberry, redcurrant and white peach over fine red fruit, saline freshness and a silky, precise finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The house prestige cuvee: fresh bread and citrus oil over yellow orchard fruit, verbena and macadamia, full-bodied and chiseled with a vinous core cloaking brisk acids.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Bollinger's barrel-fermented vintage cuvee: a marine nose of sea breeze, oyster shell and gunpowder smoke over hazelnut, with orchard fruit and fine vanilla on a savoury palate.
Bollinger R.D.
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Recently disgorged La Grande Annee held far longer on lees: oak and toasted coconut over dried apricot and mandarin, bone-dry yet fruit-packed with a very long finish.
Bollinger Rose
4.5
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
A structured Pinot-led rose built on the Special Cuvee base with red wine from Ay's Cote aux Enfants: raspberry and spice over smoky, savoury depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
A Pinot-led, oak-influenced brut of real depth: ripe apple and peach burst through with bitter orange while brioche and fresh walnut linger on a savoury finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
A richly mature non-vintage built on a large reserve component: ripe lemon and pineapple over buttery pastry and vanilla toast, with textural richness lifted by a saline, chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Chartogne-Taillet's fine introduction to Merfy: a stylish citric nose where the Pinot element leads, lending a red-fruit character over fresh acidity and fine chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Deutz's elegant, structured house brut: white peach and citrus over white flowers and fresh brioche, with a fine mousse and a structured, fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Deutz's Pinot-led prestige cuvee: ripe orchard fruit over toast and spice, the palate vinous and deep with mineral structure and a long finish.
Dom Perignon
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A single-vintage prestige cuvee of silky, sculpted precision: white peach and candied citrus over a smoky, saline mineral core that the house calls its first plenitude.
Dom Perignon P2
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Dom Perignon held to its second plenitude: a generous, plump wine of slate and crushed rock over apricot, honeysuckle and mint, with a stretched, energetic glide.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Elegant
A bold, powerful vintage rose led by black cherry and stone fruit over a deep, softly spicy core, combining flesh and richness with zingy drive.
Dom Ruinart Rose
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A rare Blanc de Blancs-based prestige rose: copper-hued and complex with mature Pinot, apricot and spice over gunpowder toast, vanilla and layered citrus.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic
Drappier's Pinot Noir-led Cote des Bar house brut: quince, red apple and spice over fresh brioche, with ripe Pinot fruit, a rounded texture and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Egly-Ouriet's benchmark Grand Cru brut: honeyed pear and white flowers over mint and praline, the palate powerful and vinous with a round, savoury depth and a long finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Egly-Ouriet's Premier Cru entry cuvee: ripe orchard fruit and white flowers over spice and light toast, fleshy and vinous with fine chalk and a savoury depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Gaston Chiquet's Premier Cru house brut: playful and zesty with mandarin and lemon complementing red fruit, an affable, forward style with fresh acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Gosset's non-vintage rose: red berries and rose over spice and white flowers, the palate marked by fresh red fruit, vinous structure and racy non-malolactic acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
The non-vintage flagship of Gosset, established at Ay in 1584: blackcurrant and gingerbread over dried fruit and white flowers, balanced and deep with a subtle, lasting finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Henriot's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over nectarine and pastry cream, the palate bright and fleshy with tangy acid and a pillowy mousse.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A multi-vintage blend of extraordinary breadth: expressive toast and brioche over stone fruit, an unctuous creamy palate and a crisp mouthwatering lemon finish.
Krug Rose
4.8
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
A vinous, spice-driven rose with greater colour and texture from a relatively high red-wine proportion, the fruit framed by Krug's signature toast.
Krug Vintage
4.9
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Krug's expression of a single year: citrus and stone fruit over toasted nuts, spice and honey, with vinous depth, fine chalk and a complex, savoury, very long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Lanson's signature non-malolactic house brut: citrus and green apple over white flowers and a touch of honey, the palate crisp and racy with a mineral cut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive
A pioneering saignee rose from Pinot Noir alone: fresh red berries, strawberry and raspberry over rose, the palate marked by bright vinous red fruit and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Laurent-Perrier's flagship blends three great vintages: lemon sherbet, ripe pear and yellow plum over lime, peach and chalk, with intense fruit, stylish restraint and toasty layers.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Laurent-Perrier's fresh, Chardonnay-influenced house brut: sweet stone fruit and white flowers over nougat and buttery pastry, the palate ample, pillowy and expressive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Roederer's perpetual-reserve multi-vintage brut: orchard fruit, chamomile and crushed rocks over brisk acids, the palate showing mature dried fruit, yeastiness and a savoury umami style.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The original prestige cuvee, created for a tsar: zesty candied lemon and pollen over roasted hazelnut and vanilla, with incredible tension and a chalky, honed precision.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Cristal in rose form: fine red fruit and pink grapefruit over chalk and spice, with a silky texture and the same saline, racy length as the white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Benoit Marguet's biodynamic Grand Cru blend: citrus and orchard fruit over brioche and nutty notes, with a delicious briochy softness and enchanting oxidative nuttiness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
The most widely poured Champagne in the world: a bright, fruit-led brut of green apple and citrus with a brioche edge and an approachable, lively palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Mumm's red-sash house brut: citrus and white peach over a touch of caramel, the palate lively and fresh with fine bubbles and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
A 100 percent Grand Cru Bouzy brut: ripe red fruit and citrus over white flowers and brioche, with rich classy fruit, concentrated Pinot flavour and excellent acidity that gains biscuity complexity with age.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Bold
A textbook Bouzy rose from Pinot Noir alone: floral strawberry and red berries over rose and spice, with a deep Pinot character and fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
The prestige cuvee in Emile Galle's Art Nouveau anemone bottle: white flowers, honeysuckle and citrus over fresh almond, the palate delicate and silky with chalk and floral length.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
The prestige rose in the anemone bottle: gentle red berries and rose over citrus and soft spice, charming and soft with fresh acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Perrier-Jouet's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white flowers and citrus over pear and brioche, the palate light and fresh with floral lift and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Champagne's great single-clos wine from a steep south-facing walled vineyard: ripe apple, candied ginger and mandarin peel over oyster shell and jasmine, with a toasty undercurrent and depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Philipponnat's Pinot-led house brut: crisp citrus and summer berries over fine biscuit, the palate vinous yet high-definition with complex red fruit and gentle toast.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive
A crisp, fruit-forward Pinot-led brut: almond and fresh hazelnut accompany subtle pear and apple over a clean, fresh palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pol Roger's Pinot-dominant prestige cuvee honouring Churchill: orange oil and confit lemon over brioche and honey, with bright saline cutting a core of apricot, mint and sage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Ruinart's Pinot-led house brut: yellow fruit and citrus over brioche and white flowers, the palate rounded and fresh.
Rare Champagne
4.7
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Chardonnay-led prestige cuvee, now its own house: candied citrus and white flowers over honey and spice, the palate creamy with chalk and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
A single-parcel, no-dosage Blanc de Noirs from the Cote des Bar: pear, green apple and bread dough over almond paste and white flowers, pillowy and precise with a mineral imprint.
Ruinart Rose
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
An early historic rose, fresh and delicate: red berries and rose over citrus, the palate marked by raspberry and redcurrant with a chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Frederic Savart's Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs: red apple and red berries over white flowers and spice, fresh and vinous with a fine chalk and saline cut.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Taittinger's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over fresh fruit and brioche, the palate light, fresh and elegant.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
The prestige rose counterpart to Comtes: red berries and blood orange over rose and spice, the palate silky with raspberry, chalk and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive
A delicate, perfumed rose with a bouquet of strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange and guava, fresh and lively on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
A richly aromatic rose combining cherry, strawberry and raspberry with white pepper, saffron and biscuit, finished by toast, orange peel and gingerbread accents.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The house prestige cuvee named for Madame Clicquot: dried fig, apricot and ripe pear over hazelnut, the palate richly balanced with yellow plum and tropical lift on a fresh finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold
The rose version of the prestige cuvee: powerful red fruit and citrus over rooibos tea and fine leather, the palate complex with dried flowers and smoke on a luscious finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.
Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant
An oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee: Anjou pear and waxy citrus over bee pollen, white flowers and blanched almond, taut and incisive with racy acid and chalky structuring extract.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Brut Nature Crémant from Mouscaillo with no added sugar at disgorgement. Sharp, mineral, made with estate grape must rather than commercial liqueur.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Single-varietal Pinot Noir from Domaine de l'Aigle's altitude plantings. Tender, fruity, finely spiced; biodynamic estate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Antech's premium Legacy Extra Brut Crémant with Pinot Noir adding red-fruit lift. Extended lees ageing builds creamy texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Aime Guibert's pioneering Bordeaux-style red from the Gassac valley, ~80% Cabernet Sauvignon with twenty other rare varieties. The wine that built the IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Single-varietal Pinot Noir from Mouscaillo. Combines Languedoc strength with Pinot Noir freshness; ages well for years.
Brut Rose
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Langlois's Cabernet Franc-dominant Cremant de Loire rose. Over 60 percent of the blend comes from clay-limestone terroirs of Montreuil-Bellay and Le Puy Notre-Dame, with 18 months on the lees: pale pink with copper notes, red berry and peach aromatics, fresh and easy on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Langlois's icon Cremant de Loire. Chenin Blanc-led with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, fully five years on the lees: dried apricot, toasted brioche and candied lemon, with a long honeyed pear and saline mineral palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Pelle's flagship Menetou-Salon Rouge from Kimmeridgian limestone. Pure red cherry and rose petal over silky Pinot Noir with the cool freshness of the central Loire.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Top-of-La-Moussière Pinot Noir from Buzançais limestone. Mellot's most Burgundian-styled red, with the structure to rival Génération XIX in cellaring capacity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Pinot Noir from 50-year-old vines on pure silex. Burgundian in feel: macerated cherry and chestnut mushroom over cool, silken tannin and a smoky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pinard's flagship Sancerre Rouge from limestone-clay terroir in Bué. A brooding nose of pure red cherry fruit with chalky tannins and integrated oak.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Joseph Mellot's flagship Sancerre Rouge from limestone-clay parcels. Pure red fruit on silky Pinot Noir with the cool freshness of the central Loire.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Easygoing
Sancerre Rouge from limestone-clay parcels across the Bourgeois estate. Vibrant red cherry and rose petal over silken tannin and savoury herb.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Single-vineyard 100 percent Pinot Noir Cava de Paraje Calificado vinified as a Blanc de Noirs. Wild-strawberry and rose-petal aromatics with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Pinot Noir rose Cava from organic Avinyo. Fresh, red-fruited, fine-bubble Catalan sparkler.
Brut Rosado
4.2
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Romantic
Garnatxa-led rose Cava with a touch of Pinot Noir for elegance. Wild strawberry, redcurrant and rose petal aromatics over a soft creamy mousse and delicate citrus finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Organic single-variety Pinot Noir from Albet i Noya. Cool-climate Penedes red expression.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chardonnay-led premium Cava blend with Macabeo, Parellada and Pinot Noir. Wild raspberry and citrus aromatics with nutty autolytic depth from extended lees ageing; balanced and round at a fair premium price.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Noir and Trepat rose Cava in the Elyssia premium range. Wild strawberry, raspberry and floral citrus aromatics over an elegant creamy palate; the salmon-pink colour comes from short skin maceration.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Biodynamic Pinot Noir from Mas Muntanyans, the modern Pinord estate cellar with experimental vessels.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Mono-varietal Pinot Noir rose Cava from Caves Mascaro. Fresh red-fruited Catalan sparkler.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Pinot Noir-Monastrell-Garnacha rose Corpinnat aged 24 months on lees. Complex wild-berry, fresh-grass and toasty aromatics with sour cherry and candied lemon on a precise, brioche-and-acidity frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Mono-varietal Pinot Noir Cava from organic Parato. Blanc de Noirs style traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Cava from Naveran. Burgundy-influenced traditional-method sparkling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
100 percent Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Cava with raspberry, redcurrant and wild-strawberry aromatics over a creamy, delicate body and long finish; relaunched in 2010 as the first Cava made entirely from Pinot Noir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Sumoll-Pinot Noir rose Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards. 24 months on lees; wild strawberry and rose petal with Mediterranean herb register and saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chardonnay-Pinot Noir-Xarel-lo Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36 months on lees at the Espiells cellar. White peach, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
An unusual Mediterranean Pinot Noir from La Coste's higher-altitude biodynamic parcels. Bottled as IGP Pays d'Aigues since Pinot Noir is not permitted in the Coteaux d'Aix AOC.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Soalheiro's traditional-method rosé sparkling: Pinot Noir-Alvarinho blend with wild strawberry and rose petal over a saline lift and creamy mousse.