Cuvées

Agrapart Mineral Blanc de Blancs

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Champagne Pascal AgrapartChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A vintage single-terroir Blanc de Blancs from Avize and Cramant: citrus and white flowers over wet chalk and toasted nuts, with intense minerality, saline depth and racy tension.

Krug Clos du Mesnil

5.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

KrugChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A single walled-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs of intense purity: bone-dry, dense and saline with crystalline brightness and Krug's intellectual austerity.

La Closerie Fac-Simile Rose

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)Champagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

The rose counterpart to Les Beguines, from the same Gueux Pinot Meunier with a saignee addition: vinous red berries and spice over orchard fruit and smoke, savoury and deep with masterly oak.

La Closerie Les Beguines

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

Champagne La Closerie (Jerome Prevost)Champagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

Jerome Prevost's cult single-vineyard Pinot Meunier from Gueux: brioche straight from the oven with spice and ripe orchard fruit, burnished and vinous with masterly oak, the most exotic Meunier in Champagne.

Lanson Clos Lanson Blanc de Blancs

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Champagne LansonChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from a walled vineyard inside the city of Reims: citrus and white flowers over chalk and subtle toast, taut and racy with saline mineral depth.

Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Champagne Larmandier-BernierChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A non-dosed single-village Premier Cru Vertus Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple over chalk and white flowers, bone-dry with a saline cut, racy tension and a long dry finish.

Philipponnat Clos des Goisses

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Champagne PhilipponnatChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

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.

Pierre Peters Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Champagne Pierre PetersChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A benchmark single-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs from old vines: spring flowers, white fruit and citrus over marzipan, with slate and crushed-rock energy and saline length.

Roses de Jeanne Cote de Val Vilaine

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Roses de Jeanne (Cedric Bouchard)Champagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

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.

Ulysse Collin Les Pierrieres Blanc de Blancs

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Champagne Ulysse CollinChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

A single-vineyard Sezannais Blanc de Blancs: ripe citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with vinous oak-framed depth, saline minerality and a long finish.