The 2017 Dom Pérignon is just as stunning as it was last year, if not more so. What a wine! Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers and chalk soar out of the glass. The 2017 is like a slightly more refined version of the...

A glaze of caramel is stretched over a wide array of candied fruit aromas, the balance of ripeness and mineral freshness spot on, the finish long and moderately structured. Drink now. - Stuart Pigott

The 2016 Champagne Cristal is chalky and pristine, with a crystalline nature and notes of white peach, fresh citrus blossoms, and bright salinity. Tasted for the first time last year, it captures a precise and focused...

Vilmart's ultra-silky, detailed and refined style is amply on show with this beautiful edition of Grand Cellier, which sees Chardonnay from two parcels in Rilly-la-Montagne – vinified in the large, neutral Alsatian oak...

Jacquesson's Cuvée 748 is based on the 2020 vintage. It has 2 grams per liter of dosage, and was disgorged in August 2024. It gallops out with energetic notes of ripe apples, pear tart, and persimmons, with hints of crème...

Attractive salmon color with flint, white-pepper and delicate cantaloupe aromas that follow through to a medium body with bitter grilled-lemon and orange-peel flavors. Very intense aftertaste. Lots of character. A blend...

An evolved and layered Champagne with aromas of ripe pineapple, stone fruit, caramelized nuts, white chocolate, apples and refreshing touches of white flowers and candied citrus. Full-bodied with a creamy mousse, a zesty...

The 2013 Vintage is a wild, exotic beauty. Apricot, passion fruit, lemon confit, marzipan, baked apple tart and a kiss of French are all amplified in a dramatic, vivid Champagne that captures all the pedigree of this...

A bright medium yellow hue, the NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs Cuvée De Reserve Brut is pure with notes of ripe pears, golden citrus, wet stones, hints of custard, and fresh flowers. Medium-bodied, it’s approachable and has...

Incredible old champagne from a legendary vintage, showing aromas and flavors of dried apples and pineapple with balsamic undertones and sweet croissants. It's full-bodied with caramel, salted butter and pie crust as well...

Creamy and well-balanced, this lively Champagne offers flavors of ripe black currant and black cherry, candied lemon peel, and brioche, plus fragrant notes of anise and clove. Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay...

Really fine bubbles. Extremely intense, showing dried apples, peaches and light apricots with brioche and pie crust. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture and a long, long finish. Very subtle. A blend of pinot noir...

Salted butter, fresh pastries and lemons. Some oyster shell, too. It’s very fresh, creamy and elegant with very fine bubbles and a long, saline and delicious finish. Blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and meunier. Drink or hold.

96+ Aged for one year in the sea off the coast of Brittany, the 2018 Champagne Millésime Abyss Brut Nature is Pinot Noir, Meunier, and a bit of Chardonnay. It was disgorged in winter 2022 and submerged later that year in...

Adrien Bergère’s “Origine” cuvée of non-vintage Brut is made from a blend of seventy percent chardonnay, twenty percent pinot noir and ten percent pinot meunier. A portion of the vins clairs for this bottling are aged in...

Lightly spiced pears on the nose and palate. Dense fruit flavors with hints of nut cream and minerals. Plenty of fizz. Drink now.

94+ An exuberant and youthful Blanc de Blanc, the L’Extra Brut NV opens with enticing aromas of lemon confit, hints of chalk and white flowers. A vibrant, racy line of acid lights up ripe citrus flavors on the light to...

The NV Champagne Premiere Cuvée Extra Brut Rosé has a salmon/pink hue and jumps from the glass with a floral perfume in its aromas of salted grapefruit, rose water, strawberries, and green melon. Compact and...

The 2012 La Grande Dame has started to relax a little post-disgorgement, with some malted bread, honey and toasty complexity building over what is still an impressively precise release for such a Pinot Noir-heavy blend...

The NV (2020) Tradition is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir. Aromatic and light on its feet, the 2020 is intriguing. As always, there is a bit of stem influence from the whole clusters in the Pinot component. Today, that...

This is a clean and precise rosé Champagne with aromas of bread dough, grapefruit and sliced apples. Dry, pure and elegant, with tight bubbles and a bright finish. 45% chardonnay, 31% meunier and 24% pinot noir, including...

This is a clean and precise rosé Champagne with aromas of bread dough, grapefruit and sliced apples. Dry, pure and elegant, with tight bubbles and a bright finish. 45% chardonnay, 31% meunier and 24% pinot noir, including...

A vibrant, graceful Champagne that shows fine definition and integration, with a mouthwatering frame of acidity. The persistent, lacy mousse is enmeshed with an appealing range of ripe and juicy black cherry and...

(19/20) Really exciting and tense. Great stuff! Really very fine indeed. Really tightly wound. Bitter, dried-citrus-peel notes. Tight.

A thread of minerally smoke, oyster shell and saline drives this refreshing Champagne, underscoring flavors of poached apricot, tangy blackberry, lemon curd and gingerbread as they ride the refined mousse. Pinot Noir...

Coming from the villages of Férebrianges, Congy, Etoges, and Sézanne and also partially aged in 228-liter barrels, the NV Champagne Blanc De Blancs Terres Blanches Brut Nature displays a bit deeper youthful yellow color...

This vintage was the last in recent history to be harvested in October. The bright yellow 2013 Champagne Blanc de Blancs is layered and decadent, with aromatics of fresh pastry cream, candied lemon, and almond pastry...

A bright Champagne in an aperitif style, with a fine, lively mousse and good cut to the accessible range of ripe green apple, pineapple, chalk and raw almond.

Dom Ruinart 2013 is a blanc de blancs of lithe, satin-smooth beauty already upon release, very much built around the reserved, cool energy of the 2013 vintage. This cuvée's new aromatic range, amplified since the 2010...