From a village in the southern area of the Côte de Blancs and made entirely from Chardonnay, the 2010 Champagne Cote Vertus Premier Cru is a bright straw/silver color and offers more saline notes, with Meyer lemon, bright apples, bread dough, and hay. The palate is medium-bodied but has broader shoulders and offers a pithy and chalky texture that has real structure throughout. It’s not showing any signs of slowing down and remains very fresh. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. - Audrey Frick

The 2010 Côte Premier Cru is 100% Chardonnay from Vertus. Bright, aromatic and also surprisingly youthful, the 2010 is immediately appealing, immediately alluring. It's a terrific example of this vintage at its finest. Tangerine peel, pastry, white pepper and flowers all race across the palate. A Champagne of uncommon depth and nuance, the 2010 Côte is irresistible. Its also one of the very best wines I have tasted in this series of micro-négociant wines from the Bérêche family. What a delight. Dosage is 3.4 grams per liter. - Antonio Galloni

Sleek and mineral-driven, with a lacy texture and an underlying chalkiness. This well-knit Champagne offers flavors of ripe nectarine, yellow plum and lemon curd, with accents of grated ginger, lime blossoms and pink grapefruit pith, plus a rich note of pain d'épices. Fresh, spiced finish. Drink now through 2030. - AN