Light gold with fine, persistent bubbles, the Marc Hebrart Rive Gauche and Rive Droit Grand Cru 2018 is a 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay produced from Grand Cru parcels in Aÿ, Avize Chouilly and Oiry and fermented 100% in old oak. It is aged seven years sur latte and finished with a three gram per liter dosage. Redolent of warm apple rhubarb pie, spiced kumquat, honeysuckle and croissant, the medium-bodied palate has a fine, delicate mousse imbued with a luminous, bright and showy acidity that is refreshing and buoyant. It finishes elegantly and long with a tiny dusting of chalk. Disgorged. 31 August 2023.

(95+ points) More complex and spicier than its 2016 counterpart, the 2018 Extra-Brut Grand Cru Rive Gauche – Rive Droite offers up aromas of spices, toast, baked bread, white flowers and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, dense and rich, with a delicately layered core of fruit, it's well-balanced and concludes with bright acids and a pinpoint mousse. Kudos! A blend of equal parts Pinot Noir from Aÿ and Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs, it was disgorged with a dosage of three grams per liter.- YC