Wine

Producer: Drappier
Grape: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: NV
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 13%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: 0
Added S02: Yes

Funkiness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Unfiltered and with minimal sulfur, made in the carbon-neutrally certified Drappier House. The name is in honor of the holy St. Bernard, founder of the Clarevallis Abby close to the Drappier vineyards. A well-balanced champagne with floral notes and a fresh palate.

Producer: Ullens
Grape: Chardonnay  
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2014
Country: France
Region:
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Chalk
Added S02: Yea

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Crowned Winemaker of the Year 2020 by Gault & Millau, Maxime Ullens presents us with his first vintages in ultra confidential quantities (900 bottles for this Blanc de Blancs). One year, one grape variety, one wine. With this biodynamically grown 2014 vintage, discover a story of Chardonnay and all its purity and fullness. A delicate story without any addition, in natural brut.

Producer: Ullens
Grape: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region:
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Chalk
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: This Champagne Brut Ullens is the first Cuvee produced by Domaine de Marzilly which consists of a blend of 56% Meunier, 37% Chardonnay and 7% Pinot Noir. The base harvest from the year 2015 and with 42% of 'vin de reserve'. The vinification takes place exclusively in oak barrels during 36 months on its own yeasts. With the dosage of 4gr. /l. this champagne is an extra brut. On the nose this champagne has floral hints which evolve into yellow fruit in the glass. On the palate it is bright, exciting and complex.

Producer: Marc Augustin
Grape: Meunier 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2015
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Valée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Chalk, Sand, Clays and Limestone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Mild

Tasting Notes: The ripe grapes are picked on fruit and flower days, whenever possible, only by women to maintain their fertile energy. All viticulture is geared towards producing a peaceful, symbiotic balance between all living entities. Vinification takes place in a combination of amphoras and enameled tanks to preserve the juice as good as possible. Only indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally. Minimal or no Sulphur is added. The wines are disgorged 22 months after harvest. The Cuvée Coeur Saphyr is a very special champagne. This is the only 100% meunier champagne from Augustin Champagnes. The champagne is vinified with a Saphyr in the amphora and carries an incredible energy.

Producer: Marc Augustin
Grape: Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2014
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Valée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Chalk, Sand, Clays and Limestone
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: The ripe grapes are picked on fruit and flower days, whenever possible, only by women to maintain their fertile energy. All viticulture is geared towards producing a peaceful, symbiotic balance between all living entities. Vinification takes place in a combination of amphoras and enameled tanks to preserve the juice as good as possible. Only indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally. No Sulphur is added. The wines are disgorged 22 months after harvest. The sulfur-free cuvée Blanc de Blancs from Champagne Augustin - Cuvée 116 Blanc de Blancs: The number 16 represents sulfur on the periodic table of the elements is conspicuous by its absence, without (one hundred) sulfur. It is a beautifully found play of words in French. This champagne combines all 4 elements, the perfect Blanc de Blancs version Tasting Note: A gourmand champagne, great finesse and balance, with great body to it.

Producer: Marc Augustin
Grape: Pinot Noir  
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2014
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Valée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Chalk, Sand, Clays and Limestone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: The ripe grapes are picked on fruit and flower days, whenever possible, only by women to maintain their fertile energy. All viticulture is geared towards producing a peaceful, symbiotic balance between all living entities. Vinification takes place in a combination of amphoras and enameled tanks to preserve the juice as good as possible. Only indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally. Minimal or no Sulphur is added. The wines are disgorged 22 months after harvest. Tasting Note: A rich and velvety champagne with a long, soft finish; hints of honey and caramel. The symbolic relationship between fire (Le Feu) and cuvee 301: Fire is hot, radiant, expansive and unpredictable. It is the transforming element through its heat and is versatile depending upon it’s intensity. Flamboyant cuvee, harmonious and uplifting.

Producer: Marc Augustin
Grape: Pinot Noir  
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2015
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Valée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: No
Soil: Chalk, Sand, Clays and Limestone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: The ripe grapes are picked on fruit and flower days, whenever possible, only by women to maintain their fertile energy. All viticulture is geared towards producing a peaceful, symbiotic balance between all living entities. Vinification takes place in a combination of amphoras and enameled tanks to preserve the juice as good as possible. Only indigenous yeasts are used for fermentation and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally. Minimal or no Sulphur is added. The wines are disgorged 22 months after harvest. Earth represents the maternal element, solid and stable. It embodies structure, dry extract, minerality. Tasting Note: A beautiful delicate champagne with a very fine perlage and a soft velvety finish. Good acidity and minerality with a hint of citrus, caramel and figs.

Producer: Fleury
Grape: Pinot Noir 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Côte des Bar
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Limestone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Blanc de Noirs of the historical Fleury's maison is a Champagne which contains in just one sip vigor and elegance. A Pinot Noir vinified in purity according to the precepts of biodynamic agriculture composed of at least 25% of reserve wines that give the glass that typical and unmistakable trait of the domaine of origin. Freshness and refined fruit on the nose, give way to an intense, refined and beautifully fragrant sip.

Producer: Val'Frison
Grape: Pinot Noir 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Côte des Bars
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Kimmeridgian, Portlandian Limestones
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Aging 9 months in oak barrels and 19 months on slats. Fermented with native yeasts and spontaneous malolactic fermentation.The wine is presented in the glass with a straw yellow color with golden reflections and persistent perlage. The nose is rich and well defined, with hints of lychee, peach, red berries and hazelnut, while maintaining an elegant and very clean style. The taste is no less and reveals an energetic liquid, full-bodied and with a remarkable acidic-savory length. A little jewel, to be grabbed considering the small production.

Producer: Pierre Gerbais
Grape: Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: -
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Marlstone
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Fine nose of yellow fruits, homogeneous mouth and creamy bubbles.

Producer: Rémi-Leroy
Grape: Pinot Noir, Chradonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Aube
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: no
Soil: Clay
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: very deep with fokus, stukture and tension

Producer: Rémi-Leroy
Grape: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Aube
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: no
Soil: Clay
Added S02: No

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: complex, elegant with great lenght

Producer: Domaine Legret & Fils
Grape: Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 0
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Côte de Sézanne
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Clay
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Extra Brut. 48 Months. Fresh, crispy and mineral

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Noir 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage: 2014
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Montagne de Reims
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Extra Brut. Initial Aromas Of Butterscotch That Morphes Into Bruised Apple, Touch Of Smoke, And Fresh Salty Air. Flavors Of Bruised Apple, Touch Of Berries, And A Bit Of Spice. Very Fresh, Yet Rich.

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Meunier  
Color: Rosé
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Extra Brut. Notes Of Rose Petals, Oranges, White Pepper, Red Fruit, Rhubarb And Strawberry. Crisp And Tense

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Chardonnay 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12.5%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Citrus, White Flowers, Mint And White Pepper

Producer: Laherte Frères
Grape: Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir 
Color: White
Sparkling: Champenoise
Vintage:
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Subregion: Vallée de la Marne
Alcohol: 12%

Aging in wood: Yes
Soil: Schist
Added S02: Yes

Funkyness: Clean

Tasting Notes: Powerful, Ample And Creamy