Champagne
Ayala Cuvee Perle d’Ayala 2002
$1,280.00
Light gold. Profound, refined nose showing great elegance and marked by lemony and toasted aromas. Full, ethereal and silky palate that lingers on and on. Complex palate that is biscuity, toasted, fruity and brioche-like, all rolled into one. A superlative Champagne.
80% Chardonnay & 20% Pinot Noir
12.5%/750ml
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve NV
$460.00
Beautiful light gold. Elegantly fruity, slightly jammy nose. Fleshy, melted, full mouthfeel, delicately infused with fruit. Closely-integrated, long, extremely harmonious.
Champagne, France
750ml
Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose NV
$650.00
An subtle nose with plenty of fine autolysis aromas of fresh bread and sweetly fragrant yeasty notes, plus some gentle spice and chalky notes. The palate unleashes beautiful wild strawberry fruit flavors, super fresh, fleshy and pure. Great balance and depth. Drink now. (94 points James Suckling)
Champagne, France
45% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 25% Pinot Meunier
750ml
Bollinger R.D. Extra Brut 2004
$1,800.00
Time has graced this wine, proving the value of Bollinger’s policy of long aging on the lees followed by prompt release after disgorgement. This RD (Recently Disgorged) 2004 is a joyous wine, staunch, cold and powerful at first, transforming to fresh fruit shadowed by darker tones of barrel fermentation. As it opens in the glass, revealing racy energy, a range of floral pear and apple flavors emerge, resonant with a sense of limestone capturing the sun and reflecting it back in pale power. Enjoy this over the course of an evening as its presence shifts, providing varied perspectives on a great Champagne.
Champagne, France
66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay
12%/750ml
Bollinger Special Cuvée NV
$480.00
The NV Brut Special Cuvee is fabulous. Hints of pears, pastry crust and hazelnut lead to an expansive core of fruit. There is plenty of the signature Bollinger oxidative style in this rich, enveloping Champagne. Once again the Special Cuvee is one of the best Champagnes in its price range.
Champagne, France
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier
750ml
Bollinger, La Grande Annee 2014
$1,480.00
Still young for a wine of this caliber, this rich Champagne has an immense future ahead of it. The freshness of the wine will mature into the rich toastiness that is such a hallmark of this brand. Oak fermentation and aging have added to the great promise of this fine wine. Drink from 2022.
Champagne, France
65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay
750ml
Cedric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne, Blanc de Noirs Cote de Val-Vilaine 2019
$1,980.00
Bouchard coaxes incredible nuance and complexity out of these 40 year-old Pinot Noir vines. WIth only 15-16 months sur lattes, this bright, vinous and citrus-centric bottling is the perfect introduction to the Bouchardian style.
Champagne, France
100% Pinot Noir
750ml
Chartogne-Taillet, Fiacre Tete de Cuvee NV
$650.00
Chartogne-Taillet, owned by a family who have been growing grapes since the 15th century, have parcels of old vines in their Merfy vineyards, which go to make this fine mature wine. With aromas of white flowers and flavors of toast and ripe fruit, it blends complexity with a sensational, lingering aftertaste.
Champagne, France
60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir.
750ml
Delamotte, Blanc de Blancs Brut 2012
$780.00
Lovely freshness on the nose: crisp and tight with some nutty notes and also some citrus. Taut, herby palate is fresh and crisp with great acidity and broad flavours.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Dom Perignon 2012
$1,780.00
A magnificent Champagne, one that is light, delicate, yet packed with character. It is beautifully balanced, with a bone-dry character, just softened by the toastiness that is developing.
Champagne, France
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Blend
750ml
Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs Millesime Brut 2007
$2,380.00
Pale gold in color with very fine bubbles, this wine smells of saline and sour apple. In the mouth a fine mousse delivers flavors of sour apple and sour cherry shot through with wet stone. Gorgeous bright acidity and fantastic length.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Duval-Leroy Femme de Champagne 1996
$2,480.00
Light gold. Very refined nose of pastries, dried fruit and candied citrus. Soft, elegant, melted mouthfeel, silky, blending superb freshness with aromatic expression and length, finishing with ethereal aromatics of candied citrus. A superlative wine.
12%/750ml
Duval-Leroy Prestige Brut Rose NV
$600.00
Red fruit notes with touches of tannin dominate this wine. It is tight, with a bitter cherry flavor that suggests this bottling needs some age. There’s a firm feel overall, suggesting this will work better with food than as an apéritif.
Grapes: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Region: Champagne, France
12%/750ml
Edouard Duval Brut d’Eulalien NV
$490.00
This Champagne is elegant and vibrant, with aromas of spring flowers and white fruits, and a tense and pure texture to the light palate. This Champagne seems to be ideal as an aperitif. Made from 77% Pinot Noir from four different plots and 23% Chardonnay from a single parcel, just under one-third of the base wines were matured in Burgundian oak demi-muids.
750ml/12.5%
Egly Ouriet Blanc de Noirs VV "Les Crayères" Grand Cru NV
$2,100.00
This is a top class treat to rival any of the well-known prestige cuvées. 100% Pinot Noir from an ancient vineyard planted in 1947 which is called 'les crayères' ('The chalk mine') after its deep subsoil layer of chalk which begins only about a foot below the surface. The vines have deep roots and their age and the free-draining quality of the chalk give concentrated aromas of red fruits to the old Pinots, while at the same time the minerality of the chalk itself gives the wine an elegance and a huge ageing potential. A full bodied, vinous wine, this is no aperitif, but more of a celebratory food wine which is a fabulous match for the likes of lobster or cold fillet of beef.
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir
Reigon: Champagne, France
12%/750ml
Egly Ouriet Rosé Grand Cru NV
$1,180.00
60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, with a small addition of Ambonnay Rouge, drawn from cask. A bouquet of roses and small red berries announces the wine's subtle, delicate perfume. The mouth shows more red fruit with a smooth, almost buttery quality; the density and complexity here are unparalleled. White pepper and wet stones follow on a lengthy, lively finish. A superb rosé.
Grapes: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Region: Champagne, France
12.5%/750ml
Egly Ouriet, Brut Grand Cru Millesime 1999
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Yellow golden. Fine mousse. Very nice complex, expansive nose of citrus, apples, spice and brioche. Laser like acidity with nice mineral and brioche flavors.
Champagne, France
70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay
750ml
Gosset, Celebris Extra Brut 1998
$1,560.00
Powerful and dry, with a combination of roasted walnut, toast and ginger aromas and flavors. Balanced and assertive, this is a Champagne that needs food and can match a roast chicken, pork or veal. Finishes on the tart side.
The 1998 Extra Brut Vintage Celebris is a beautifully focused, linear wine that sparkles on the palate with the essence of white peaches, pears, quince and flowers. This medium-bodied yet structured wine offers phenomenal persistence, along with chalky, minerally notes that give the wine its superb liveliness and sense of freshness. Like many wines in this line-up, the 1998 Extra Brut Vintage Celebris is a beautiful, contemplative wine that deserves serious attention. This is a great effort.
Champagne, France
64% Chardonnay and 36% Pinot Noir
750ml
Henriot, Cuvee des Enchanteleurs Brut 1998
$1,580.00
Pale gold with fine effervescence and an attractive cordon of mousse. Discreet notes of candied citrus, hazelnut and pastries enhance a bouquet dominated by honey. The nose is ripe, very fine, a sign of attractive aromatic evolution. This mature, well balanced, elegant wine has a lively, frank attack typical of the great vintages. Roasted, toasty aromas, butter and pastry together with fragrances of citrus and wild peach create rich, aromatic complexity leading on to flavors of honey and delicate exotic notes. The length is superbwith aromas of pastries, fine touches of hazelnut and honey to complete this magnificent "cuvee."
50-50 blend of chardonnay and pinot noir from grands crus in the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs, this emphasizes chardonnay in mature scents of golden delicious apple crisp and ripe Bosc pear. Pinot noir gives it muscle, guiding the wine’s richness toward meaty dishes like pheasant roasted with morels. Acidity zips up the finish, keeping the nutty, caramelized aspects in check. A mouthwatering wine at a delicious moment of maturity.
Champagne, France
50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir
750ml
Jacques Selosse, Brut Rose NV
$6,500.00
The NV Substance, Selosse's first solera-style Champagne is quite restrained in this release with more freshness and fewer oxidative notes than are typical. Honey, graphite, dried apricots, wild flowers and anise blossom in an ample, resonant Chardonnay loaded with personality. The flavors are remarkably bright, pure and focused
Bright yellow-gold. Powerful, perfumed aromas of iodine, toasted nuts, peach pit and poached pear. Round, sappy and powerful, with bright acidity adding lift and spine to dense orchard and pit fruit flavors. The explosive, very long finish echoes the iodine and toast notes and clings with impressive tenacity.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
12.5%/750ml
Jacques Selosse, Initial Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
$3,800.00
Finessed and elegant, this wine bursts with fresh citrus and tropical fruits, piquant minerality, toasted brioche, roasted nuts and a kiss of spice. Selosse’s Champagnes are big, rich and complex--this Grower Champagne maker intends these wines to accompany food, and you’re best drinking them from Chardonnay glasses to release the full expression of the wine. Made from 100% Chardonnay from Avize, Cramant and Oger this Champagne is made solera-style, meaning that each release is a blend of wine from three recent vintages and remnants from vintages dating as far back as 1987; the wine remains in bottle five to six years before disgorgement with just 2,700 cases each year.
Pale gold. Seductive scents of pear, orange zest, honeysuckle and smoky minerals. Sappy, precise citrus and orchard fruit flavors are given lift and spine by chalky minerality, picking up a floral quality with air. The floral note lingers on the very long, dusty, impressively vibrant finish.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Jacques Selosse, Substance Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
$6,900.00
The NV Substance, Selosse's first solera-style Champagne is quite restrained in this release with more freshness and fewer oxidative notes than are typical. Honey, graphite, dried apricots, wild flowers and anise blossom in an ample, resonant Chardonnay loaded with personality. The flavors are remarkably bright, pure and focused
Bright yellow-gold. Powerful, perfumed aromas of iodine, toasted nuts, peach pit and poached pear. Round, sappy and powerful, with bright acidity adding lift and spine to dense orchard and pit fruit flavors. The explosive, very long finish echoes the iodine and toast notes and clings with impressive tenacity.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Jacquesson Cuvee 738 Degorgement Tardif Extra Brut
$1,180.00
Some bottles from every release by this producer are kept back for later disgorgement, giving longer aging on the lees. This Champagne, based on the 2010 vintage has great richness and intensity and dryness that is balanced by the aging flavors. Drink this impressive wine now although it will also age further.
61% Chardonnay, 21% Pinot Meunier and 18% Pinot Noir.
750ml/12.5%
Jacquesson Cuvee 743 Extra Brut
$620.00
Based on the 2010 harvest, It contrasts a rich body and ample depth of flavor with a racy spine of acidity, its tense structure accentuated by its low dosage of 2.5 g/l. Chardonnay is clearly apparent in both flavor and texture, imparting a lovely sense of finesse, and the balance on the palate is terrific
Champagne, France
57% Chardonnay, 22% Pinot Meunier and 21% Pinot Noir
750ml/12.5%
Krug, Grande Cuvee NV Edition 169
$1,730.00
Sheer, absolute perfection, elegance and complexity equally important, flavours ranging from white fruits to nougat cream, exotic spices, toast and brioche. It is the very essence of Champagne, its greatest non-vintage wine.
Champagne, France
Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier
750ml
Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru 2012 (Non Dose)
$780.00
The House’s Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Nature Terre de Vertus 2012 features notes of chalkiness, lime peel and flowers that recall a great Sancerre. This medium-bodied Champagne reveals a focused personality, with notable energy and freshness. It does not contain any additional sugar. It's hard to move on to the next wine. In a word: awesome.
An ideal Champagne to begin a meal, its purity will provide a delicate accompaniment for oysters, its richness will even vie with a few slices of Pata Negra. You can drink it now or also keep it for several years.
100% Chardonnay
Champagne, France
12%/750ml
Larmandier-Bernier Vieilles Vignes du Levant Grand Cru Extra Brut 2012
$1,350.00
A very rich, powerful and creamy Blanc de Blancs champagne with a slew of candied-orange and caramelized-grapefruit aromas, plus notes of sushi ginger and saffron. Gains in freshness after a bit of aeration in the glass, adding to its considerable appeal. Bone-dry but expansive finish that’s super-harmonious for this category. From organically grown grapes.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut Millesime 2013
$3,000.00
An immediate sense of creaminess comes with an unusually intense perfume of fruit. Despite all this time on lees, a very pure sense of ripe, juicy Mirabelle plum is evident. This segues effortlessly into a creamy chalkiness. The palate strikes with immediate presence and inherent balance. Concentration and freshness complete each other, are heightened by the finest, smoothest foam. There is luminosity, body, and a salty depth that draws you in. The sense of sleekness and elegance is extraordinary. While it will be hard to resist this deliciousness now, graceful ageing is guaranteed.
Champagne, France
Chardonnay 40% and Pinot Noir 60%
750ml
Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque 2014
$1,380.00
Pale yellow with green tints. Very refined nose melding a floral dimension, mirabelle plum, a subtle smoke note, a creamy touch and herbs. The palate combines volume, fat and ethereal character, all of which is supported by delicious freshness.
50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir and 5% Pinot Meunier
12.5%/750ml
Perrier-Jouët Champagne Grand Brut NV
$368.00
Perrier-Jouët has a reputation for elegant Champagnes, and its lovely non-vintage is no exception. It has a fairly soft, round mouthfeel with flavours of baked apple and even some yellow fruits. There's some cutting minerality and lemony acidity on the finish which refreshes the palate and leaves you wanting another sip.
12%/750ml
Pierre Gimonnet 'Special Club' Brut 2008
$890.00
The best-value sparkling wine of any kind that I have tasted in the past five years. In all its raw, youthful innocence, this is the epitome of introverted, tightly coiled restraint. A beguiling transparency of pure acid drive propels an incredible finish that splashes long and strong with breathtaking, scintillating, crystalline minerality. This is a cuvée of effortless poise and boundless energy.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils Blanc de Blancs Cuis Premier Cru Brut NV
$380.00
The wine is soft and rounded although unmistakably from Chardonnay in the chalky Côte des Blancs. Crisp apples have a light creaminess as well as lively acidity. Coming from Premier Cru vineyards, it shows a strongly mineral character that is filled out by the ripe fruitiness.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Piper Heidsieck, Rare Millesime Brut 2002
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A prestigious, classical prestige cuvee from 2002 vintage – structured, full-bodied and bursting with fruit. Elaborated with a majority of Chardonnays from the Montagne de Reims region (70%) and complemented with Pinot Noir (30%) from the same region, this wine is a blend of 17 crus which matured for over seven years in the House's cellars. A 2002 vintage synonymous with richness and generosity.
This is only the eighth vintage since 1976, the smallest hit rate of any major Champagne house. It is a blend of 70% chardonnay and 30% pinot noir, extra time on cork post-disgorgement adding to the complexity – and harmony – of the marriage between the zesty grapefruit flavours of the chardonnay and layers of creamy/honeyed brioche ex the time on tirage and the pinot noir component. The farewell of lively acidity attests to the quality of the vintage.
Champagne, France
70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir
750ml
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut NV
$730.00
The wine shows a superb, golden yellow color with a beautiful luminosity and a fine and persistent mousse. The nose is clean and intense with warm, rich notes of brioche, French toast and roasted almonds. On the palate the wine is very supple and harmonious, with notes of honey and minerals on the long, sustained finish.
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs is produced from a blend of 100% premiers crus Chardonnay grapes from the best of recent vintages. Grapes from the estate vineyards in Sillery and Brimont (ancestral home of the Ruinart family) are joined by carefully selected grapes from other premiers crus vineyards in the Côte de Blancs and the Montagne de Reims.
Smoky and focused, with an intensity to the racy acidity and tightly knit flavors of white peach, chamomile, crystallized honey, pickled ginger and pink peppercorn. Exhibits lovely texture and offers a long, mineral-tinged finish
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Salon, Cuvee "S" 1999
$9,900.00
The exclusive of all exclusives in the world of Champagne. Being born out of Grand Cru Champagne vineyards in Mesnil-onSegur, Salon is still only made in the truly exceptional years. Only 38 out of the last 90 years has the world been treated to "the finesse of silk, persistance, innate depth and power" that is Salon.
Champagne, France
100% Chardonnay
750ml
Vilmart et Cie, Grand Cellier D'or 2015
$1,080.00
The Grande Cellier is made from 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. Flowery and spicy on the nose, the wine develops pleasingly on the palate with praline and hazelnut to the fore and a strong finish with notes of crystallized fruit
Champagne, France
80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
750ml
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