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Acidity is perfectly positioned, and the power is intense and long. This is an ultra precise Cristal, finishing with a mere suggestion of savoriness and warmth to come. Impressive on release, this will be at its best drinking from 2025. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e100 points\u003c\/span\u003e\" - James Suckling (1\/2018)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This latest incarnation of the famous brand is a superb wine. It is on par with, maybe even better than, the already legendary 2002. Its balance is impeccable: Apple and citrus flavors working with the tight minerality to give a textured yet fruity wine. Produced from Roederer's own vineyards which are mainly biodynamic, the wine has its own intense purity and crispness. It has amazing potential and is likely to age for many years. Drink from 2020. *Top 100 Cellar Selection 2017 #5*, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e100 points\u003c\/span\u003e\" - Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast, 12\/2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2008 Cristal is one of the most complete, most dazzling Champagnes I have ever tasted. A stunning wine from any and all perspectives, the 2008 simply has it all. Spherical in construction, with superb persistence. The 2008 takes hold of all the senses and never gives up. One of the many things that makes the 2008 special is a combination of ripe fruit and bright, piercing acidity. Marzipan, lemon confit, dried flowers and orchard fruit all build into the explosive, resonant finish. “We learned from the mistakes of 1996, when we picked more on acid than ripeness, as was the norm in Champagne back then” Chef de Caves Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon told me recently. “In 1996, the best fruit turned out to be the last picks, where the fruit was physiologically ripe. Today, we aim to pick all our fruit with that criteria. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e99 points\u003c\/span\u003e” - Antonio Galloni (Vinous, Dec. 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32245901754417,"sku":"IT-0041610","price":369.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/unnamed.jpg?v=1595464237"},{"product_id":"egly-ouriet-vignes-de-vr","title":"Egly-Ouriet Champagne 1er Cru Brut Les Vignes de Vrigny (750ml)","description":"","brand":"Uvadelle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32245911748657,"sku":"IT-0042315","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/IMG_5183.jpg?v=1594927246"},{"product_id":"2014-georges-laval-champagne-les-hautes-chevres-750ml","title":"2014 Georges Laval Champagne Les Hautes Chevres (750ml)","description":"","brand":"Grand Cru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32369903534129,"sku":null,"price":229.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/2014-Georges-Laval-Champagne-Brut-Nature-Cumieres-1er-Cru-Les-Hautes-Chevres_FrontLabel_jpg.webp?v=1763062678"},{"product_id":"2008-dom-perignon-1500ml-pre-arrival","title":"2008 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne Mag (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased only in exceptional vintages, Dom Pérignon is one of those rare producers where reputation and reality tend to consistently align. Named for the 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon, who served as cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers, the house traces its philosophical roots to his obsessive pursuit of quality, a standard that laid the groundwork for prestige cuvée Champagne as we know it today and that few houses have managed to match across nearly a century of releases.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe 2008 Dom Pérignon has quietly become one of the most discussed bottles in their storied history, and the critical consensus is unusually unanimous. In her perfect 100-point review, Jane Anson called it \"easily the best Champagne I had all year,\" adding that she \"couldn't stop thinking about it.\" Falstaff's Peter Moser matched that score, calling it simply \"world class.\" Jeb Dunnuck awarded it 98 points, calling it \"a legendary Dom that surpasses all the great vintages of Dom I have experience with, including the 1990, 1996, and 2002,\" citing its rare combination of concentrated fruit with purity and precision. Antonio Galloni at Vinous matched that score, placing it among \"the all-time greats.\" Master of Wine Jasper Morris has returned to this bottle repeatedly since its release, urging readers to \"believe the hype,\" and noting that after more than 20 tastings he finds it \"simply stunning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Easily the best Champagne I had all year, first tasted at a château lunch. I couldn't stop thinking about it, and eventually bought a bottle for my husband's 50th. Just so much power and precision, while still having the delicacy, easy glamour and the most moreish delivery of fresh acidities and fleshy citrus. At it opens, toasted brioche, liqourice root and oyster shell curl out of the glass. Richard Geoffroy cellar master.” 100 - Jane Anson (6\/21)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Light golden yellow, silver reflections, fine, persistent mousse. Touches of brioche underneath nuances of yellow tropical fruit, notes of peach and pineapple, citrus zest, discreet blossom honey, also toasted nut nuances and floral-mineral notes. Complex, pleasant fruit expression, juicy fruit notes, savoury nuances, taut acidity, rich but with finesse and so perfectly balanced, salty-smoky finish. Has super length and great development potential, world class.” 100 - Peter Moser, Falstaff (11\/19) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The 2008 Dom Pérignon remains one of the all-time greats here. No longer a young Champagne, the 2008 has begun moving into its first plateau of maturity. Baked apple tart, citrus confit, marzipan and lightly honeyed overtones are front and center. A touch of reduction—always present in 2008—adds freshness and energy. (Drink between 2026-2048)” 98 - Antonio Galloni, Vinous (4\/25)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Believe the hype! I've tasted this over 20 times since its release. Richard Geoffroy (ex-chef-de-cave) used his experience of the similar 1996 vintage, waiting for a little extra ripeness before picking (waiting for that critical phenolic ripeness). A champagne that is evolving at a glacial pace, my tasting note is almost unchanged. Still that superb freshness of fruit (with just a kick of creaminess beginning to show on the finish). Weightless intensity is married to precise and gorgeous aromatics, a long pithy finish with plenty of dry extract waiting to develop. The toastiness is discreet for the moment, but it will come. Simply stunning.” 98 - Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (2\/23)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Dom Pérignon is named after 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), who is said to have invented sparkling wine while cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers. In truth, his task was to find a way to prevent a second fermentation in the bottle as the bottles were exploding. Dom Pérignon is a vintage Champagne made using an approximate blend of 50\/50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. It is one of the highest-rated and most desirable Champagnes on the market. Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW: Brioche, almonds and red apples on the nose and palate. Great balance with dosage and acidity. Excellent combination of fruit and bottle age. Stefan Neumann MS: Top-notch salty, mineral, iodine-like aromas. Showing a wonderful sourdough-like character with delicate roasted nuts. Depth and drive, elegance and power. Matt Walls: Deep, intense, full-bodied style of Champagne, voluminous, generous, very powerful and thunderous. Very long – this is a great wine. So harmonious. (Drink between 2022-2040)” 98 - Tasting Panel, Decanter (10\/21)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Seven champagnes were submitted for this tasting at prices significantly higher than this great wine. It's a simple outcome of supply and demand, for Dom's production is measured in millions of bottles each year. There are often several vintages on sale, none better than this vibrant, elegant, incredibly youthful 2008. Gold, Top 100 of 2019” 98 - James Halliday  (6\/21)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The 2008 Dom Pérignon is the first time the estate has released a wine out of order (the 2009 was released before the 2008) but the estate loved the wine so much they felt it warranted additional aging. This is a rich, powerful wine that still shows incredible purity and elegance, with a stacked, concentrated feel on the palate. It’s rare to find such a mix of ripe, pure, concentrated fruit paired with this level of purity, focus, and precision. This is a legendary Dom that surpasses all the great vintages of Dom I have experience with, including the 1990, 1996, and 2002.” 98 - Jeb Dunnuck (12\/18)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Deep and generous, yet driven, with delicious salted-butter and salted-caramel notes underneath the initial lemon and chalk. Really expands on the palate in all directions. Lemon cream and shortcrust. Creamy, yet underpinned by a sharp backbone of acidity throughout. Drink or hold.” 98 -  James Suckling (6\/22)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"This is yet another confirmation in what is already an extended list of just how great the 2008 vintage is in Champagne. Moreover, unlike some '08s which are beginning to display some development, even secondary characteristics, the Dom remains quite backward, indeed even grumpy. A reluctant and compact nose of yeast, lemon-lime, quinine and Granny Smith apple remains reluctant even with extended airing and while I'm not generally a fan of decanting Champagne (too much effervescence lost!), this is a wine where I might be inclined to do so. The palate impression of the chiseled, indeed laser-like, flavors is borderline painful as the super-fine but quite dense mousse is seriously, seriously intense while the bone-dry, equally compact and driving finish is perfectly balanced though decidedly austere. I believe this will be, note carefully the emphasis on will be, one of the all-time great vintages for DP but it's honestly pointless to open a bottle now, unless you're just curious, that's just how backward it is.” 97 - Allen Meadows, Burghound (10\/24)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32410137788465,"sku":null,"price":639.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/unnamed_993217af-9f96-4074-8a12-2e04f1020df9.jpg?v=1600124489"},{"product_id":"2017-vouette-et-sorbee-champagne-blanc-dargile-extra-brut-750ml","title":"Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Blanc d'Argile Extra Brut (750ml)","description":"","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32421521195057,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/images_b8e635e0-d79a-4893-9bf7-c3a1f052fa48.jpg?v=1778877613"},{"product_id":"2012-bollinger-brut-rose-la-grande-annee-750ml-pre-arrival","title":"2012 Bollinger \"La Grande Année\" Brut Rosé Champagne (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Grande Année Rosé is another expression of La Grande Année, Champagne Bollinger’s prestige cuvée, made exclusively from Grand Cru and Premier Cru fruit. Red wine for blending comes from one of the House’s emblematic vineyards, La Côte Aux Enfants, located in the village of Aÿ. This plot of Grand cru is only used for red when the grapes are perfectly ripe. To produce a red wine of such high quality in the Champagne region is a challenge: a rare treat, a testament to the House’s expertise in Pinot Noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper and red berry fruit are all gracefully woven together. Today, the 2012 is naturally quite young and still shows the tension of a Champagne that was disgorged just a few months ago. Readers who prefer Champagnes with softer edges and a bit more flavor complexity will want to cellar the 2012. I have to admit, I very much like the wine today, in its youthful state, where its energy and focus are front and center. The 2012 is a blend of 67% Pinot Noir and 33% Chardonnay taken from 21 villages built around a core of Aÿ and Verzenay Pinot Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oiry Chardonnay, crus that are quite complementary. Disgorged January 2020. Dosage is 8 grams per liter.\" - 96 points, Antonio Galloni (Vinous, August 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Albright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32427306942513,"sku":null,"price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/unnamed_d30ce4a2-c93e-4e36-acf0-b4ba9fa08a65.png?v=1600977284"},{"product_id":"mv-krug-grande-cuvee-168eme-edition-750ml","title":"NV Krug Grande Cuvee 168eme Edition (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKrug’s Grande Cuvée is born from the dream of one man, Joseph Krug, to craft the very best Champagne he could offer, every single year. Since 1843, the House of Krug has honored this vision with each new Édition of Krug Grande Cuvée: the most generous expression of Champagne. Krug Grande Cuvée is re-created every year, beyond the notion of vintage and is a blend of over 120 individual wines from more than 10 different years. The fullness or flavors and aromas achieved by this careful art of blending would be impossible to express with the wines of a single year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18.5\/20 Points: \"Based on the rather glorious 2012 vintage. Broad, opulent nose. Full of excitement with tropical floral elements. Very expressive and rather gorgeous. (Drink between 2020-2035)\" - By Jancis Robinson, MW (9\/2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e97 Points: \"A beautiful Champagne, yet one that needs bottle age, the NV Grand Cuvee 168ème Edition comes mostly from the 2012 vintage (a good vintage) and has gorgeous apple blossom and stone fruits intermixed with classic Krug toasted brioche, toasted almond, white flowers, and honeysuckle aromatics. Just gorgeous on the palate as well, it's concentrated and has a rich, backward texture, bright acidity, and great finish. It takes lots of air to show at its best today, but do your best to hide bottles for 3-4 years. You'll be rewarded and it will evolve gracefully for another two decades or more. (Drink between 2024-2045)\" - Jeb Dunnuck (3\/21)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e97 Points: \"Quite rich aromas of cooked apples, peaches, pie crust and biscuit. Some dried pineapple. Full bodied with layers of fruit and a really lively backbone of acidity and energy. Really zippy and energetic at the end. A beauty. Based on the 2012 harvest, but 13 different years in the blend. Drink now.” - James Suckling (10\/20)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e96 Points: \"Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 168ème Édition is a classic in the making, wafting from the glass with aromas of dried fruits, pear, toasted nuts, orange zest, honeycomb and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, generous but incisive, it's deep and elegantly fleshy, with a beautifully refined mousse and an enveloping core of fruit that's complemented by the characteristic Krug patina of nutty complexity imparted by barrel fermentation. Even if this is more open out of the gates than the 2011-based 167ème edition, the 168ème edition is also the more concentrated and intense of the two. It's based on the 2012 harvest, complemented by fully 42% reserve wines—a blend of 198 wines from 11 different vintages dating back to 1996.” - William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (5\/20)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore from William Kelley, The Wine Advocate: \"As readers will know, the concept behind Grande Cuvée is to draw on the maison's unrivaled library of reserve wines to complement the base yielded by each successive vintage, supplementing any deficiencies and tempering any excesses. Each 'Édition' of Grande Cuvée typically contains considerably more than 100 different wines and is the result of six months of intensive tasting by the Krug team. The aim, as Cellar Master Eric Lebel describes it, is not to produce the same wine each year, but to produce the best possible wine each year, so every rendition of Grande Cuvée is different—differences that are now highlighted by Krug's laudable decision to enumerate each successive release. A lengthier visit shortly after this issue goes to press will delve deeper into the secrets of the maison that many—the present writer included—would denominate as Champagne's greatest house, but for now, all the wines reviewed here evidently come warmly recommended, and they are striking testimony to Krug's remarkable consistency.\" (4\/2019)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37581170639039,"sku":null,"price":249.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/unnamed_0a5641c9-183b-4b32-9b54-dba7667b64bd.png?v=1605830651"},{"product_id":"nv-savart-champagne-premier-cru-bulle-de-rose-brut-750ml","title":"Savart Champagne Premier Cru Bulle de Rosé Brut NV (750ml)","description":"","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37805365297343,"sku":null,"price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/4b624faf-1512-46b5-9ab6-3bba599ff85a.jpg?v=1608334499"},{"product_id":"2016-vouette-et-sorbee-champagne-fidele-750ml","title":"Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Fidele (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39367248773311,"sku":null,"price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/files\/343926__19710.jpg?v=1778877456"},{"product_id":"nv-pierre-peters-brut-cuvee-de-reserve-750ml","title":"NV Pierre Peters Brut Cuvee de Reserve Champagne (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2022 Base. Dgt Feb 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a history dating back to 1858, legendary Grower Champagne producer Pierre Péters has developed an international following as one of the best producers in the region. Peters considers the 'Cuvée De Réserve’ their flagship Champagne and it is sourced from several Grand Cru villages in the Côte des Blancs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The NV Brut Cuvée de Réserve Grand Cru (base 2022) is a very serious wine. Deep, layered and super-expressive, the 2022-base edition is terrific. It offers notable breadth throughout. Tangerine peel, candied ginger, spice and baked apple tart are some of the many notes that are front and center. I admire the wine's sheer presence. This release is a bit exuberant but also very easy to like. The Cuvée de Réserve is 50% 2022 and 50% the previous year's blend. Dosage is 5.7 grams per liter. Disgorged: July 2024. (Drink between 2025-2031)\" 92 Vinous\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39987672187071,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/IMG_7070.jpg?v=1624661802"},{"product_id":"copy-of-vouette-et-sorbee-champagne-fidele-1500ml-pre-arrival","title":"Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Fidèle (1500ml)","description":"","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40906896572607,"sku":null,"price":164.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/IMG_9400.jpg?v=1659396356"},{"product_id":"copy-of-2010-dom-perignon-1500ml-pre-arrival","title":"2012 Dom Perignon (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint\u003cbr\u003eof smoke and autolytic notes provide a compelling counterpart to eager\u003cbr\u003eyet elegant aromas of citrus (lime, tangerine and kumquat) joined by\u003cbr\u003ethose of fresh fruit, herbs, liquorice, and menthol. There is even a\u003cbr\u003erefreshing note of ivy. The palate is tense, vibrant, and very fresh\u003cbr\u003edespite its impressive density, which meets its match with an unending\u003cbr\u003efinish. This 2012 incarnates the very essence of Dom Pérignon with\u003cbr\u003esuch a concentrated degree of intensity, along with a capacity for\u003cbr\u003eageing, that it is surely destined for a second life in a P2 edition.\"\u003cbr\u003e98 points - Yohan Castaing (Decanter, April 2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2012 Dom Pérignon is a brilliant wine in the making and seems\u003cbr\u003elikely to ultimately be judged one of the greatest vintages here in\u003cbr\u003ethe last quarter century. According to Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon,\u003cbr\u003ethe wine is close to its ideal cépages of fifty percent each of\u003cbr\u003echardonnay and pinot noir in 2012. The wine is quite a powerful\u003cbr\u003evintage of Dom Pérignon, but with all of the customary elegance and\u003cbr\u003estructural chassis of the greatest vintages here and it remains a\u003cbr\u003eyoung wine, brimming with energy and superb depth. The bouquet wafts\u003cbr\u003efrom the glass in a classic blend of lime, green apple, menthol, stony\u003cbr\u003eminerality, discreet botanical tones, gentle smokiness and a topnote\u003cbr\u003eof citrus peel. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused\u003cbr\u003eand complex, with a great core, superb mineral drive and grip, utterly\u003cbr\u003erefined mousse and a long, zesty and beautifully balanced finish. I\u003cbr\u003elove how the perfect ripeness of the 2012 vintage is seamlessly\u003cbr\u003einterwoven here with a superb girdle of acidity, great minerality and\u003cbr\u003eexcellent purity, which will end up producing a legendary vintage of\u003cbr\u003ethis wine. It is certainly approachable out of the blocks, but I would\u003cbr\u003eopt to tuck bottles away for at least eight to ten more years before\u003cbr\u003estarting to drink the 2012, as there is so much left here to still\u003cbr\u003eunfold. (Drink between 2029-2075)\" 98 points - John Gilman (View From\u003cbr\u003ethe Cellar, May\/June 2021)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2012 Dom Pérignon is a dense, powerful wine. I am almost shocked\u003cbr\u003eby its vinous intensity and raw, unbridled power. The 2012 reminds me\u003cbr\u003eof the 2003, but with more finesse and not quite as pushed. Mildew,\u003cbr\u003erain and frost were challenges and resulted in low yields, something\u003cbr\u003ethat was further compounded by warm, dry weather that concentrated the\u003cbr\u003efruit even more. Those qualities result in a dense Dom Pérignon\u003cbr\u003eendowed with real phenolic intensity. It is one of the most reticent\u003cbr\u003eyoung Doms I can remember tasting, I wouldn’t even think of opening a\u003cbr\u003ebottle for at least a few years. 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For 2012, the wine is a blend of 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Disgorged in April 2021 with the usual 4.5 grams per liter dosage, Philipponnat's 2012 Extra-Brut Clos des \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGoisses\u003c\/span\u003e offers up generous aromas of pear, pomelo and peach mingled with hints of honeycomb, macadamia nut and fresh bread. Full-bodied, broad and vinous, it's fleshy and textural, with a strikingly concentrated core of fruit, compelling mid-palate plenitude, bright acids and a pillowy pinpoint mousse. Demonstrative, even dramatic, its youthful generosity is deceptive, as it's only with some bottle age that real complexity will emerge.\" \u003cstrong\u003e97+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - William Kelley (Wine Advocate, January 2022)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2012 Extra-Brut Clos des \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGoisses\u003c\/span\u003e is a Champagne of extraordinary elegance and finesse. Silky and aromatic, the 2012 impresses with its mid-weight, refined personality. Hints of kirsch, red plum, flowers and chamomile open gently in the glass. Clos des \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGoisses\u003c\/span\u003e is often a rich, vinous Champagne, but the 2012 comes across as restrained and understated in all the right ways. Its aging potential will be measured in decades not years. Sadly, severe spring frost took with it a startling 50% of the crop. According to Charles Philipponnat Pinot fared better than Chardonnay. Ultimately, though, the \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGoisses\u003c\/span\u003e blend is a typical two-thirds Pinot and one-third Chardonnay. Dosage is 4.5 grams per liter. (Originally published in May 2021) (Drink between 2024-2047)\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - Antonio Galloni (Vinous, November 2021)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This has the lovely ripe Clos des \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eGoisses\u003c\/span\u003e style in full: aromas of apricot, honey and toast. It is rich and concentrated and yet still has excellent freshness. Jorez points to an aroma of raspberry seed, which is spot on. I pick up raspberry sorbet and a hint of ginger as it opens in the glass. It is intense and fresh in the mouth, gently toasty.  Rounded, deep and long with a lovely fruit sweetness. Creamy, powerful and yet seems gentle next to the late disgorged 1996 LV. This was a great accompaniment to truffle flatbread on the evening I tasted it. 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In fact, it is one of the best recent editions I can remember tasting. What comes through most is the wine’s sizzling energy and tension, qualities that aren’t often associated with Bollinger, where the Champagnes tend to show more breadth and volume. In 2014, readers will find a Grande Année built on linear intensity and drive. The 2014 is a blend taken from 19 villages, 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay instead of the more typical 70\/30 mix. For the second time in two decades (the first was 2007), Verzenay takes the lead in the Pinots over Aÿ, more or less an inverse from the norm. Verzenay, a north-facing village in the Montagne de Reims that saw less rain than Aÿ and most of the Vallée de la Marne, yields Pinots of energy more than volume. That, married with Chardonnays mostly from the Côtes des Blancs (predominantly Chouilly, Vertus, Oiry and Cramant), results in a truly magical Grande Année that will delight Champagne fans for several decades. I can’t recommend the 2014 highly enough. It’s a total knock-out. Disgorged: April, 2021. Dosage: 8 grams per liter.\" 98 points - Antonio Galloni (Vinous, March 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Racy acidity drives this mouthwatering Champagne, enlivening the rich panoply of flavors. Features a fine and creamy mousse that's still a lively springboard for aromas and flavors of crème de cassis, glazed tangerine, roasted hazelnut, ground coffee, pickled ginger and white blossoms. Long and satiny, with minerally salt and chalk notes gaining momentum on the lasting finish. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Disgorged July 2021. Drink now through 2037.\" 97 points - Alison Napjus (Wine Spectator, June 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Raised entirely in barrel, the 2014 Champagne La Grande Année Brut is all about finesse and capturing the cool, mineral tension and floral notes of the vintage. Enhancing those qualities, a bit higher proportion of Chardonnay was used for this release, making up 39% of the blend. It pours a pale straw, and it is layered and persistent with lightly toasted pastry, Mirabel plum liqueur, and saline. The palate is dry and more tightly wound at this stage, with driving citrus, a chalky texture, and a light phenolic finish. Subtle undercurrents of honey and butterscotch should continue to evolve beautifully over the coming decades. Drink 2024-2044. Disgorged December 2021, it has 7 grams per liter of dosage.\" 97 points - Audrey Frick (jebdunnuck.com, Nov. 2022)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With the hallmark Bollinger richness that is derived from fermentation in wood and a high percentage of Pinot Noir in the blend, this grand wine is ripe, full of apple and spice flavors. It is drinkable now, but still young. 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These flow to a full-bodied, rich, deep, and incredibly layered palate Champagne that flirts with perfection. It’s stunning today yet it should easily evolve for another 20 years. (Drink between 2020-2040)” 99 Jeb Dunnuck (11\/20) \"A blend of the 2016 and 2015 vintages, the NV Brut Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Les Crayères is an especially good rendition of this almost routinely sublime bottling. Unwinding in the glass with notes of pear, wild berries, clear honey, white flowers, praline and freshly baked bread, it's medium to full-bodied, beautifully layered and textural, with a taut, concentrated core, racy acids and a long, mineral finish. This chiseled, intensely flavored Champagne was disgorged this year with only one gram per liter dosage. 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Aromatic, deep and exquisitely layered, the Longues Voyes is super-expressive today. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, white pepper, crushed rocks and bright acids lend vibrancy throughout. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: December, 2021.\" 94 points - Antonio Galloni (Vinous, May 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Default","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43646618796290,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/1419\/7817\/products\/coeurs-de-terroir-les-longues-voyes-blanc-de-noirs-premier-cru-8b.png?v=1680044506"},{"product_id":"copy-of-2018-laherte-freres-les-longues-voyes-blanc-de-noirs-1er-cru-750ml","title":"2018 Laherte Frères Les Vignes d'Autrefois Vieilles Vignes de Meunier (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e100 % Meunier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChavot and Mancy.\u003cbr\u003esilty and clay soils.\u003cbr\u003eChalk after 30 cm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDosage\u003cbr\u003e2 to 4 g\/l\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurprising \u0026amp; delicate.\u003cbr\u003eA great Champagne wine, a tribute to our ancestors and a celebration of Pinot Meunier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The 2018 Extra Brut Vignes d’Autrefois is a selection of 100% Meunier sourced from vines planted between 1947 and 1964. Deeply-pitched and vinous, the Autrefois fills out beautifully with a bit of time in the glass. The aromatics alone are thrilling, but all the elements are so well balanced. Old-vine Meunier planted on chalk yields a Champagne that deftly balances richness with vibrancy. The Autrefois nimbly captures the essence of the house style. It's a gorgeous Champagne from Laherte. Dosage is 2-4 grams per liter. 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There is excellent volume and superb intensity to the firm mousse that despite the firmness exhibits a very fine bead. This is exceptionally impressive in the mouth with the same striking complexity of the nose coupled with positively gorgeous length. A knockout that could be drunk now with pleasure or held for a few more years first; personally I would opt for the latter but either way, this is a classic Clos des Goisses.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"H2ReviewNotes\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e94 points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Gilman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2000 vintage of Clos des Goisses is now entering its plateau of peak maturity and is wide open on both the nose and palate, but I have a feeling that a few more years in the cellar will allow even a bit more refinement to its palate impression, which still shows a bit of youthful angularity today. The bouquet is superb, jumping from the glass in a quite mineral blend of peach, apple, smoky overtones, complex minerality, a touch of lavender and the first signs of the macadamia nuttiness to come with more aging. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and nicely open on the attack, with a fine core and soil signature, bright acids, elegant mousse and fine length and grip on the still gently youthful backend. I have no problem drinking this wine today, but it may be even a shade better with a bit more patience. This bottle was disgorged in May of 2015, so this is a later disgorgement than the original release.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(5\/2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"H2ReviewNotes\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e94 points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some of the other surrounding vintages. 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Named for the 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon, who served as cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers, the house traces its philosophical roots to his obsessive pursuit of quality, a standard that laid the groundwork for prestige cuvée Champagne as we know it today and that few houses have managed to match across nearly a century of releases.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe 2008 Dom Pérignon has quietly become one of the most discussed bottles in their storied history, and the critical consensus is unusually unanimous. In her perfect 100-point review, Jane Anson called it \"easily the best Champagne I had all year,\" adding that she \"couldn't stop thinking about it.\" Falstaff's Peter Moser matched that score, calling it simply \"world class.\" Jeb Dunnuck awarded it 98 points, calling it \"a legendary Dom that surpasses all the great vintages of Dom I have experience with, including the 1990, 1996, and 2002,\" citing its rare combination of concentrated fruit with purity and precision. Antonio Galloni at Vinous matched that score, placing it among \"the all-time greats.\" Master of Wine Jasper Morris has returned to this bottle repeatedly since its release, urging readers to \"believe the hype,\" and noting that after more than 20 tastings he finds it \"simply stunning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Easily the best Champagne I had all year, first tasted at a château lunch. I couldn't stop thinking about it, and eventually bought a bottle for my husband's 50th. Just so much power and precision, while still having the delicacy, easy glamour and the most moreish delivery of fresh acidities and fleshy citrus. At it opens, toasted brioche, liqourice root and oyster shell curl out of the glass. Richard Geoffroy cellar master.” 100 - Jane Anson (6\/21)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Light golden yellow, silver reflections, fine, persistent mousse. Touches of brioche underneath nuances of yellow tropical fruit, notes of peach and pineapple, citrus zest, discreet blossom honey, also toasted nut nuances and floral-mineral notes. Complex, pleasant fruit expression, juicy fruit notes, savoury nuances, taut acidity, rich but with finesse and so perfectly balanced, salty-smoky finish. Has super length and great development potential, world class.” 100 - Peter Moser, Falstaff (11\/19) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The 2008 Dom Pérignon remains one of the all-time greats here. No longer a young Champagne, the 2008 has begun moving into its first plateau of maturity. Baked apple tart, citrus confit, marzipan and lightly honeyed overtones are front and center. A touch of reduction—always present in 2008—adds freshness and energy. (Drink between 2026-2048)” 98 - Antonio Galloni, Vinous (4\/25)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Believe the hype! I've tasted this over 20 times since its release. Richard Geoffroy (ex-chef-de-cave) used his experience of the similar 1996 vintage, waiting for a little extra ripeness before picking (waiting for that critical phenolic ripeness). A champagne that is evolving at a glacial pace, my tasting note is almost unchanged. Still that superb freshness of fruit (with just a kick of creaminess beginning to show on the finish). Weightless intensity is married to precise and gorgeous aromatics, a long pithy finish with plenty of dry extract waiting to develop. The toastiness is discreet for the moment, but it will come. Simply stunning.” 98 - Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (2\/23)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Dom Pérignon is named after 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), who is said to have invented sparkling wine while cellarmaster at the Abbey of Hautvillers. In truth, his task was to find a way to prevent a second fermentation in the bottle as the bottles were exploding. Dom Pérignon is a vintage Champagne made using an approximate blend of 50\/50 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. It is one of the highest-rated and most desirable Champagnes on the market. Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW: Brioche, almonds and red apples on the nose and palate. Great balance with dosage and acidity. Excellent combination of fruit and bottle age. Stefan Neumann MS: Top-notch salty, mineral, iodine-like aromas. Showing a wonderful sourdough-like character with delicate roasted nuts. Depth and drive, elegance and power. 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Disgorged in February 2025 with a dosage of one gram per liter, the wine unfurls in the glass with aromas of lemon confit, dried flowers and iodine, mingled with sandalwood and smoky reduction. On the palate, it is full-bodied and concentrated, driven by succulent yet racy acidity and culminating in a long, chalky finish. One should anticipate a more generous expression than Dhondt’s wines from the Côte des Blancs; yet, with quality of this caliber, it can hardly be regarded as an entry-level cuvée. Readers familiar with my previous article will recall that the grapes are sourced from plots in two villages—Barbonne-Fayel (planted in 1974–1975) and Fontaine Denis (planted in 1965, 1967 and 1969)—characterized by deeper soils and silex pebbles, which release a distinctly flinty aroma when struck together. The blend is predominantly Chardonnay, with a small proportion—averaging around 10%—of Pinot Noir. 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