Champagne

A creamy-textured grower Champagne that shows tons of energy and finesse with layers of ripe apricot, flowers, smoke and minerals. The aromatics emerge with time, rounding out this compelling effort from one of our favorite small... Read More

Winemaker Fabrice Glass—formerly of Bollinger—brings his considerable experience to organic grower-producer Filaine! Lovely aromas and flavors of apple, pear, brioche, chalky minerality, orange zest, acacia blossom... Read More

A delicious, zero-dosage grower champagne from the House of Marguet! Aromas of yellow fruits, red apples, fresh biscuits, stony minerality, and subtle fresh flowers. Layered & complex—a great value for a high quality, small-production... Read More

Organically farmed in the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay, this dry rosé champagne beautifully marries bright red fruit aromas and flavors with savory undertones, yeasty notes of toasted biscuit, and chalky minerality. Vibrant,... Read More

This grower champagne knocks the socks off similarly-priced bottles from the big houses; elegant and silky, with layers dried apricots, dried peaches, flowers, and spices. Lively and fresh, with enough richness to please a variety... Read More

This grower champagne knocks the socks off similarly-priced bottles from the big houses—elegant and silky, with layers dried apricots, dried peaches, flowers, and spices. Lively and fresh, with enough richness to please... Read More

A superb example of grower champagne at a very reasonable price point! Using the best of the estate’s organically-farmed fruit and produced with relatively low dosage, this is racy and nervy but with generous red fruit and... Read More

Previous generations of the Brigandat family sold all their fruit to larger houses, but current winemaker Bertrand began bottling the best 60% of each harvest himself. His zero dosage Blanc de Noirs offers generous red fruit with... Read More

Employing natural & biodynamic farming practices and working primarily with Meunier, Christophe Mignon produces this low-dosage rosé with aromas and flavors of red berries, fresh herbs, spice, and elegant minerality. An... Read More

This gorgeous wine from Corbon opens with aromas of clean minerals, baked apple, and lemon. Intense, both aromatically and in terms of flavor, it offers layers of citrus peel, hazelnuts, and chalky minerality. On the palate, the... Read More

We are particularly excited about this delicious cuvee crafted from 100% Chardonnay. The nose displays lively, mineral-laced orchard fruit and floral aromas. Dry on the palate, offering hints of pear skin, melon and Meyer lemon... Read More

Étienne Calsac’s tiny production wines were recommended to us by Agnès Corbon—and they turned out even more delicious than we’d anticipated! This bottling is a very low-dosage Blanc de Blancs from... Read More

This gorgeous wine from Cecile Grongnet opens with strong aromas of yeast and brioche. Concentrated both aromatically and in terms of flavor, it offers layers of red fruit, citrus peel, green apple, slight nuttiness, toasted brioche,... Read More

Few good values remain in Champagne, but Grongnet’s lovely Blanc de Blancs is one of the best! Fresh and vibrant, with layered aromas and flavors of citrus peel, green apple, acacia blossom, and toasted brioche, it works... Read More