Conrad Green

9.7

gorgeous stuff. Light gold in color. Honey, brioche, delicate lemon, shells. Beautifully resolved and balanced. Complex and long. Great — 6 months ago

with Walker and David

Joe DAscoli

9.6

Gorgeous.

Solid bubbles that quickly give way to toasted brioche flavors and nice rich flavor.

You can taste a bit of the dosage and sweetness at the end but it’s not overwhelming.

Really smooth and great way to start dinner — 7 months ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Pale lemon in color.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity and tiny bubbles.

Dry on the palate and elegant.

Showing limes, grapefruits, yeast, spices, brioche, minerals, light earth, sea salt and herbs.

Tangy long finish with limes and light almonds.

This is a delicious Non Vintage Champagne. Showing a great mouthfeel with nice complexity.

Wine Enthusiasts 92 points. Robert Parker 91 points. Wine Spectator 91 points.

Good right out of the bottle and better with some air time.

Nicely balanced and rich. Good by itself or with food.

A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay.

12% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$60. — a year ago

Jenn Ingle

9.5

Wow! Delicate bubbles let the chard and Pinot noir shine through. A bit of vanilla and bright lemon and brioche. Not too dry and a lovely bright mouth feel. Fantastic! — 2 years ago

Sierra Kiner

9.2

Gold color, elegant, concentrated. Rich brioche and biscuit creaminess cut with bright underripe fruit acidity (lemon, peach). No apple notes yay. — 4 years ago

with Brennen

Ainsley

9.1

Green apple, bright citrus and brioche notes. Always a delight! — 4 years ago

Megan

9.5

Loving this! Picked this up in Oakland on my way to the California coast. The wine merchant told me this is one of the few producers who still ferments in oak. I was intrigued! Tasting it, I’m totally sold. Toasty brioche and caramel on the nose, full body, roasted pear and apple cider notes on the palate. Will definitely go out of my way to buy again! (D: 3/2018) — 5 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Quite young looking lemon , just a hint of gold . very fine bubbles , that dissipate quiet quickly in a white wine glass . Lots of roasted nuts , toasted bread , caramel , and a oyster shell , caramelised lemon peel , saffron , lemongrass and a hint of curry . On the palate this has more of the caramel notes , with saffron , some lemon, mineral a quite tight , slightly astringent acidity and mineral finish. Not overly intense but quite good length , with mineral , oyster shell , toasty , brioche finish . This is fully mature and is at peak in magnum , drink now and over the next 5 -10 years . Disgorged March 2020 — 6 months ago

Jane Nuss

9.4

Vivid pinkish-salmon hue with a fine stream of bubbles. Notes of strawberry, citrus peel, green apple, and brioche. Crisp acidity, a creamy mousse, and perfectly balanced dosage. Refreshing, elegant, and succulent, with a long, zesty finish. — a year ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

This is their 2002 Vintage Brut but the top of the bottle reads 250 ANS? Maybe, an anniversary bottling. I do seek out Veuve Clicquot as much of what I’ve tried from them hasn’t to my liking. There are simply producers I enjoy more at or under their price points. But, this was quite good & the best offering I've had from them. Enjoyed it. Better than all the vintages of Grande Dame I've had. Having said that, it is not on the same par as the 02 Rare and 02 Billecart.

It was showing the right spot to starting drinking it. More reductive than oxidative. Lively, fresh acidity. Citrus blend, some of both apples, a little white stone fruit, nice brioche, soft playful yeastiness, excellent fine chalkiness, alluvial limestone, spring flowers and well done, balanced, structured, tensioned, elegant and not overly polished finish that lasted 90 seconds.

Pour at the Saturday Pebble Beach Food & Wine walk around “From the Cellar” dinner — 2 years ago

Ainsley

9.0

Aromas of Green apple, lemon, brioche, hay; palette is refreshing, bright and crisp with flavours of lemon zest, bread dough, tart Granny Smith apple, layered with stone fruit (peach). Not bad, not bad at all for the price! ;) — 3 years ago

Mike Lev

9.1

Brioche toastiness, almonds and slightly creamy. fine bubbles. 40% Chardonnay. Nice — 4 years ago

Jean Kim

9.5

Brioche, apricot, pear, mineral, brut lovely champagne. 2002 vintage splurged to celebrate our engagement. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay — 4 years ago

with Mark

Ron Siegel

9.3

My last 6pk out of multiple cases purchased in 2014. Fresh with notes of lemon, citrus, green apple, ginger & brioche — 6 months ago

Jane Nuss

9.2

Pale golden in the glass with fine, persistent bubbles. Aromas of green apple, orange peel, pear, and peach, layered over rich notes of brioche and toast. On the palate, it’s full-bodied and complex, with a creamy texture, energetic mousse, and toasty depth. High acidity. Vibrant and refreshing with a long, satisfying finish. Consistently well-balanced, reliably delicious. A standout non-vintage Champagne. — a year ago

Joanne Frette

9.0

A lovely champagne with sophisticated mature biscuit notes. This is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. Although the wine has a brioche bread note the finish is fresh and not overly long.  — 10 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.7

Salmon with copper tones. Strawberry, white flowers, brioche and biscuit on the nose. Pink grapefruit, mandarin and dried cranberry on the finish. Superb! — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

222/5/4 with sushi. L02B02. Lemon, honey, brioche, chalk - everything is here, with a bit more depth and richness than I remember it having 5-10 years ago. For me, this is THE classicist, brut blanc de blancs standard cuvée. It’s so great to have a wine like this reasonably available and reasonably priced. — 4 years ago

Steven Perlman

9.6

Toasted brioche, hay. Amazing — 4 years ago

Daniel McCullough

9.5

Birthday treat - dark hue, toastier end of toasted brioche. Almond forward with saline elements. Very vinous. — 5 years ago