Willie Carter

9.3

A shimmering pale bronze color in the glass. Fast paced perlage with quickly dissipating bubbles. A fully mature, complex nose with orchard fruits and orange marmalade wafting from the glass. Lifted aromatics of apples
of all sorts along with sweet butter and the faintest touch of cinnamon. So interesting and it just keeps impressing as time goes by. Shaved almonds and hot bread with a bit of jasmine.

I love everything Cédric Moussé puts out. One of the true Masters of Meunier in champagne. The terroir of Cuisles speaks so clearly here. Pure Pinot Meunier, disgorged in January of 2018 with no dosage. Racy, yet slightly restrained acidity and exquisite balance. As time goes on and this grows in the glass, that lack of dosage is so very appreciated and resplendent. Everything in tune here.

Nice minerality and overall vitality here. The palate follows the nose closely with more butter and cinnamon and mint. Crisp citrus fruit notes and fantastic subdued strawberry. Wet chalk, moist stones, and delicious red cherries. Medium long finish that really makes you regret you don’t have more. An outstanding effort from one of my favorite producers that brings the excellence every single time. — 4 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Has a harder edge than some of the other petite arvines I have been trying. More minerality, and more oak. But no prominent vanilla and less rounded mouthfeel but still dense. I like it, seems more serious. — 5 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Almost 2 1/2 years later, same case, even more confused now. On the nose fresh cut bell peppers. Dense and dark. Mostly leaves, earth, forest floor. Flavor profile still dominated by charred oak, though not so smoky. — 5 years ago

with Barbara

Matthew Steilen

8.9

Perfect with sheet pan chicken. — 6 years ago

David Lown

9.4

This is awesome, maybe better. Dark red, floral, great year, savory aroma, gonna be better in 2 decade Cote rotie. Brune. Yay — 7 years ago

Ivan London

9.1

#anvil #pètnat @Matthew Roesch — 8 years ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

Interesting, very rich and rounded, a lot of vine, garrigue, earth. Nicely balanced with fine tannins. — 9 years ago

with Barbara

Douglas Sopfe

9.2

A little sweeter than I was expecting but super chuggable — 11 years ago

Mildred Lee

9.6

From Andres wine cellar — 12 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

Just take a look at this color. So striking. So sexy. Nice perlage and cream. The nose is so crisp and fresh. Pears and lively red cherries alongside mangoes. Freshly baked bread aromas are very nice here, as well are the grapefruit and strawberry.

Yet another young hotshot champagne maker, Aurelien Gerbais from the Aube. A friend and neighbor of Cédric Bouchard and that’s all you need to know. 50/25/25 PN/CH/Pinot Blanc with an extra brut dosage of 3 g/l. The low dosage avoids the trap of being austere, but rather it’s an inviting and gracious Rosé. The addition of 10% Coteaux Champenois Pinot Noir gives it that beautifully sexy color and viscosity.

Dry with breathtaking acidity, the terroir really speaks here. The palate follows the nose with more summer berries and light yeast. So lovely, so sleek. Good sex in a bottle. If you see these, get them. — 5 years ago

Jordan Yu

9.5

Third rating for this: started at 10 degrees , and warmed up to around 15-18 in a warm 29 degrees tropical Singapore. Was fresh, crisp, lemon-like at first, followed by zesty mandarin orange flavours that finally matured to mellow honey apricots. Best of all coloured like the upcoming Chinese New Year - perfect gold. — 5 years ago

Zack Hall

9.3

Low pressure of course. Vinous. — 5 years ago

Peter Keohan

9.4

Lovely soft mousse great balance and length beautiful bottle — 6 years ago

John Bloomfield

9.1

What can I say. If you like white wine you will like this wine. — 7 years ago

Adam Kincaid

9.1

Stunning cab franc that pleases this major (cab)francophile. All my favorite tobacco flavors with some touches of blueberry and earth with a gentle feel to boot. — 7 years ago

with Jillian

Jeff J

9.0

Red fruit, mixed with wet stone and tiny hint of leather. Crisp and focus however lack of finish at the end. — 9 years ago

Renegade Wines

9.2

Biggest surprise of the tasting afternoon. — 10 years ago

Chris Blacklidge

9.2

2010. Tight/taut. Disgorged April 2012. — 12 years ago

Jonatan Montpetit

9.5

Swiss wine does exist. Beautifully crafted late harvest fendant. They harvest in December after the grappes have been frozen at least three Times. — 13 years ago

Willie Carter

9.3

Well they’ve done it again. Who is they? Why Cédric Moussé and the Club Trésors de Champagne of course. Another superstar bottle from them.

A muted pale lemon color with an effusive stream of tiny bubbles. Aromas of honeyed almonds, peaches, and crushed herbs. Fresh cherries and apricots sparkle here. Toasty brioche bread and chalky minerality show after some time with green apples being quite dominant after receiving some air.

The Master of Meunier and here it shows. 100% Pinot Meunier from the village of Cuisles located in the Vallee de la Marne. This Special Club offering is from one plot of land, giving it its name, Les Fortes Terres. Disgorged on 10/21/19 with a dosage of 1 g/l, this is refreshingly stark with beautifully racy acidity.

Full bodied and bold on palate, the complexity and purity of the Meunier shines through. Butterscotch and apples start the party off with more cherries and citrus playing along. A nice long, dry finish. Vibrant and captivating. Moussé and Special Club champagnes never disappoint. — 5 years ago

Oliver Seaman

9.4

Strawberries. Bit of an overwhelming acid note on opening but that seemed to go away after the first pour. Very easy drinking. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.2

Though not the same as it was pre-COVID -19, a handful of us were able to gather (while keeping our distance) to celebrate being back together and opened some fun wines to share. Wine is always better with good company.

One of two champagnes for the evening (the other being a Cédric Bouchard Val Villane, which I posted about a few weeks ago). A producer I’m semi familiar with. Rich and dense aromatics in that oxidative style, but it’s more fruit driven than I expected. Some yeast, good bit of chalk and limestone. Bruised pear, caramel dipped golden delicious apple and apple strudel too. Acidity was mellow and it toed the line of champagne and still wine. A champagne I’d like to try again. Thanks @Weston Eidson — 6 years ago

with Dan, Weston and 2 others

Raun Kupiec

9.0

Really nice. So much character and complex flavours. — 7 years ago

with Barbara

Brandon Boesch

8.9

Funky! Obviously cab franc with pepper and dried fruits. Not as good as I remember the first bottle. — 7 years ago

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.5

A great bottle of one of my absolute favorites. Delicate, exquisitely perfumed and striking in every way. My last bottle... — 9 years ago

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.2

Micro-Vigneron with several hectares of Chenin, Grolleau, Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon outside Beaulieu-sur-Layon. As natural as winemaking gets... — 9 years ago

Tim O'Rourke

8.9

'06 vintage — 11 years ago

with Matthew and Jeremiah