Peter Zandbergen

9.1

Duval Leroy brut Blanc de Noirs 160 Ans cuvée anniversaire. Honestly speaking, much better than I expected. A bit too much residual sugar for my liking, but still enjoyable. Round, plush and fruity. — 4 years ago

with Elise

Ryan Fanning

9.1

Honeymoon greeting bubbles — 6 years ago

Ivar M

9.6

Heerlijk bloemige Fleur de Champagne van een klein, onafhankelijk familiebedrijf. Rijkheid aan kleine bubbels. Mango, peer en appeltjes. — 7 years ago

with Marcel and Hanneke

Aaron Tan

9.8

Where do I start with this wine? Perhaps what I didn't like about it. Palate seems unresolved as of now and it didn't deliver as much satisfaction as the nose, but that's just nitpicking. Also a touch too oxidative - hints of sherry notes. However, in a way, this adds complexity to what was already a rich, layered array of aromas. Tasting the Sapience, I think of a warm mille feuille, with baked apples and spices in one layer, salted caramel with nuts in another, chamomile cream with fresh mandarin pieces in the last. This had complexity of the highest order and probably the best champagne I've tasted this year.

Notes: Better to serve it in a bigger format glass. Like Bouchard and Selosse, bubbles dissipates quickly here. The ample use of oak and richness of the wine does make it somewhat table-like. Also, CJ noted that's this could have pulled off as a Selosse Millesime, which I have yet to taste. Mixed info about the wine so will list them all.

From FORCEBERRY on Cellartracker:
This is a brainchild of Benoît Marguet: the world's first "prestige cuvée" by Champagne small growers. Despite labeled under Marguet's name, this wine is not made with Marguet grapes; instead the grapes come from organic producer Georges Laval, who supplied Pienot Meunier (2/3 of the wine) and biodynamic producer David Léclapart, who supplied Chardonnay (1/3 of the wine), all grapes from minimum 1er Cru-level vineyards. The wine is vinified by Benoît Maguet and Hervé Jestin, a man best known as the cellar master of Duval-leroy. The wine is fermented and aged in old barriques for 6 months, after which the wine is bottled and left to age in Marguet's cellars for a minimum of 5 years. This wine is disgorged in September 2012 with a dosage of 3 g/l.

From Planetwine:
Sapience is a collaboration between Benoit Marguet, Benoit Lahaye, Vincent Laval, and David Leclapart. The concept is to craft a Champagne using extreme biodynamic methods. This rendition of Sapience comprises Chardonnay from David Leclapart, and Pinot Meunier from Vincent Laval. The next version will have Pinot Noir from Benoit Lahaye. The wine is made in the cellar of Benoit Marguet, who is one of the most passionate biodynamic winemakers we've encountered. The base wine spends two years aging in Bordeaux barrels before the second fermentation in bottle. More Chardy in blend.

From Pillariwine:

Benoit Marguet partnered with Herve Jestin to create this wine, the first ever certified organic prestige Champagne blended from across the region. They release the same wine with two different labels. One is Sapience/Marguet the other one is Champagne Jestin. Grapes are from the fellows of Hervé Jestin, Vincent Laval(Cumières, PN&PM, Biologic) and David Leclappart(Trépail, CH, Biodynamie). — 8 years ago

with Michelle

Christopher Bates

Master Sommelier, Owner/Winemaker Element Winery

9.4

Fantastic bottle! I love the creamy ripe autalitic character of this! What is this wine? — 10 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

NV | midweight champagne from Chardonnay from Côte de Blancs and Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims and Vallee de la Marne. Vibrant taste with apples and frivolous in smell, champagne came better out after pairing with oysters — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Wow. Awesome.

Almost some sweet yeast thing on the nose. Not actually sweet.

Palate has great fruit. Very ripe for champagne. Not overripe but rich. Excellent deliciousness

Long delicious finish.

Bought from fass selections. — 5 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.1

fresh and lively, very clean and brimming w Chardonnay flavors. Super wine. — 7 years ago

Tomi Mikkonen

9.6

75 PN, 25C. Todella hyvä. — 8 years ago

Robert Platt

9.3

Delicious. — 9 years ago

Fredric Nilsson

9.0

Fredagsmiddag i Epernay med Ebba — 9 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.1

Very interesting champagne, very different from any other LeRoy. This would be lovely with cheese! — 9 years ago

Elizabeth Criner

9.1

Lovely, festive champagne nice notes of toast, almonds and floral. — 10 years ago

Andie Trainer

9.5

A perfect and very special Thanksgiving dinner accompaniment. Crisp, strawberry notes, nice and dry. Delicious! — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Nose has toasted nuts, grilled bread, oxidized red apple, day old lemon pith, golden raisin and apple turnover with sugar glaze.

Palate has lively acid, delicate iodine over green apple, warm honey drizzle on toasted challah bread and delicate toasted oak notes. Long and powerful finish, pure, emotional enjoyment.

65% Chardonnay / 35% Pinot Noir — 5 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.2

Crisp and delicious. Apples and honey. champagne at epicure restaurant in Paris — 8 years ago

Amanda

10

Perfectly matched with Will Studd selected Duval — 8 years ago

Graham

9.0

From Magnum at Cynthia's ceremony. — 9 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.5

Expansive, otherworldly & not even showing a hint of 10 years. — 9 years ago

Rob Guimaraes

9.3

Pretty array of orange peel, starfruit, and rye sourdough. Nice aromatics, weight, and length. — 10 years ago