Vanessa

9.4

Depth & personality abound as this wine gives a sensory voice to the left bank (‘rive gauche’, south side) of the Marne River, which meanders its way through the Vallée de la Marne region of Champagne…

It’s not very common to find a mono cru (single village) from this part of Champagne, so it was exciting to sip & explore it with intention🥂

It was made exclusively from Meunier (the king of the Marne Valley), grown on old vines (54+ years in age) in the village of Mareuil le Port, made into a blend of the ‘Maisoncelle’ & ‘La Côte aux Châtaigners’ vineyards, in particular.

As a vintage wine, it aged 36 months (disgorged by hand in November 2023), adopting quintessential autolytic notes of pastry, graham cracker pie crust, bread dough, almond paste, nougat, and toasted hazelnut.

The aromas & flavors have notably autumnal characteristics resembling apple cider, cinnamon apple crumble, red apple skin, baked pear, nutmeg, cardamom, white blossom, lemon zest, fruit cake, & cherry preserves. These are balanced by a chalky, mineral spine of wet stones, saline, & oyster shell.

Despite its confectionery qualities, this wine is totally dry; it’s extra brut with only 2 g/l of dosage (added sugar) with a mouth-watering acidity, adding lift, cutting through the creamy mousse, with a persistent & polished finish, performing a series of pirouettes before its final plié.

Cheers to wines with soul & authenticity! — 9 days ago

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Mark Eastom

8.9

Very nice. Toast, bright apple, lime zest, great acid. — 8 months ago

Manj Gunawardane

9.2

Great rec from K&L when I went in search of a Louis Roederer Collection — 2 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and small amounts of local varieties: Arbanne, Petit Meslier and Fromenteau, stainless vinification, pale salmon color with aromas of stone fruit, citrus and floral notes. On the palate fresh fruit tastes of raspberry and peach with lemony tones. Great balance, good bubble bead flow, generous acidity, long ending with crisp citrus and mineral tones. Nice! — 6 months ago

Jenks

9.1

Tastes like new yeR !! 🎉 — 7 months ago

Michael Younkins

9.5

Delicious and smooth, low tannins, raspberry notes on the tongue. — 2 years ago

Billy L.

9.3

Excellent @ $49 K&L Cheers 🍾👍🏻👏🏻 — 5 months ago

Mario Zillner

9.3

Along with Egly-Ouriet, simply the best entry-level grower champ on the market (IMO). This is 70% base vintage, and 30% reserve wines. Blend is 33/33/33% Pinot/Chard/Meunière. 30+ months on lees… damn delicious. Disgorgement: June 2023 / Dosage: 6 gr/l — 6 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.4

Disgorged: December 2016. Dosage: 1.5 g/L. Perfect accompaniment to packing away Christmas decorations and prepping lunch. Apple, pear, citrus, mineral… very complex aromas and flavors. Creamy texture with crisp finish. We loved it. — 7 months ago

Mike Evans

9.1

Disgorged Jan 24. 2002, 6 g/l — 9 months ago