Martinez

9.1

Blanc de Blancs, 100% Chardonnay from vineyards in the premier cru village of Vertus, in the Côte des Blancs (40% of wines from the estate’s reserve). Low dosage. Notes of vanilla and yeast. Mostly green apple on the palate. Dry, great chalky texture, somewhat reminiscent of Jura white — 5 months ago

Billy L.

9.0

Paired nicely with Salmon entree…Cheers — 2 years ago

Senator Tommelier

9.1

French rose. 85% chard / 15% Pinot. Strawberry, decent acid. Fizzy as wizzy wuz — 2 years ago

Zack Hall

9.4

Turned up! — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.3

One of three bottles of bubbly (2014 Ultramarine BdN and 2010 Larmandier-Bernier VV du Levant) opened when a good friend, @Shawn R , was in town. EO is one of my favorite champagne producers, but this was actually my first experience with the rosé.

5yrs on the lees, disgorged mid 2019. Slightly orange pink in the glass. Initially, it was very razor sharp and intense. Jasmine, orange zest, and dried apricots on the nose. On the palate, the intensity picked up with a strong backbone of limestone, chalk, tangerine and some honeysuckle. When this paired with food, it showed its true colors with a touch more body and richness. Even more impressive was how much better this was on day two...likely a champagne that could benefit from a decant at this age. Much more creamy and showing more red Berry fruit like raspberries, rhubarb and also a little floral. Yeast driven notes didn’t appear until day two. Complex, intense and lots of potential. — 3 years ago

with Shawn

Kat Rudberg

9.4

Father’s Day bottle. Dry and sour in a great way. 2008 — 5 years ago

with Matthew

Jonas Johansson

9.2

Favorite white under $8. Amazing balance and nose. — 6 years ago

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9.6

The 2016 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Terre de Vertus 1er Cru is fabulous. Comprised of 100% Chardonnay from two mid-slope parcels in Vertus, it is perfumed and exotic, with striking aromatics. This cuvée straddles the line between still and sparkling wine. Lime, mint, white pepper and chalk lend tons of high-toned character. The 2016 is really quite compelling. Bottled with no dosage. Disgorged: November 1, 2023. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2023)
— 6 months ago

Penny Wild-perkowski

8.9

Perfumey for a Sancerre. — 2 years ago

Benjamin Michaud

9.1

Light fruit notes. Great before, during, and after a meal. — 3 years ago

Francisco Tezen

9.0

Dry, mineral with a clean lime finish. — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.3

My last of the 2014 Ultramarine’s. Sad day. Thankfully 2015s are up next, and I was able to secure extra 2016s during the release a few months back.

This was one of three bubblies (2010 Larmandier-Bernier VV du Levant, Egly Ouriet Rosé) opened alongside a lineup of some fun wines when a buddy, @Shawn R , was in town. As always, my experience with these wines is so unique. You can always tell this is like grower champagne from first smell and sip. Gorgeous golden color in the glass. I normally pick up aromas of cream soda with Ultramarine (aside from their rosé), but didn’t get that here. Caramel dipped golden delicious apples, spiced cider, brioche, a little shaved almond, sporting a gentle “oxidative” flair. On the palate it’s zippy and racy with a distinct herb crusted yellow fruit profile (which I get on some Heintz Chardonnays), alongside more apple, poached pear, and kiss of ripe red Berry fruits. There is also a backbone of limestone/mineral here. When compared to the Larmandier-Bernier, this drank more new world, though if I had tried this blind and not next to a true champagne, I may have been able to get there.

As an aside, we drank half of this bottle (and of the other two bubblies as well) and then put a champagne stopper on it to revisit the next day. Upon opening, the bubbles seemed to have diminish quite a bit and it drank closer to a still wine...and then 30mins later, it was like this roared back to life for one last hurrah, full of bubbles and totally vibrant. Not sure I’ve seen a bubbly do that before. The last glass on the second day was just as good as the first glass on the first day. — 3 years ago

with Shawn

Ned Gray Creed

9.4

Lovely. Thanks SOMMSelect. Wednesday just got better. — 5 years ago

John W

9.8

Darker salmon coloration. On the nose, strawberry, apple and pear. On the palate, tight bubbles, and the palate seems to mirror the nose. The finish is extraordinarily long and pleasant with the strawberry, apple, pear and minerality. Very crisp. — 7 months ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.3

@delectable: this is Waris-Larmandier Particules Crayeuses

Zero dosage, 2013 based — a year ago

Patrick Peters

9.4

Loved the minerals and light lemon. Fresh, crisp and clean. Paired well with parm popcorn! Happy New Year! — 2 years ago

with Sarah

Fredrik Finn

8.9

Clean, medium + intense aroma with a good concentration and nuanced complexity. Dark Bernier, cassis, blackberries, sweet plums, bell pepper and floral undertones; Lavender. A balanced portion of oak character with Sweet spices, tobacco, vanilla and a vague gravelly background.
Dry palate with a medium + acidity, medium + tannins with a balanced fruity texture. Despite opening with a good grip it lets you in rather soon, embracing and balancing the dark fruits and sweet oak on the palate. Dark fruit, vanilla and chocolate characters on the palate. A bit limping through the mid palate but regains its posture and walks proud over a medium + length and balanced finish. — 3 years ago

Andrew Robertson

9.5

Part of KTR’s 2020 birthday celebration at ranch. — 4 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.2

Impressive coming right after Henriot Cuvée 38 the Larmendier is 2012 base . — 5 years ago

Barry Bleske

10

One of my favorite Zin and vineyard — 5 years ago