Bruno Paillard Assemblage 2008

Jacquart Blanc De Blancs 2009, 100% Chardonnay from grand crus vineyards on the Cote des Blanc and premiers crus in viller-Marmery. This wine represents everything that Jacquart holds dear when blending regions renowned for Blanc De Blancs. Fresh outlooks on their winemaking ensure its Longevity following its well received 2006 vintage.

Lively golden straw and gleaming bead, creamy soft buttery savouriness and hints of brioche and toasted nougat, almond and restrained honey. Back bone of crisp acid and lingering citrus stone fruits. Balanced mouthfeel and flowing and stylish champagne. Spring time perfection but best enjoyed ALL YEAR round.

Benoît Lahaye’s Brut Nature highlights his chalk-streaked terroir surrounding the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. This Champagne is 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, 80% from Bouzy and 20% from Ambonnay, all grown on brown chalk; the vines are an average of 35-years-old. Lahaye’s Brut Nature is a fine example of the clarity one can achieve in non-dosage Champagne. Raspberries align with white rocks making this a fine selection for rich seafood dishes, such as lobster bisque.

Gosset Grand Millesime 2006 is  a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. The first nose is very fresh and expressive with notes of hawthorn, lilac, wild white flowers and fruit notes such as pear, plum and Mirabelle. The palate is straightforward with light notes of violet. Citrus fruits aromas dominate in this cuvée: lemon drops and grapefruit aromas sustained by fruit aromas (pear, plum) thus confirming the nose. In the mouth, we can find aromas of citrus caviar and grapefruit. The finish has a long lasting, refreshing note with a hint of saltiness, and ends with notes of lemon.

100% Pinot Noir including 10% aged in oak barrels. 2012 vintage, 20 % reserve wine from the 2010 vintage, from vines over 45 years of age, dosed at 6g/L.

A fresh style with nice creaminess and underpinnings of brioche and strawberry/red fruit tart. A brush of fruit tannin gives further depth, as is the house style, the fruit and site remains transparent. Not sweet or cloying as other rosé Champagne styles can be, maintains the house style of fruit purity.

45% Pinot Noir including 7% of Red Wines from old vineyards, 35% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier
Light orange-pink. Lively red berry and orange zest aromas are complemented by musky rhubarb. Dry and taut on the palate, offering bitter cherry and redcurrant flavors and a touch of licorice. Finishes on a tangy note, with good cut and length

Billecart Salmon Nicolas Francois 2002 A hint of struck flint reduction makes way for the icy brightness of grapefruit zest, lemon, white peach, then the warmth of figs, and later, yellow summer fruits. A decade in the cellar has set down layers of toast and nuts, even wood spice. Refreshing acidity takes time to uncoil, and minerality rises slowly, super fine, confident and taut, surging on the finish in a cascade of chalk that lingers, undeterred, for minutes.

Champagne Gremillet House was founded in 1979 on the initiative of Jean-Michel Gremieux. His first steps were aimed at exporting, and, in particular, at the diplomatic network, which testifies to confidence in the quality of drinks. Today, at least 50 embassies and consulates in the world choose Champagne House Gremiye. From year to year, the Gremiye family improves its drinks in order to reveal the typicalness and personality of the terroir. Much attention is paid to the art of blending: combinations in different proportions of wines from different varieties, terroirs and crops. Before the release of the wine are evaluated by a special tasting committee.

Champagne with a special character and aromatic fruity-floral shades, made only during the years of exceptional harvest. When creating Bruht, the best Pinot Noir grapes are used. Only juice obtained after the first pressing is allowed to produce champagne. Fermentation at 16 ° C and malolactic fermentation at 18 ° C are carried out in steel tanks. Then the wine is aged for at least 36 months.

Gosset Grand Blanc de Blanc N.V  is both mineral and floral, with aromas of flowers mixed with white fruits, apricot and Mirabelle plum. There are very light notes of lemon and other citrus fruits, crystallised quince and honey. The palate it is harmonious, complex and delicate, with great freshness. It is a crisp and well-structured champagne with a gentle silky finish. It is the perfect aperitif and is excellent paired with seafood such as scallops, crab or lobster..

The Vauversin family have been making wine in the Grand Cru village of Oger since 1640.

Laurent Vauversin is the current custodian, having recently taken over the family business from his father Bruno. Laurent’s grandfather took the decision to start making wine on a commercial scale back in 1930 and 84 years later Laurent is continuing the family tradition of growing and producing great Champagne.

The 3ha vineyard in Oger sits on the chalky Côte des Blancs escarpment South of Epernay, an area renowned for its impressive Chardonnay Champagnes. The Laurent’s attitude and ethos towards wine making is clear; be less intrusive, simpler and allow the full flavour and incredible subtlety of the Chardonnay grape assert itself. This ethos is typified in the vineyard’s ongoing organic conversion effort.