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Champagne

Champagne is a small, beautiful wine growing region northeast of Paris whose famous name is misused a million times a day. As wine enthusiasts and all French people are well aware, only sparkling wines produced in Champagne from grapes grown in Champagne can be called Champagne. Sparkling wines produced anywhere else, including in other parts of France, must be called something besides Champagne. Champagne producers are justifiably protective of their wines and the prestige associated with true Champagne. Though the region was growing grapes and making wines in ancient times, it began specializing in sparkling wine in the 17th century, when a Benedictine monk named Dom Pierre Pérignon formulated a set guidelines to improve the quality of the local sparkling wines. Despite legends to the contrary, Dom Pérignon did not “invent” sparkling wine, but his rules about aggressive pruning, small yields and multiple pressings of the grapes were widely adopted, and by the 18th and 19th centuries Champagne had become the wine of choice in fashionable courts and palaces throughout Europe. Today there are 75,000 acres of vineyards in Champagne growing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Champagne’s official appellation system classifies villages as Grand Cru or Premier Cru, though there are also many excellent Champagnes that simply carry the regional appellation. Along with well-known international Champagne houses there are numerous so-called “producer Champagnes,” meaning wines made by families who, usually for several or more generations, have worked their own vineyards and produced Champagne only from their own grapes.

2012 Barons de Rothschild The Rothschild Rare Vintage Blanc de Blancs

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
11 available
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2005 Henriot Brut Cuvée Hemera

WE  96   
WS  93   
BH  92   
WA  91   
VN  90   
JR  17.5   

2014 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
WS  92   
8 available
Bid *

N.V. G.H. Mumm Brut Grand Cordon Rose

14 available
Bid *

N.V. G.H. Mumm Carte Classique Extra Dry

Heavy label condition issue

N.V. Tarlant Cuvee Louis Brut

Disgorged 2/2014

RP  94   
WS  93   
VN  90   

N.V. Lanson Brut Le Rosé

Light label condition issue; Disgorged 10/2021

WE  91   
JG  91   
WA  90+    
2 available
Bid *

2012 Pierre Paillard Extra Brut Grand Cru La Grande Recolte

Disgorged 01/2022

2012 Pierre Paillard Extra Brut Grand Cru La Grande Recolte

N.V. Pierre Paillard Grand Cru Rosé Extra Brut Les Terres Roses

Disgorged 11/2021

WS  91   

2017 Marie-Courtin Extra Brut Pinot Noir Concordance

2-bottle Lot

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date

2015 Jose Dhondt Brut Grand Cru Blanc De Blancs Mes Vieilles Vignes Les Crayères

Disgorged 01/2022

2 available
Bid

N.V. David Leclapart Pas Dose Premier Cru L'Aphrodisiaque

L. V17

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
3 available
Bid *

2017 Christophe Baron Brut Nature Les Hautes Blanches Vignes Charly-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

WA  94   

2018 Christophe Baron Brut Nature Les Hautes Blanches Vignes Charly-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

Disgorged 04/2022

2016 Christophe Baron Le Dessus du Bois Marie Crouttes-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

VN  96   

2017 Christophe Baron Le Dessus du Bois Marie Crouttes-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

WA  95+    

2018 Christophe Baron Le Dessus du Bois Marie Crouttes-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

Disgorged 04/2022

VN  93   

2016 Christophe Baron Les Alouettes Charly-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

JD  92   

2017 Christophe Baron Les Alouettes Charly-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

WA  95   

2018 Christophe Baron Les Alouettes Charly-sur-Marne

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

VN  95   

N.V. Vouette et Sorbee Blanc D`Argile

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

VN  91   
2 available
Bid *

N.V. Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Brut

Light label condition issue

2014 Francis Boulard Brut Nature Les Rachais

2-bottle Lot

Disgorged 4/13/22

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date

2009 Francis Boulard Extra Brut Les Rachais Rosé

2-bottle Lot

Disgorgement 5/14/20

France Direct
Expected Arrival:
10 weeks from purchase date
WA  90