Ettore Germano Extra Brut 2020 – Alta Langa

Ettore Germano Extra Brut 2020 – Alta Langa

Precise and refreshing with floral notes, a palate of racy green fruits, and lemon zest, finishing bone dry. The mousse is very fine. An impressive wine that will develop further but ready to drink now.

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Fontanafredda Limited Edition Brut 2020 – Alta Langa

Fontanafredda Limited Edition Brut 2020 – Alta Langa

A complex wine with a textured creamy palate, full of red apples, stone fruits and a beguiling spicy note of cloves. Good rich long finish.

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Maison Shaps – Mirage – Blanc de Noirs

Maison Shaps – Mirage – Blanc de Noirs

The nose is pretty, fresh and aromatic with a sensation of umami. There are notes of black fruits, particularly like blackberry. The palate is fresh, fruity with a slight toasted side. We perceive notes of white fruits such as white currant and pineapple strawberry. We also have a touch of white peach and fresh pineapple…

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King Family Vineyards – Brut – 100% Chardonnay – Monticello – 2020

King Family Vineyards – Brut – 100% Chardonnay – Monticello – 2020

The wine is fresh with nice fine bubbles. We do have a good acidity and discreet notes of apple and almond. We do feel a touch of toast. It is light and fresh, dynamic and quite salivating with a hint of salt at the end of the tasting. It is a nice sparkling wine with…

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Champagne Christian Muller Tradition, Grand Cru – Champagne

Champagne Christian Muller Tradition, Grand Cru – Champagne

The champagne has a pale lemon yellow color. The nose is reserved at first, but after aeration expresses a subtle and refined floral bouquet. We find aromas of lime blossom, acacia, chamomile (in the background), which are then complemented by gourmet touches of candied lemon, grapefruit zest, juicy white peach, as well as fresh pineapple,…

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Champagne Thiénot Vintage 2015 – Champagne

Champagne Thiénot Vintage 2015 – Champagne

(Pinot Noir 60%, Chardonnay 30%, Pinot Meunier 10%, tirage 05/2016, dosage 6gr/l) The champagne has a pale lemon yellow color. The first nose expresses a delicate limestone minerality, which is then complemented by toasted, honeyed and yeasty touches – toasted hazelnut, fresh hazelnut, flower honey, warm brioche and toasted yeast. There is also a lactic…

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Champagne Thiénot Brut – Champagne

Champagne Thiénot Brut – Champagne

(Base of harvest – 2028, dosage 4 gr/l, 35% – Pinot Noir, 35% – Chardonnay, 30% – Meunier) The champagne has a pale lemon yellow color and a generous and persistent mousse. The nose offers a beautiful aromatic intensity and a complex profile. It combines delicate, but distinct tertiary notes – flower honey, dried linden…

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Champagne Brun de Neuville, La Croisée des Chemins, Blanc de Noirs & Blancs Extra-Brut – Champagne

Champagne Brun de Neuville, La Croisée des Chemins, Blanc de Noirs & Blancs Extra-Brut – Champagne

(65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 2017 harvest base + 36% reserve wines, aged in stainless steel vats and oak barrels, partial malolactic fermentation, disgorging in February 2024, dosage 5 gr/l) The champagne has a bright lemon yellow color, medium intensity and rather fine bubbles. Beautiful aromatics on the nose, with concentration, a sweet touch of…

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Champagne H. Blin Brut Tradition

Champagne H. Blin Brut Tradition

The champagne has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity and persistent bubbles. The nose is ripe, fruity and gourmand, with distinct notes of aging on lees. First, we find aromas of ripe yellow peach, apricot, a hint of juicy pear and fresh yellow apple. Then, notes of brioche, lightly toasted hazelnut, yogurt, as well…

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Muratori Franciacorta Millé 2020

Muratori Franciacorta Millé 2020

The “Millé” – short for “Millesimato” or “Millesimo” – may have undergone stylistic changes over the years, but that’s not our concern here. Especially now, as we set out to describe the 2020 vintage: the latest produced. A pure Chardonnay, its aromas eloquently evoke the fluvioglacial soils and moraines of its origins. This wine serves…

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