If there is one time of year to splurge on a bottle of excellent Champagne, it’s New Year’s Eve! See 2009 off in style and celebrate the coming of a new year with new possibilities!
Nicolas Maillart Champagne Premier Cru Platine Brut Non Vintage, Sale Price $48.99/btl (Regular $57.99) – The NV Brut Premier Cru Platine is a floral, crisp style of Champagne laced with attractive white peaches, baking spices and minerals, all of which float on an impeccably refined, elegant mousse. This is an absolutely delicious and beautifully balanced wine. – WA 90 points
Nicolas Maillart Champagne Grand Cru Brut Rose Non Vintage, Sale Price $58.99/btl (Regular $69.99) – The NV Brut Grand Cru Rose (from vines in Bouzy) is an intense yet subtle wine that needs time in the glass for its richness to emerge. The wine reveals gorgeous inner perfume in its fragrant fruit in an incredibly elegant, understated style. Here, too, the wine offers terrific length and balance. – WA 91 points
Ployez Jacquemart Champagne Brut Non Vintage, Sale Price $43.99/bottle (Regular $51.99) – Generous white fruit on the palate in an elegant style. “A particulary good value.” – WA 91 points
Marie Weiss Champagne Brut Non Vintage, Sale Price $33.99/btl (Regular $39.99) – The NV Brut is straightforward and accessible, with lovely depth in its fruit. The wine’s balance and length are both commendable, and the toasty, creamy finish rounds things out nicely. – WA 89 points
