Please join us this Saturday, December 11th, from 12PM until 4PM for a tasting of highly-rated and exceptional artisan Champagnes featuring the wines of Nicolas Maillart and Natalie Falmet. The Lineup:
Ployez-Jacquemart Brut NV, List Price $51.99, Sale Price $29.99 – Ludes, Champagne, France – 50% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir, 8% Pinot Meunier – 12% abv – Sustainable - Light yellow with an energetic bead. Delicate, finely etched lemon and green apple on the nose, with a subtle undercurrent of talc and white flowers. Admirably understated wine with finely etched citrus and mineral flavors, snappy back-end acidity and very good grip. The clean, focused finish repeats the talc note. Refined, balanced and pure Champagne that should be great with oysters. – Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
BH 91, RP 90, ST 90
Nathalie Falmet Brut NV, List Price $39.99, Sale Price $33.99 – Rouvres-Les-Vignes, France – 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay – 12% abv – Sustainable - Sweet smoke and spice notes waft through this floral and aromatic Champagne, along with bright, citrusy acidity and layers of tea rose, biscuit, vanilla and candied orange peel. Very charming. Drink now through 2018. 100 cases imported. – Wine Spectator
WS 91, VC 90+
Nathalie Falmet Brut Nature NV, List Price $45.99, Sale Price $38.99 – Rouvres-Les-Vignes, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 12% abv – Sustainable - I really like the balance and zesty complexity of the Nathalie Falmet Brut Nature, which does not come off sharp or austere, but is perfectly poised and focused. The bouquet is a classy blend of apple, bread dough, an exotic touch of cinnamon, stony minerality and a bit of lemon peel in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and classy, with lovely focus, a good core, refined mousse and crisp acids perking up the low fat chassis on the very long and pure finish. This is a lovely bottle right out of the blocks, which should drink very well over the next decade and may gain in complexity with a bit of bottle age. 2010-2020. – View From the Cellar
VC 91+
Nicolas Maillart Brut Champagne Platine NV, List Price $49.99, Sale Price $41.99 – Bouzy, Champagne, France – 80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay – 12.5% abv – Organic - An elegant, aperitif-style Champagne that offers layers of flavor, with notes of Gala apple, tangerine, smoke, biscuit, cumin, honey, lime zest and salted butter. Texturally refined, with a bright juiciness to the acidity. Drink now through 2018. 200 cases imported. – Wine Spectator
WS 92, BH 92, VC 91+, RP 90, ST 90
Nicolas Maillart Brut Rosé Champagne NV, List Price $69.99, Sale Price $58.99 – Bouzy, Champagne, France – 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay – 12.5% abv – Organic - The current release of the Nicolas Maillart Brut Rosé is simply a stunning bottle of Rosé. The nose soars from the glass in a blaze of blood orange, cherries, bread dough, chalky minerality and orange peel. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a fine core of fruit, very elegant and vibrant bubbles, impeccable focus and balance and great length and grip on the snappy finish. The acids here are zesty, but beautifully ripe and simply buried in the core of the wine, making this young Brut Rosé already a great drink- though it will have no difficulty aging another ten to fifteen years or more. Very impressive! 2010-2025. – View From the Cellar
VC 93, BH 91, ST 90
BH – Bourghound
RP – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
ST – Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
VC – View from the Cellar
WS – Wine Spectator
Sale prices are net, no further discount may apply.
