Champagne Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
Based on 2018 with 20% reserve wines, from Cramant, Chouilly, Avize and Oger. Dosage 6g/litre. The Chardonnay terroir speaks, chiseled and steely, with citrus and minerals, hints of white fruits and floral. Very precise and elegant as always and excellent value. The creaminess of the Cramant component sets the tone for a fine and elegant Champagne.
Special Pre-arrival $54.00
Champagne Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Noirs 1er Cru
Based on the 2018 vintage with 20% reserve wines, dosage at 6gm/litre is perfect. From a single 1.48 hectare Pinot Noir vineyard in Mareuil-sur-Ay – Les Carelles. Mareuil-sur-Ay is Billecart Salmon territory, and here the Pinot is always delicate and subtle, hints of strawberry and red fruits, perfume and spice. The novice Champagne drinker may recoil at the notion of drinking a 100% Pinot Noir Champagne, but this wine reveals the purity and elegance of the terroir and competent wine making. In the scheme of things, this wine is way under priced. It simply delivers. This is now rated the equal of the Grand Cru Blanc de Blanc in the range and is priced accordingly.
Special Pre-arrival $54.00 LIMITED
Champagne Voirin-Jumel Rose 1er Cru
A lovely perfumed 100% pinot noir saignee rose at a very reasonable price. Based on 2016 with reserve wines. Dosage 6gm. The rosé from Voirin-Jumel used to be blended style and I always found it a little simple and coarse, but now it has been elevated into a 100% saignée and completely changed my opinion. From a single vineyard in Mareuil-sur-Ay. A stunning pink at a bargain price.
Special Pre-arrival $57.00
Champagne Glavier La Grace d'Alphael Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Pre-arrival $63.50
Pure and vibrant in style, this cuvée is dedicated to the angel of knowledge and light. Philippe purposefully ages this on lees for less time, to accentuate the chalky mineral overtones and allow the terroir to speak. Based on 62% 2018 and 38% reserve wines from 2017 and 2016. Dosage 5g/l. A four village blend of Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger and Avize. Vibrantly chalky and mineral, very precise purity. The blend here is slowly evolving with less 'fat' of Avize in the overall makeup.
Champagne Glavier Folie de Cramant 2013 Magnums Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Pre-arrival $225.00
This is probably the most unique cuvee in the Glavier range. A single parcel fermented in oak with malolactic fermentation. Only produced in magnums. Dosage 4gm. 7 years on lees. Cramant complexity and purity is the hallmark here. We see some subtle citrus and floral characters here, with the wood maturation adding a level of width and intensity. Great length, great balance. Very rare.
Domaine Vincey 2016 Oger Blanc de Blancs $135.00
A selection of best old vine parcels in Oger. 100% oak vinified and aged on cork. The nose is brilliant – seductive, rich, exotic, salty. The first sip is so generous and yet precise – juicy, citrus with a lovely nutty play. Dosage is perfect at 3gm. From maybe one of the most influential and interesting new young growers in the Cote des Blancs. The young couple only produce vintage wines from the families best parcels in Oger. They have taken the family business from a cooperative base, to a hands on grower base. No malolactic fermentation, no fining, no filtration, oak maturation, bottling on cork and low dosage. Huge aging potential. Rare and limited.
Champagne Minière - Influence. Pre-arrival $72.00 LANDED $108.00
Blend of 30% Pinot Noir, 42% Meunier, 28% Chardonnay. Soils are sandy clay loam on limestone base. Dosage 4gm/litre. 81% 2016 and 19% 2015. The meunier component adds some complex aromatics and expands the flavor profile. Creamy and round with some smoky richness. Hints of yellow fruits, citrus and cocoa. Disgorged 5/2021 so 48 months on lees.
Champagne Minière - Blanc Absolu, Pre-arrival $86.00 LANDED $128.00
100% Chardonnay from a blend of two old vineyard parcels. Here we have sandy loam soils on limestone. 78% 2016 and 22% 2015. Dosage 3.5g/litre. Smoky oak and minerals with hints of citrus, tropical overtones, chalk and almonds. Pure, long, precise, elegant and very complex. The long palate finishes precise, with minerals and chalk. Luscious length and amazing fine grain complexity. Aged in oak for 8 months with battonage, with 40% of barrels being less than 4 years old. Very very limited.
Champagne Minière - Influence Rose. Pre-arrival $86.00 LANDED $128.00
Blend of 28% Pinot Noir, 41% Meunier, 31% Chardonnay. 76% 2017 and 23% 2016. 6% Pinot Noir as red wine addition. Dosage 3.8g/litre. From three separate vineyards. Dried fruit and smoky strawberries, citrus and a fine saline spine gives us a food worthy style. The chardonnay component enhances the purity and linearity. Think crispy quail, seared tuna. The oak is subtle, yet adds a complex layer of acidity and spice.
Very very limited
Champagne Minière - Cuvee Parcellaire "Les Voirmissa" 2015 Blanc de Noirs.
Pre-arrival $125.00 LANDED $187.50 ONLY AVAILABLE in mixed pack
Blend: 50% Meunier, 50% Pinot noir. Plot: 45.07 ares planted with 50% Meunier and 50% Pinot Noir.Dosage 2.25 g / L. A pure expression of black grape terroir from the village of Hermonville. The third release of this cuvee has only just been released. Very rare. 936 bottles produced. From sandy clay soils.
Champagne Minière - Cuvee Parcellaire "Les Moineaux" 2015 Blanc de Blancs.
Pre-arrival $125.00 LANDED $187.50 ONLY AVAILABLE in mixed pack
100% Chardonnay, dosage 2.25g. The second release of this single parcel Chardonnay. Only 830 bottles produced. Two separate parcels on sandy soils.Very rare. Exotic citrus and minerals all kept in balance. Very rare.
Champagne Miniere mixed pack - only 12 available
2 bottles Influence
1 bottle Rose
1 bottle Absolu
1 bottle 2015 Voirmissa
1 bottle 2015 Moineaux
LANDED $849 SPECIAL $566
Champagne Arrival mixed pack - pack of recent arrivals and the last of the Andre Heucq
1 bottle Champagne Glavier Alphael
1 bottle Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Blancs
1 bottle Voirin-Jumel Rose
1 bottle Voirin-Jumel Blanc de Noir
1 bottle Miniere Influence
1 bottle Andre Heucq Heritage Assemblage
LANDED $543.75 SPECIAL $362.50
