We generally only get access to Vilmart once or twice a year with many wines selling out before we can even get them landed and into stock, so please order now from this pre-sale offer. The prices are very sharp. It is due to arrive in a few months.
"Vilmart & Cie. is not only one of the greatest grower-estates in Champagne, but one of the finest champagne producers of any type in the region.” -Peter Liem, Champagne Guide
Under the guidance of Laurent Champs, Vilmart has become the most stylishly self-assured of all the grower-champagnes. The wines are dramatically polished. They are rich and vinous, yet seductively fragrant and intense across the entire range. They are hard not to like, and as such, they are crowd-pleasers, but they are above-all impressively serious champagnes.
The entry-level Grande Reserve and the Grand Cellier make complete nonsense of all the grandes marques at that price level. To those who are used to being served Cliquot, they are a jaw-dropping initiation into a new world.
At the high end, the vintage wines are delightfully fine, yet opulently ostentatious at the same time. They are amazing and unforgettable wines.
If you only have room for one grower-champagne, or indeed just one champagne at all in your cellar, it should be Vilmart.
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