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"A sort of Montrachet of Champagne!”- JR, Special Offer of 2014 Henri Giraud Argonne
“A sort of Montrachet of Champagne!” - Jancis Robinson MWHenri Giraud is a prestigious name known for producing rich, extensive, and powerful wine. Founded way back in 1625, Henri Giraud is one of the oldest Champagne houses in the region and is still a family-run business which is currently owned by twelfth-generation Claude Giraud, with his son managing the company while his son-in-law is the head winemaker. Their wines are 100% oak-fermented and the house insists on producing with oak casks from the forest in Aÿ to impose the forest terroir into the wine, giving it one of the most unique flavors among Champagnes in...
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Early Disgorged Jacques Selosse Lieu-Dits Assortments & Some Selosse Parcels
Arguably one of the best growers in Champagne, we are always keen to get more of Jacques Selosse. Jacques Selosse makes a fantastic range of Champagnes in their usual styles and lieux-dits. The winemaker Anselme Selosse's winemaking philosophy has inspired many young producers over the years and the interest in his wines has continued to grow strongly around the world. Even Antonio Galloni is impressed by his work, saying that his wines are “among the most coveted bottles in Champagne”. With sheer demand nowadays, finding his wines in the market is going to get more and more difficult and will no doubt come with a big...
Best Price in Town! Parcels of Selosse Substance and Version Originale
Jacques Selosse is probably one of the biggest names in Champagne in recent years and prices are skyrocketing with many chasing after their bottles. Considered to be one of the best growers and most influential winemakers in Champagne in which wine critics have praised him to be "among the most coveted bottle in Champagne" (Antonio Galloni), and "no champagne grower is as renowned or as influential as Anselme Selosse" (Peter Liem), Jacques Selosse has all Grand Cru holdings in Avize, Cramant and Oger. Anselme believes in low yields, organic viticulture and terroir, and makes a fantastic range of champagnes in their usual styles and lieux-dits. Among...
Taittinger Comte de Champagne Selection: 1995 – 2012
Taittinger's history dates back as far as 1734, and was first named Forest-Fourneaux when it was owned by a wealthy textile merchant named Jacques Fourneaux. It was in 1932 when it was acquired by Pierre Taittinger that the Champagne house was renamed to the familiar name we all know today. By the 1950s, Taittinger became one of the Grandes Marques among the other famous Champagne brands such as Bollinger, Moët & Chandon and Louis Roederer. While the Champagne house's leading label is its non-vintage Brut Reserve, a blend that contains 40% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, and 25% Pinot Meunier, they also produce a Comtes de Champagne prestige cuvée in great vintages which uses 100% Chardonnay (aka...
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"There is no Champagne like this" , 96pts WA: 1996 De Venoge Louis XV
“ Champagne de Venoge's finest wines come along in carafe-shaped bottles that one might call kitsch, but I like them. They don't fit in my fridge door, but my fridge is big and the Champagne's good enough to deserve its own shelf and an upright position.” - Stephan Reinhardt We are delighted to offer a unique and mature Champagne today - 1996 De Venoge Louis XV de Venoge Brut which is the top and prestige cuvee from Champagne house De Venoge which was established since 1837 by Mr. Henri-Marc de Venoge, origin of Switzerland. And they are the first Champagne house to...