André Clouet, One of Champagne’s Finest Practitioners of Pinotism, Crafts Pure Chardonnay ‘Dream’ in Pinot Noir’s Epicenter Grand Cru Bouzy + A Champagne Fairytale

The Clouet family is a family of winemakers whose origins are lost in the mists of time. What we can say for certain is that it was founded by a printer in the Versailles court of Louis XV and that…

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Posted on 2023.03.30 in France, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

The Methodical Purist: Emmanuel Lassaigne (at Champagne Jacques Lassaigne) is Redefining Terroir in Champagne’s Outlying Sub-region Montgueux ‘Les Vignes de Montgueux’ $68 (Hint: Valentine)

The Methodists were named for a methodical approach to Christianity and the Puritans for a desire to purify it. Although Montgueux’s roots are a bit more pagan (the name means Hill of the Goths), Emmanuel Lassaigne’s angle of approach combines…

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Posted on 2023.02.02 in France, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

The Champagne Society April 2023 Selection: Champagne André Clouet

Champagne André Clouet ‘Un Jour de 1911 …’ Grand Cru Bouzy Blanc de Noirs, Disgorgement Date: August 22, 2022 Special Price for members of the Champagne Society is $81. Sold Out. The Clouet family is a family of winemakers whose…

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Posted on 2023.02.01 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

Sparklers to Ring In the New Year and Complement a Wide Variety of Foods + Out With The Old: Six 2012s Pommard Cuvées Unfurl with a Decade of Age

Heralding the new while paying homage to the old; that’s not only the theme song of New Year’s Eve, but for the greater wine world. Each year brings the excitement of a fresh growing season while the gems in our…

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Posted on 2022.12.31 in Pommard, Crémant du Bourgogne, France, Burgundy, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

The Champagne Society December 2022 Selection: Champagne Fleury

  Champagne Fleury ‘Notes Blanches’ 2015 Côte des Bar Brut Nature Special Price for members of the Champagne Society is $97. The Season of Sparkles is upon us, and as has become our holiday tradition at Elie’s, this year we…

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Posted on 2022.12.01 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

Côte des Bar for the Course: Champagne Fleury, an Ecological Pioneer, Has Never Stopped Innovating; Exploring Heirloom Grape Varieties – New Releases: Nine Cuvées

The Season of Sparkles is upon us, and as has become our holiday tradition at Elie’s, this year we will showcase the wines of a favorite grower/producer. Jean-Sébastien Fleury of Champagne Fleury is an innovative young winemaker who uses the…

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Posted on 2022.11.29 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

The Evidence Of Things Terroir: In Pursuit Of Place Of Origin Expression And Authenticity In Champagne. Penet-Chardonnet’s Single Grand Cru Villages & Lieux-dits.

The concept of terroir reigns supreme over the essence of what makes Champagne unique, and much of the discussion—as it is in Chablis, a hundred sixty miles to the south—amounts to chalk talk. Subdivided into seven distinct regions, (The Montagne…

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Posted on 2022.09.30 in France, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

The Champagne Society October 2022 Selection: Champagne Penet-Chardonnet

  Champagne Penet-Chardonnet Grand Cru Verzy Lieu-dit ‘Les Blanches Voies’ Blanc de Blancs 2012, Extra-Brut Special Price for members of the Champagne Society is $93. The Evidence Of Things Terroir: In Pursuit Of Place Of Origin Expression And Authenticity In…

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Posted on 2022.08.30 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

The Task of Blending a Non-Vintage at Champagne Jacquesson: Prizing Excellence Over Consistency, Reflecting Main Vintage Than Replicating Flavors ($99)

On the northernmost limit of vine growing regions, where the average daily temperature is only 50°F, vintage variation is more pronounced in Champagne than in most other French wine appellations and as result, the technique of blending together several vintages…

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Posted on 2022.08.01 in France, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

Marguet’s Naturally Grown Champagne Channels His Biodynamic & Homeopathic Practices: “A Vitality About The Fruit That Makes It Feel Truly Alive.”

True disciples call it the future of wine, and even the naysayers are beginning to admit that after years of practicing biodynamic, the dividends are irrefutable. And nowhere in Champagne is this more evident than at Champagne Marguet, where Benoît…

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Posted on 2022.05.22 in France, Champagne  |  Read more...

 

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