Article: Champagne Extravaganza!
Champagne Extravaganza!
“Drink of the Kings” be damned. We are honored to be part of democratizing the finest wine one can experience - CHAMPAGNE! What we have on tap is almost too much for one email because we have so many Champagne offerings, they compete for your attention and each is so deserving.
In our house, over the course of a couple years of educating ourselves about relatively unknown Champagne houses (to the American market, anyway), we’ve come to meet and learn about brave young, highly ethical growers who would rather lose their entire crop before violating the principles of biodynamic farming. And their earnestness doesn’t stop on the farm, when we move to examine the winemaking techniques they are equally dedicated. It’s become what we drink almost exclusively.
With options increasing, prices coming down (in many cases) and quality going up, take advantage of the revolution happening with this beautiful beverage!
If you are a member of our Champagne Grower Club, you receive 10% off anything listed here, including discounted items. There are a few spots left, so if you’re interested, join and use discount code: GrowerClub10. This opportunity is closing soon.
Champagne J. Charpentier was our very last appointment after a long, exhausting trip to France, packed with one Champagne tasting after the next. Cue the tiny violins! We almost canceled, we were so tired, but what happened next is why you should never cancel! We were gobsmacked by how good this house was and purchased the entire line-up on the spot!
We shared the rosé with the Champagne Grower Club, which sold out, but then somehow never got around to adequately promoting the rest of this lineup! Now, it’s time to import their next vintage, and in order to make some space we are offering some incredible pricing. These are Domaine Direct offerings and represent an unheard of value! We brought a bottle of the Brut reserve home last night and were left absolutely speechless - how can a Champagne we can sell for $39 offer so much character. These are truly wholesale prices - if you drink Champagne with any regularity, these are going to become your new house wines!
Take advantage of this opportunity with a 20% discount and discover why we are so invested in a long-term relationship with this Champagne house!
Why settle for ordinary when you can experience the extraordinary? Agrapart’s cuvee “Mineral” is all about precision and finesse - 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay, sourced from the domaine’s vineyards in Avize and Cramant. It spends 48-60 months on its lees prior to disgorgement and is always bottled as an Extra Brut, which allows the chalky minerality to be front and center. There is a reason that this wine is so well known amongst Champagne connoisseurs - It's flat out delicious! Pick some up and enjoy a bottle tonight.
The 2015 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs MinĂ©ral Grand Cru is bracing, taut and wiry. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper and lemon peel drive this blend. The Mineral is especially fine in 2015. There is a bit of youthful austerity, but nothing a few years in bottle can't take care of. The MinĂ©ral is one of the finer 2015s I have come across so far. Dosage is 3 grams per liter. Disgorged: May, 2021.Â
- Vinous/Galloni 94Â
The 2018 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs MinĂ©ral Grand Cru is impressive, especially for the year. As always, the MinĂ©ral is a blend from the Champboutons and Bionnes lieux-dits in Avize and Cramant, respectively. Creamy and resonant, with exquisite balance, the 2018 has so much to offer. Expressive floral, earthy and savory undertones frame a core of Chardonnay fruit. Vinification and aging in oak further softens the contours. Time in the glass amplifies the wine's strong mineral accents. The 2018 is, quite simply, pristine. Dosage is 3 grams per liter. Disgorged: May 2024.Â
- Vinous Media / Galloni, 95
We have just taken delivery of a number of wines from Egly Ouriet's most recent disgorgement. Wines are always limited and for good reason - they are some of the best! Wines of note: VP Grand Cru and the unicorn of them all Coteaux Champenois, a still wine. Any of the forward thinking growers are evaluating the changing climate and pushing the envelope as to what is possible with still wines - check it out!
