Jay Kline

9.4

It’s well known that I will bring bubbles to nearly any occasion. However, when a meal presents a particularly difficult pairing, such as traditional Thanksgiving dinner, bubbles are a no brainer. Besides, we’re celebrating gratitude!

This bottle of the 2018 Grand Cellier d’OR was popped, poured and enjoyed over the course of dinner. The wine pours a straw color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing; bright with remarkable notes of lemon/lime citrus, green apple, tropical fruits, raspberries, and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid like fricken laser beams. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, delicious and…*ahem*…chalk-full (sic) of minerals. This is a lovely example from Vilmart who, at this point, really need no introduction. Drink now through 2038. Disgorged July of 2022. — a month ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

Rich and powerful style. A baby. Red apple, ginger, toast. — 8 months ago

Roberto Carli

9.5

Chablis-like restraint in a very good way. Nose is tense, citrus and lots of limestone, an almost reductive floral nose and a touch of silky softness to balance. Acidity is high but not crazy, strange considering the house style is supposedly to inhibit all malo. Great stuff, I want to drink lots of it — 3 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.3

This was really really cool, had not tried a ratafia before. Somewhere between doux champagne and brandy — a month ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Wonderful Champagne with lemon zest, pear, stone fruits, and tartness on the bud. Nice finish with a velvety texture. — 3 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Vilmart is a producer that I don’t see posted often. I visited this property in 10/22. Ate the fruit they left behind two- three weeks after they picked the Pinot Noir in their Clos des Goisses vineyard. So bloody delicious. Once you’ve had a steady diet of vineyard grapes, you can no longer eat table grapes. The thing to know about Vilmart, they embrace neutral wood barrels. It’s what makes their cuvées so complex…the wood & air. This is one of their entry level cuvées.

Tonight is a four-course…finishing w/ apple tart from the farmers market. Pairs nicely. The palate is; golden & green bruised apple, Bosc pear, tropical fruits-green melon, kiwi, pineapple juice, lemon & lime flesh, tangerine hues, saline/sea spray, toast, brioche, vanillin, cream, touch of ginger, moist, fine chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, beautiful acidity, yellow lilies, jasmine, well balanced and polished finish that lasts minutes. From 375ml. — a year ago

Sharon B

9.8

Can’t think of a better day to have a glass of Champagne ❤️🇺🇸💪🏻 — 2 months ago

Alan Weinberg

9.1

very nice but likely a higher dosage than I’ve been drinking lately. It was a bit sweet. — 7 months ago

Carter White

9.4

Complex, orange, apple, and peach, tangy and slightly oxidized, nuts, yeast, and cinnamon. Soft bubbles creates a nice mousse, delicate, and luxurious, vibrant and long. — 2 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

Smells clean, forest after a rain, pepper, a bit of fruit. Palate is bigger than nose but so god with food. Cedar, cassis, dried cherries, pine, great tannin, earth. Just wonderful. — 3 years ago