Lee Pitofsky

9.5

No doubt the finest Coteaux in all of Champagne, it’s particularly special to find this wine with some bottle age. From south facing 60+ year old vines in Ambonnay, 2012 is showing beautifully, drinking like a top notch red burg, perfumed, silky and pure with soft tannins and saline-mineral inflicted finale. Special wine. — 6 days ago

Janice in Livermore

9.1

Look what I won at a Locanda wine dinner!! — 18 days ago

Benjamin de Carvalho

9.2

Exceptional — 21 days ago

Joe DAscoli

9.4

Orange blossom. Sweetness. Smooth. Bubbles are fine and light. — 5 days ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.3

Best dinner ever — 5 days ago

romo

9.3

A fine pounded Peter. 2016 base of 70 P 30 C, disgorged Nov 2021. The better the cru, the less bubbles and chill for me to enjoy it. Thoroughly. - at Frenchy’s Hideout in Hillcrest. — a month ago

Mario Zillner

9.5

Base Assemblage: 2020 / Time on Lees: 36 mos / Disgorgement Date: July 2024 / Dosage: 1gr/L — 7 days ago

Brett Francis

9.1

One of the better champagnes I’ve had in a while and I don’t usually like champagnes. — 12 days ago

Mark Mannebach

9.1

Great Champagne to celebrate Mother’s Day! — 20 days ago

Shay A

9.2

Opened during the WB virtual taste with Thomas Champs of the Vilmart family.

Disgorged April 2022; 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot noir; 7g/dosage; no malo; 10months in oak

While I’ve had Vilmart before, I’ve not focused on the wine and its history before the way I did with this virtual taste. Normally 7g/l dosage starts to cause me to pause, but this is another example of how dosage plays so many different instruments aside from sweetness. Beautiful texture and precision. Slight reduction upon opening. Brioche, lemon cream, honeycrisp apple (not tart; ripe), sea salt, faint honey. The mineral/chalk profile is upfront and the mousse is really nice and soft/creamy. A wonderful balance in acid, fruit, texture.

Followed over two days, and I may have enjoyed day two a small bit more! Always an incredible value. — 2 months ago