Tyler Felous

9.4

Called barbaresco. Actually pre-phylloxera cab franc, 160+ yr old wines. Beautiful ruby color, expressive fruit, some spice and weight. Loved it — 6 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Medium lemon color with aromas of stone fruits and floral notes for the 100% Chenin Blanc. On the flavors of ripe apple and pears with citrus notes. Medium+ finish, ending with fruit and floral character. — 2 months ago

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9.2

The 2022 Chablis Vau de Vey 1er Cru has a lovely bouquet with orchard fruit scents bursting from the glass with a bit more gusto than last year. The palate is fresh and vibrant with a slightly viscous texture and a saline finish. Excellent. (Neal Martin, Vinous, August 2024)
— 3 months ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Rich, racy in a Meursault style with notes of citrus, orchid fruit, mineral & floral — 4 days ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.4

No lengthy formal notes - cherry driven mostly excellent. — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

Refreshing with its pure, racy & precise notes — 3 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Cool lime and a shiny undertow. Lovely fresh fruit- restrained, detailed, delicate but intense with a puckering saline finish. Really delicious — 3 months ago

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Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Dark ruby color. Bold aromas of black cherry, plums, blackberry and purple flowers. Same ripe fruits on the palate with hints of sweet spices, minerals and charred oak. Very earthy and funky on the finish. Extremely soft tannins and bright acidity. More rich and powerful than a typical Beaujolais. — 13 hours ago

romo

9.0

Called SB. Didn’t make me 🤮. — 2 months ago

Vanessa

9.3

This is the 2018 Marc Hébrart Brut ‘Special Club’ – a beautiful bottle of vintage bubbles hailing from a collection of premier and grand cru sites in the Marne and Montagne de Reims regions of Champagne, France.

When you see “Special Club” on the label of a bottle with this distinctive shape, you’re dealing with essentially a prestige cuvée of a grower-producer who’s a member of the “Club Trésors.”

Marc Hébrart joined the Club Trésors in 1985, which is an association of quality-minded grower-producers. Grower-producers operate differently than the big champagne houses (e.g., Veuve-Clicquot) in that they are smaller-scale vignerons who own the entire production process from the vineyard to the winery and cellar.

They have helped raise awareness and appreciation of artisanal champagne wines that speak to a sense of place and personality, unobscured by extensive, widespread blending.

To achieve the status of “Special Club” a wine must undergo a rigorous application process and meet minimum quality metrics culminating with in two blind tasting panels – the first tasting evaluates the base wine after the first fermentation; the second and final tasting occurs after a minimum of three years aging sur lie.

From our studies we’ve learned the 2018 vintage bore above-average fruit; the warm and dry summer paved the way for a riper expression in an otherwise marginal climate. This wine is made with 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay.

The bouquet has a medium (+) intensity of yellow and green apple, lemon zest, white peach, gardenia, almond biscotti, nougat, pastry, biscuit, and toast notes. The palate is creamy with vibrant acidity, adding lift, a fine-beaded, persistent mousse and long, elegant finish.

— 3 months ago

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