Ted

9.1

Seems high in alcohol. I didn’t check the bottle. Wet tobacco and black fruit. — 9 days ago

with Jeni

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.

— 2 months ago

with Deked1

Ana Bumgardner

9.0

2018 with homemade pizza - nice solid wine. Lots is sediment in the bottle. — a month ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Delicious. Coffee, toffee, very nice acidity, quite sweet (it says semi dry). Mandarines. A perfect dessert wine. Would be a ridiculous great match with Tiramisu! — 2 months ago

Bob Chlopak

9.3

With winemaker. Lovely, complex and very smooth finish. — 3 months ago

romo

9.1

Meunier party in your mouth. A touch too sweet. — 4 months ago

Robert Swart

9.5

What a special treat! — a month ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Medium straw color. Smalll delicate bubbles, lemon skin, brioche and biscuit. Amazing citrus flavors, funky and yeast finish.

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. — 2 months ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

10

Truly spectacular! — 3 months ago

Rob DeShane

9.5

2014: spectacular at a decade. Could nose this all day. A special wine starting to develop those tertiary notes reminding one of Bordeaux. What a treat! — 4 months ago