Hervé Savès calls Bouzy ‘the Chambertin of Champagne’, and to temper its strength and dominance he adds a touch of chardonnay to this blend. I loved the 2006 base last year, and I love the 2008 even more; a sensational season that charges this intense, pinot-focused blend with scintillating energy and electric acidity. A gorgeous […]

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After the fanatical Gilles Dumangin changed contracts to improve fruit sources, the 2009 base is as refreshing and pure as I have ever seen his Brut 17. A beautifully refined apéritif champagne that captures the red-fruits freshness and crunchy red apples of pinot meunier and pinot noir, with a gentle, lingering refinement, a subtle rose […]

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