"Almost surgical precision"
Ulysse Collin Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers (2018 Base, 72 Months)

Ulysse Collin is known for producing Champagnes of epic scale and riveting minerality.

In short, these are some of the most attention-grabbing and compelling Champagnes you'll ever encounter.

Having said that, the 72-month bottlings are even more special. Something magical happens to the wines with extended aging.

Ulysse Collin's Les Enfers has mind-boggling complexity and profound depth. It weaves together a kaleidoscope of flavors that seem to constantly evolve: stone fruits, earth, herbs, flowers, and fine minerality. The intensity of the aromatics is striking.

Les Enfers is an all-Chardonnay single-vineyard cuvée that's located next to Roises, one of Collin's other sites. Like Roises, Enfers is composed of clay topsoil with limestone subsoil.

The 2018 Les Enfers shows incredible breadth and depth that are married to tension and rigorous detail. The combination is thrilling. It boasts an extremely complicated grandeur of scale.

I'll wrap this up. I feel very lucky to have landed this small parcel. I should warn you that quantities are seriously limited. Please give us your ideal order, and we'll try our best.

To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.

Ian McFadden
Director, Fine & Rare
Crush Wine & Spirits

Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Advocate: "Ulysse Collin’s NV Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers (2018 base) 72 months, complemented by 25% reserve wines from 2017 and 2016 and matured for 72 months in the cellar, was disgorged in February 2025 with a dosage of 2.4 grams per liter. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, pear, blanched almonds and beeswax mingled with notes of freshly baked bread and smoke, it is medium- to full-bodied, ample and muscular, with a layered core of fruit, ripe yet vibrant acidity and a long, saline finish. The wine exhibits a distinctly vinous profile and almost surgical precision, the latter attributable in part to the introduction of a new press in 2018, which permits more selective extraction and greater control. While the gap between Les Enfers and Les Roises is often narrow, this year the latter stands as the undisputed king of the cellar. As ever, Les Enfers derives from an east-facing site in the Coteaux du Petit Morin, a stone’s throw from Les Roises.."