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Cult Champagne, Part II:
Gaspard Brochet Brut Nature 333f NV

This cuvée was our introduction to Brochet's champagnes. It's so thrilling that it's hard to imagine a better calling card. The combination of rigor and depth makes it seriously compelling. 

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Veuve Clicquot Taste Test
- The Wall Street Journal Winner is...

We've written about the Champagnes of Noël Bazin before.

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Unbeatable Champagne Value:
Laherte Frères Ultradition Blanc de Blancs Brut (Base 2022)

Simply put, Ultradition is an irresistible Champagne that delivers serious value. It's an accessible Champagne, but also one of incredible balance and interest.

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Uncompromisingly Original:
Ulysse Collin

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

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Champagne 1990-2022: Chartogne-Taillet, Ulysse Collin, Pierre Peters,
Prevost, Salon, Savart, Selosse, Taittinger & More

This list of nearly three dozen champagnes covers a lot of ground.

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Memorial Day Sale Wine #3:
Pierre Peters Cuvée de Réserve NV

Pierre Peters is one of the most loved producers in all of Champagne.

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The Cult Meunier:
2021 Jerome Prevost La Closerie "&"

The 2021 Esperluette has a riveting energy and saline cut. There are beautiful aromatics of stone fruits and white flowers. Everything is presented with a tension-filled drive.

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Not to be missed cult champagne:
2021 Elisse Bougy Champagne Chétillon de Haut

Elise Bougy's meticulously crafted champagne may largely cruise under the radar, but for people who know them, they are wines to aggressively seek out.

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"Simply breathtaking."
2008 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

As the Galloni quotes above make clear, the 2008 is a dynamic bottle. We drank another bottle last week and there's little doubt that the wine will go down as a legend.

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"Terrific" -2020 Laherte Les Grandes Crayeres
Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Champagne

The majority of Laherte's vines are in Coteaux Sud d’Epernay, an area between the Côte des Blancs and the Vallée de la Marne that has chalky soil with a thin layer of clay on top. It's hard not to feel how the chalk contributes to Laherte's signature of tension and fineness.

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Not To Be Missed:
2021 Champagne Elise Bougy Le Mont Chainqueux Blanc De Noirs 1er Cru

Elise Bougy's meticulously crafted champagne may largely cruise under the radar, but for people who know them, they are wines to aggressively seek out.

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The Cult of Prévost: 2022 Les Béguines & Grand Cru

The story is well-trodden, but worth repeating. At the age of twenty-one, Prévost inherited his grandmother's 2.2 hectares of Meunier (the ugly stepchild of Champagne grapes) in an obscure corner in the northwest of Montagne de Reims

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"Readers who want to enjoy a top-flight Champagne
without splurging will find so much to like here."
-2019 Pierre Peters l'Esprit

Pierre Peters has a fairly large and strong lineup, but when the l'Esprit hits the mark, it is one of our favorites. 

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Champagne! Bérêche, Collin, Dom Pérignon, Fallon,
Laval, Prevost, Savart, Vilmart, & More

The list includes many of the top Grande Marques: Dom Pérignon, Dom Ruinart, Philipponnat's Clos des Goisses, Roederer's Cristal, and Taittinger CdC. There are back-vintages and large formats from this illustrious group of champagne houses. 

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Champagne!
Bérèche, Bouchard, Collin, Fallon, Krug, Philipponnat,
Prevost, Salon, Savart, Selosse, & More

I had a lot of fun putting this list together. It includes many of my favorite Champagnes. 

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An Essential:
Krug Grande Cuvée 171st Edition Half-Bottles

Krug Grande Cuvée is one of the great wines of Champagne, and sometimes half-bottles are exactly what you need.

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"Rich, dense and explosive":
2015 Roederer Cristal

The 2015 Cristal flaunts the maison's extroverted and suavely textured signature.

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Champagne!
Bérêche, Bouchard, Ulysse Collin, Dom Pérignon,
Ledru, Krug, Prevost, Savart, Selosse & More

This Champagne list covers a lot of ground and includes many rare bottles.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice:
Michel Fallon Ozanne Blanc de Blancs (2018)

As a side project, Fallon makes a tiny amount of wine from his family's vineyard in Avize, Selosse's home turf. Production is somewhere around 1,000 bottles.

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"It's a terrific effort."
-2008 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas François

Billecart-Salmon's Champagnes possess a sleek, timeless elegance that's utterly beautiful.

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Brilliance in the Côte des Blancs: 2017 Agrapart Minéral Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

It's Minéral's kinetic energy and finesse that make it one of our favorite grower Champagnes.

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Wine of the Year: Bobby's Pick
2008 Dom Pérignon

Without a doubt, 2008 Dom Pérignon has turned out to be one of the best wine purchases of my life. There is something absolutely magical about this Dom Pérignon. It is easily among the best of the past fifty years.

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Utterly Magical: Selosse Brut Rosé

The magic of the rosé is how it combines a penetrating minerality wrapped around a rich, layered complexity.

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Our Go-To Champagne Value: Laherte Frères Ultradition Blanc de Blancs Brut NV

Ultradition has become one of the most popular Champagnes in Crush history.

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