Champagne News
La Cité du Champagne Collet – COGEVI opens its doors !
Champagne Collet chose the symbolic dates of 19-21 June 2014 for the inauguration of La Cité du Champagne Collet – COGEVI, with 1921 being the year of its creation. These three days were to acknowledge the fruits of much hard labor, and time to reflect upon the past and a fortuitous future. The beginning of…
Champagne Moutard: Brut Selection
Brut Grande Cuvée The mainstay of our production, this Champagne is aged in our in cellars for at least three years. Brut Grande Cuvée The mainstay of our production, this Champagne is aged in our in cellars for at least three years. Brut Rosé Cuvaison A particularly fruity pink Champagne, with a lovely salmon tint….
Champagne Jacquart Mosaïque
BRUT MOSAÏQUE A mosaic of crus, grape varieties, vintages, aromas and flavours – our flagship cuvée could not be named more aptly. A blend where Chardonnay is the dominant grape variety (35%-40%), giving Brut Mosaïque its freshness and delicate aromas. Pinot Noir (35%-40%) adds structure and Pinot Meunier (25% -30%) brings fruit. The grapes are…
Champagne Jacquesson: The Others
Others are the result of a blend from a single vintage and will have had the benefit of prolonged ageing. These vintage wines faithfully convey the specific qualities inherent in a single year. Avize Grand Cru 1995 Lying at the heart of the Côte des Blancs on the lower slopes of the Grand Cru village…
Vintage Champagne
Until recently, the U.S. has not been a big market for Vintage Champagne. Non-Vintage Bruts, the least expensive Champagnes, have dominated Champagne sales. Those buyers who desired a status Champagne would buy a Prestige Cuvée such as Dom Pérignon or Cristal– not caring about the vintage of these Champagnes as much as the name. Most…
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs embodies purity of the Chardonnay grapes from which it is made exclusively. Made primarily with Premiers Crus from the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims terroirs, it is intensely aromatic. The nose is powerfully reminiscent of fresh fruits with dominant notes of citrus and exotic fruits, followed by a touch…
“R” de Ruinart
“R” de Ruinart is the epitome of freshness and balance with generous proportions of Chardonnay (40%), Pinot Noir (50 to 55%), and Pinot Meunier (5 to 10%. Visually, its radiance is crystalline with a shimmering yellow colour and golden hues. The nose is delicate and fruity displaying dominant aromas of fresh white pear and dry…
Louis Roederer Vintage
Brut Vintage Fascinated by the aromatic diversity of Pinot Noir in Champagne, Louis Roederer uses the structure and power of the Pinot Noir grapes from the Montagne de Reims to create its Brut Vintage. Exposed to the north-east, the grapes mature more slowly. The character of this great wine intensifies and becomes more refined through…
Louis Roederer Non Vintage
Brut Premier After the upheavals of the early 1900s, particularly the First World War that destroyed more than half of the Louis Roederer estate, Léon Olry Roederer reconstructed the vineyards. He decided to buy grapes to ensure the continuity of the House during this difficult period and, at the same time, created a multi-vintage wine…