MB Private retail Champagne

TRIALTO | February 2nd 2023

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Grower Champagne

No wine symbolizes celebration like Champagne. And for decades - in fact centuries - 'Champagne' has immediately evoked the luxury brand image of an exclusive group of long-established 'Grandes Marques', for true connoisseurs things have changed.

While the Grandes Marques admirably maintain their reputation for consistency and reliability in association with production on a grand scale, one of the most exhilarating new developments in the world of wine is the emergence of small (sometimes very small) independent Champagne growers who are dedicated to producing terroir-expressive wines from their own small vineyards. Of course it doesn't hurt that many of the 'small vineyards' in question are superbly situated family plots that have been lovingly farmed for many generations, including some of the finest Grands Crus in all of Champagne. Suddenly we are blessed with a diverse array of distinctive wines that would have seemed too much to hope for a generation ago.

Today’s offer has a wine for nearly any champagne lover, covering a diverse array of styles.

About HENRI BILLIOT

The H Billiot estate is comprised of 5 hectares of Grand Cru vineyards spread across 18 different mid-slope parcels of limestone in Ambonnay. Upon release, the wines are snapped up by in-the-know wine enthusiasts seeking 100% Grand Cru fizz at an entry-level price.

HENRI BILLIOT
Brut Rosé

Champagne, France

189381 | 6x750ml | PR SO

$79.68
* Wholesale price

- 93 Points -

Wine Spectator, October 2021

Rich and mouthwatering, with fragrant grilled nut and lime blossom on the nose layered with notes of pureed raspberry, kumquat, ground cardamom and graphite. There's opulence here, but it's well-checked and balanced by a firm spine of acidity and a salty streak of mineral that shows on the finish.

HENRI BILLIOT
Grand Cru Brut Réserve

Champagne, France

525436 | 6x750ml | PR SO

$73.95
* Wholesale price

- 92 Points -

Wine Spectator, November 2020

A lush, creamy style enlivened by a spine of mouthwatering acidity, this offers a finely knit range of fresh bread dough, crème de cassis, star anise and candied ginger flavors. The finish is clean-cut and lingering, echoing a rich tang of salted almond.

About PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS

The Gimonnet family has been growing vines in Champagne since 1750. In 1935 Pierre Gimonnet, grandfather of current owners Didier and Olivier, began producing champagne in the village of Cuis. Didier takes a great deal of pride in the fact that he blends his Grand Cru fruit with the 1er Cru wine from Cuis, making truly great wine available at a reasonable price. They produce quintessential Blanc de Blancs. The wines are beautiful!

PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS
Special Club Oger Grand Cru 2015

Champagne, France

847371 | 6x750ml | PR SO

$183.35
* Wholesale price

The “OGER GRAND CRU” Vintage is the only origin from the south of the Côte des Blancs. It stands out for its natural power and its “smokier” mineral expression than our usual blends. To discover the opulence of a Terroir in the South of the Côte des Blancs.


	PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS Brut Cuis 1er Cru 728224 \| 6x750ml \| PR SO $82.26 * Wholesale price
			91 VIN


	PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS Brut Cuis 1er Cru 47332 \| 12x375ml \| PR SO $44.36 * Wholesale price
			91 VIN

About VARNIER-FANNIERE

Varnier-Fannière's vineyard holdings are tiny, just 4 hectares of exclusively Grand Cru vineyards in Avize, Oger, Oiry and Cramant. Annual production is 3000 cases in total! Winemaking is artisanal and old-fashioned, including full malolactic fermentations and the back- straining operation of an old Coquard press. Interestingly, the wines are bottled at about 10-15% less pressure than most producers.

VARNIER-FANNIERE
St. Denis Brut Grand cru

Champagne, France

752471 | 6x750ml | PR SO

$95.46
* Wholesale price

The nose is a bouquet of aromas that has evolved over 5 years of in cellar aging. On the nose, there are layers of white flowers, hint of lychees, and dried fruit which are typical of great Chardonnays. The maturity is notable on the palate in the form of toasted hazelnut, pastries, and a well-marked mineral finish.

VARNIER-FANNIERE
Espirit de Craie Extra-Brut

Champagne, France

871567 | 6x750ml | PR SO

$98.53*
* Suggested retail price

This 100% Chardonnay Cuvee is made from a blend of the two chalkiest parcels of the Varnier-Fanniere vineyard holdings, giving a wonderfully mineral style. Ideal as an aperitif, expect lovely citrus notes, green apple and brioche.