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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 414 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mfimiani47 on 4/13/2024 & rated 91 points: Racy acidity and mineral driven, as this wine warms up a bit in the glass you start to get some of those bready notes on the finish. Really nice. Quality champagne. (658 views) | | | Tasted by drrobvino on 3/30/2024 & rated 92 points: This bottle was fantastic, maybe the best bottle of this cuvee I have ever had.
Citrusy, mineral-laden, and more crisp than past bottlings. Almost had an Extra Brut finish to it.
Enjoyed on the back porch of a friend's (almost) finished new home. (757 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 3/29/2024: Consistent, great bang for the buck (707 views) | | | Tasted by MJP Hou TX on 3/10/2024 & rated 92 points: After a long day of travel our first stop was Vino de Sedona for a bottle of Champagne and a cheese board. Sans kids.
Beautiful start to our family trip.
Disgorged 2022 (1207 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 3/2/2024 & rated 92 points: This always pleases our household! Terrific value from Vilmart. Balanced, complete and refreshingly racy. (1381 views) | | | Tasted by Theodore S Butts on 2/11/2024: Lemon curd, citrus, bit of yeast
Zippy acidity
Well balanced
For $40 this is quite a delicious champagne. (1422 views) | | | Tasted by Somm David T on 1/20/2024 & rated 91 points: A glass before dinner. Really fell in love with this producer during my visit in October 22. I like the style of their cuvées and their neutral wood use. They are a producer that ferments in wood more than most.
The nose shows; overripe pineapple, very ripe yellow peach, Bosc pear, mix of red & green apple, white citrus blend, touch of apple cider, brioche, bread dough, saline, sea fossils, withering yellow lilies and spring flower bouquet.
Nice mouth entry, juicy and round. very ripe yellow peach, overripe, juicy yellow peach, nectarines, ripe Bosc pear, mix of red & green apple, white citrus blend-white & pink grapefruit dominant, touch of apple cider, some marmalade, honey notes, brioche, bread dough, vanilln & caramel hues, baguette crust, saline, sea fossils, understated, soft chalkiness that presses the palate on the long set, soft raw ginger, white pepper, withering yellow lilies and spring flower bouquet, round rainfall acidity, well structured, nicely tensioned, balanced, elegant finish that lasts a full minute.
Perfect w/ Almond Tart finishing. (1481 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 1/15/2024: Really enjoyed this. Like the yeasty and oxidative style. Nice balance and all that. (1545 views) | | | Tasted by CleverCorkage on 1/13/2024: Citrus, orchard fruit, marzipan oxidative notes. (1215 views) | | | Tasted by sjfunkenhauser on 1/7/2024 & rated 90 points: Chalky, mineral and orchard fruit. Delicious and intriguing. Really interested in trying other wines from Vilmart et Cie.
Medium (+) aromas of red apple, apple peel, tangerine, Asian pear, chalk, pie crust, lemon zest, baked apple, wet stone.
Pronounced palate.
Medium body, high acidity, fine mousse, medium (+) finish. (1366 views) | | | Tasted by dera on 1/3/2024 & rated 91 points: Golden/Straw color. Hardly any mousse or bubbles. Slightly muted nose with lemon merengue, peach, yeast, toasty almonds. Palate is fresh and the blend is likely Pinot-driven with plenty of acidity, notes of citrus, peach, brioche and ginger spiciness. Finishes long but not very complex. Still a nice champagne, but the "higher end" cuvees from Vilmart are definitely more special than this. (1251 views) | | | Tasted by Entrepreneur on 12/24/2023: Really good Champagne. 92 pts. Had with truffle parmigiano potatoes and wild herb sausages with pickled red onion. (1168 views) | | | Tasted by randomly on 12/18/2023 flawed bottle: corked (1282 views) | | | Tasted by decaturwinedude on 11/23/2023: What @rocknroller said. Great stuff. (1515 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 11/12/2023 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tasting Group: Spain (Rincon 38, Mpls, MN): Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. I can't believe its been a year since I had one of these. What the heck. Anyway, this was a fantastic bottle; very fresh and bright, pear, citrus, citrus zest, lime, creamy, nice acid. This always over delivers at killer price. (1830 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 11/8/2023 & rated 88 points: Baked citrus, scorched mineral, and earth nose. In the mouth, maturing, cidery, fruit flavours with a good, dry, finish.
3.5/5 (1323 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 10/13/2023: July 2022 disgorgement. Killer bottle. Crisp lime, lemon custard, tangerine and a cool, minerally note. $40, and another bottle that again seems like these are a crime at this price. (1880 views) | | | Tasted by Somm David T on 9/22/2023 & rated 91 points: Vilmart makes excellent cuvées using neutral barrels, which makes for more complex wines. Yet, they do not push the oxidative characteristics too far for my palate. They were an excellent visit last October.
The palate leads with juicy lemon pulp, pineapple juice, lime zest, kiwi, green & golden apple, some haunting Bosc pear, inside of the banana peel, ginger, saline, powdery & crumbled chalkiness, biscuits, baguette crust, some yeast, limestone minerals, vanilla, caramel, cream, yellow flowers, jasmine, excellent co2 and acidity with a well structured & balanced finish that lingers a minute & a half and does not fade. Excellent 375ml valve.
Derived from the 2017 vintage and complemented by reserve wines from 2015 and 2016, it was disgorged in 2019 with nine grams per liter dosage. 30% Chardonnay – 70% Pinot Noir classified Premier Cru. Aging ten months in oak barrels, no malolactic. (1703 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 9/17/2023: Pineapple, kumquat, lime, with just enough density to walk the line. These were $40, what a value and continued props to Laurent Champs for keeping his prices sane, despite a lot of the price insanity happening all around him. (1816 views) | | | Tasted by Somm David T on 9/16/2023 & rated 91 points: Vilmart is a producer that I don’t see posted often. I visited this property in 10/22. Ate the fruit they left behind two- three weeks after they picked the Pinot Noir in their Clos des Goisses vineyard. So bloody delicious. Once you’ve had a steady diet of vineyard grapes, you can no longer eat table grapes. The thing to know about Vilmart, they embrace neutral wood barrels. It’s what makes their cuvées so complex…the wood & air. This is one of their entry level cuvées.
Tonight is a four-course…finishing w/ apple tart from the farmers market. Pairs nicely. The palate is; golden & green bruised apple, Bosc pear, tropical fruits-green melon, kiwi, pineapple juice, lemon & lime flesh, tangerine hues, vanillin, cream, saline/sea spray, toast, brioche, touch of ginger, moist, fine chalkiness, grey volcanic minerals, beautiful acidity, yellow lilies, jasmine, well balanced and polished finish that lasts minutes. (1523 views) | | | Tasted by bonarda674 on 8/23/2023: Honey straw color.
Lean, mineral, well balanced. Not as toasty as the Mousse, which we enjoyed slightly more.
Drank BTG at 63 Clinton (1456 views) | | | Tasted by YoRi on 8/19/2023 & rated 92 points: Je maintiens l'appréciation. (1308 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 7/15/2023: LGR02-21. Disg. Feb 2021. 30% Chard, 70% PN. Fantastic showing: less oxidative and rich than the vintage wines, and stylistically closer to the Gossart, but more expansive range of flavors. Fantastic. (1442 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 6/26/2023: JUne 2021 disgorgement. This is the Pinot dominant non-Rose cuvee, with 70& Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay (which is the inverse of teh Chard dominant Grand Cellier). Given the way Vilmart builds this cuvee (like Grand Cellier), this should be base of 2016 - 2018, with 3 years on the lees. Opened this yesterday. If my read of the wine is accurate, the Pinot Noir is giving this a good spine--It's very perceptible as it hugs the wine and carries the fruit very well. With the fruit, a tangy blackberry, a purple savory fruit that mixes with a yellow apple, then the citrusy lime and orange flesh that Vilmart brings through so well with just about everything the house makes. Finishes a little spicy, with a light minerality. Fresh and juicy, let's keep in mind that this is $42 US locally. Crazy I skipped buying this for so many years but I am gonna fix that, fo sho. Winner, baby. (2046 views) | | | Tasted by crumblemore on 6/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Green apples, lemon peel, biscuits, stone fruit, and then a brioche finish. Good balance of acidity. Good texture. Less complexity and a shorter finish than I imagined. Not quite as refined but this is an excellent wine in my book. I would happily drink more. (1465 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Vilmart & Cie Producer websiteChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comChampagne Le Champagne (Le comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne) | Grandes Marques & Maisons de Champagne (Union des Maisons de Champagne)
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Champagne - The French region of Champagne (including the cities of Rheims, Épernay, and Aÿ) was the first region in the world to make sparkling wine in any quantity. Today, the name of the region is synonymous with the finest of all sparkling wines, and wine-making traditions of Champagne have become role models for sparkling wine producers, worldwide. Surprisingly, the region of Champagne is now responsible for only one bottle in 12 of all sparkling wine produced. Styles of champagne range in sweetness ranging from an extra brut or brut 0, to the basic brut to demi sec to doux; some houses produce single vintage champagnes and others produce non-vintage (or incorporate wines/grapes of multiple vintages), often to preserve a specific taste; combinations of grape varietals; and colors, including a rosé. There are several sub-appellations, including the Valley of the Marnes river running from Épernay west, Massif de Saint-Thierry north and west of Rheims, Valley of the Ardre, the Mountains of Rheims (between Rheims and Épernay), Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, and Côte des Bar in the South. Champagne wine only uses three grape varietals (cépages): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. |
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