(NV LAVAL Champagne CUMIERES 1er) Three Dear Friends, Three wines with limited availability so I have to lump them into one offer. This parcel is set to arrive in a week or two and all three wines will ship this fall. All have impeccable provenance directly from the winery cellar: 2003 Castello di Bossi "Corbaia"(W&S94)(GR3) (I know everyone is clamoring for as many 2003s as they can get (yeah right) but this happens to be quite interesting. Beware grey market bottles of this in the US with improper storage): ...and the second wine... 2007 Hubert Lamy St. Aubin "Derri_re Chez Edouard" 1er (BH91) EXTREMELY LIMITED (this wine is what Chardonnay is all about but so rarely is: bathed in the soil, vintage and stone of a specific place - not a specific oak tree. A wine that will make mincemeat out of 99% of the world's examples of the grape - a great effort in a tailor-made vintage for the best sites of St. Aubin): ...and the third... NV Georges Laval Champagne Cumieres 1er Brut Nature EXTREMELY LIMITED (from a 100% certified biodynamic vineyard, farmed BIO for nearly 40 years, this Champagne is amazing - end of story. With delicate and pinpoint notes of anise, nutmeg, ginger and what appears to be pewter coated lace, those that are experimental enough to take a chance on this feminine creation not be disappointed. I drank this last night with one of Australia's foremost experts on Champagne and he called me three times today to make sure I understood how good this wine was. I understand.) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Itlay6402 Burg7654 Champ9780
By Jon Rimmerman
(NV LAVAL Champagne CUMIERES 1er) Three Dear Friends, Three wines with limited availability so I have to lump them into one offer. This parcel is set to arrive in a week or two and all three wines will ship this fall. All have impeccable provenance directly from the winery cellar: 2003 Castello di Bossi "Corbaia"(W&S94)(GR3) (I know everyone is clamoring for as many 2003s as they can get (yeah right) but this happens to be quite interesting. Beware grey market bottles of this in the US with improper storage): ...and the second wine... 2007 Hubert Lamy St. Aubin "Derri_re Chez Edouard" 1er (BH91) EXTREMELY LIMITED (this wine is what Chardonnay is all about but so rarely is: bathed in the soil, vintage and stone of a specific place - not a specific oak tree. A wine that will make mincemeat out of 99% of the world's examples of the grape - a great effort in a tailor-made vintage for the best sites of St. Aubin): ...and the third... NV Georges Laval Champagne Cumieres 1er Brut Nature EXTREMELY LIMITED (from a 100% certified biodynamic vineyard, farmed BIO for nearly 40 years, this Champagne is amazing - end of story. With delicate and pinpoint notes of anise, nutmeg, ginger and what appears to be pewter coated lace, those that are experimental enough to take a chance on this feminine creation not be disappointed. I drank this last night with one of Australia's foremost experts on Champagne and he called me three times today to make sure I understood how good this wine was. I understand.) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Itlay6402 Burg7654 Champ97809/24/2009, (See more on Garagiste...)