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Winston Churchill was not mistaken in making Pol Roger his favourite champagne. The whole range of this family Maison is exemplary. The Brut Réserve, ripe and elegant, the ideal champagne for all occasions, rated 16/20 "A reference" by the Revue du Vin de France. The 2004 vintage is long and charming, while the Winston Churchill Cuvée, made with the best Pinot Noir grapes of the Maison, is of an extraordinary vinosity and power, "a monster of harmony" for the Revue du Vin de France. Winston Churchill 2004 is Hachette's favourite, the 2008 is rated 19.5/20 by the Revue du Vin de France "a future legend".

Precise and meticulous worker (each of his bottles mentions the date of disgorging and the duration of ageing on the lees), Francis Égly is in the firmament of Champagne. With his vineyard magnificently located in grand cru (Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, pinot noir and chardonnay) and premier cru (Vrigny, pinot meunier), he makes prodigious wines of vinosity, intensity and noble character, always on the razor's edge between the great maturity of the grapes and a fine chalky minerality. All his vintages are vinified in wood and without malolactic fermentation. Critics are enthusiastic about the flagship cuvée "Brut Tradition" with "Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes", 100% pinot noir, rated 18.5/20 by M. Bettane. "Égly-Ouriet sets the tone for all Champagne viticulture with its wines of sidereal depth".

Precise and meticulous worker (each of his bottles mentions the date of disgorging and the duration of ageing on the lees), Francis Égly is in the firmament of Champagne. With his vineyard magnificently located in grand cru (Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, pinot noir and chardonnay) and premier cru (Vrigny, pinot meunier), he makes prodigious wines of vinosity, intensity and noble character, always on the razor's edge between the great maturity of the grapes and a fine chalky minerality. All his vintages are vinified in wood and without malolactic fermentation. Critics are enthusiastic about the flagship cuvée "Brut Tradition" with "Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes", 100% pinot noir, rated 18.5/20 by M. Bettane. "Égly-Ouriet sets the tone for all Champagne viticulture with its wines of sidereal depth".

Precise and meticulous worker (each of his bottles mentions the date of disgorging and the duration of ageing on the lees), Francis Égly is in the firmament of Champagne. With his vineyard magnificently located in grand cru (Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, pinot noir and chardonnay) and premier cru (Vrigny, pinot meunier), he makes prodigious wines of vinosity, intensity and noble character, always on the razor's edge between the great maturity of the grapes and a fine chalky minerality. All his vintages are vinified in wood and without malolactic fermentation. Critics are enthusiastic about the flagship cuvée "Brut Tradition" with "Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes", 100% pinot noir, rated 18.5/20 by M. Bettane. "Égly-Ouriet sets the tone for all Champagne viticulture with its wines of sidereal depth".

Precise and meticulous worker (each of his bottles mentions the date of disgorging and the duration of ageing on the lees), Francis Égly is in the firmament of Champagne. With his vineyard magnificently located in grand cru (Ambonnay, Bouzy and Verzenay, pinot noir and chardonnay) and premier cru (Vrigny, pinot meunier), he makes prodigious wines of vinosity, intensity and noble character, always on the razor's edge between the great maturity of the grapes and a fine chalky minerality. All his vintages are vinified in wood and without malolactic fermentation. Critics are enthusiastic about the flagship cuvée "Brut Tradition" with "Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes", 100% pinot noir, rated 18.5/20 by M. Bettane. "Égly-Ouriet sets the tone for all Champagne viticulture with its wines of sidereal depth".

Whatever the costs and fashions, Bollinger has been perpetuating the tradition of great vinous champagnes since 1829: 1/3 chardonnay, 2/3 pinot noir, fermentation in oak barrels, prolonged ageing of the wines in the cellar (minimum 8 years for the R.D. cuvée). Complex, concentrated, almost tannic wines, perfect for a meal.

Whatever the costs and fashions, Bollinger has been perpetuating the tradition of great vinous champagnes since 1829: 1/3 chardonnay, 2/3 pinot noir, fermentation in oak barrels, prolonged ageing of the wines in the cellar (minimum 8 years for the R.D. cuvée). Complex, concentrated, almost tannic wines, perfect for a meal.

Whatever the costs and fashions, Bollinger has been perpetuating the tradition of great vinous champagnes since 1829: 1/3 chardonnay, 2/3 pinot noir, fermentation in oak barrels, prolonged ageing of the wines in the cellar (minimum 8 years for the R.D. cuvée). Complex, concentrated, almost tannic wines, perfect for a meal.

Whatever the costs and fashions, Bollinger has been perpetuating the tradition of great vinous champagnes since 1829: 1/3 chardonnay, 2/3 pinot noir, fermentation in oak barrels, prolonged ageing of the wines in the cellar (minimum 8 years for the R.D. cuvée). Complex, concentrated, almost tannic wines, perfect for a meal.

On a gravelly soil renowned for its whites, Camus vinifies a small production with a Semillon majority (60%, with 40% Sauvignon), grown in vats. A beautiful white Graves, of good volume, expressive, really very pleasant.