Matt Perlman
If you can find it, Filaine’s basic cuvée is pound for pound the best value in Champagne. Discuss.
If you can find it, Filaine’s basic cuvée is pound for pound the best value in Champagne. Discuss.
9.4Aaron Tan
Every champagne lover should get to know Fabrice Gass! His tiny estate in Damery, Alexandre Filaine, was a great discovery for me this year. Age-old story of minuscule production, biodynamic farming, and upholding tradition. This older bottling of his NV was stunning and perhaps one of the best I've had recently. 2012 base, with some 2011 blended in as reserve. 2/3 Pino, the rest Chard, and a touch of Meunier. No dosage, no malo, and fermented in old Bollinger barrels - Fabrice's keepsake from his last gig. Elegant, with laser focus but impressive body. On the nose, super chalky, floral, green apples, pears, and brioche. The palate's incredibly vinous. A complexity that ebbs and flows, with a length that matches. Quite rich and showing some oddly fresh grassy tones. Citrus pith and really mineral on the back notes. What a joy to sip on!
Every champagne lover should get to know Fabrice Gass! His tiny estate in Damery, Alexandre Filaine, was a great discovery for me this year. Age-old story of minuscule production, biodynamic farming, and upholding tradition. This older bottling of his NV was stunning and perhaps one of the best I've had recently. 2012 base, with some 2011 blended in as reserve. 2/3 Pino, the rest Chard, and a touch of Meunier. No dosage, no malo, and fermented in old Bollinger barrels - Fabrice's keepsake from his last gig. Elegant, with laser focus but impressive body. On the nose, super chalky, floral, green apples, pears, and brioche. The palate's incredibly vinous. A complexity that ebbs and flows, with a length that matches. Quite rich and showing some oddly fresh grassy tones. Citrus pith and really mineral on the back notes. What a joy to sip on!
9.4Matt Perlman
Tiny production, organic, indigenous yeasts, no malo etc. Zingy green apple and lively acidity with some underlying creaminess, citrus and chalk. Thanks to Jeff Hellman at Transatlantic Bubbles for turning me on to this producer!
Tiny production, organic, indigenous yeasts, no malo etc. Zingy green apple and lively acidity with some underlying creaminess, citrus and chalk. Thanks to Jeff Hellman at Transatlantic Bubbles for turning me on to this producer!
9.4Diana Cho
Delicious green apples; such a unique champagne
Delicious green apples; such a unique champagne
9.5Chris Hyde
Very nice! Notes of tropical fruit, minerality and backed up by lots of acidity.
Very nice! Notes of tropical fruit, minerality and backed up by lots of acidity.
9.0Max Tierno
A Bollinger style wine from a former employee. Tried his wines straight from his garage and now having it on a beautiful marble countertop at la sirena. Super stoked to see such small producer on such a big stage. Yeasty, rich, and awesome. Psyched to see this wine getting around.
A Bollinger style wine from a former employee. Tried his wines straight from his garage and now having it on a beautiful marble countertop at la sirena. Super stoked to see such small producer on such a big stage. Yeasty, rich, and awesome. Psyched to see this wine getting around.
9.3Juan Luis García Ruiz
#champagne #champagnelover #biodinamic #chardonnay #pinotnoir #pinotmeunier #reims wisdom and control of the vineyard #foodandwine #sumiller #maridajenatural #cuveeconfidence
#champagne #champagnelover #biodinamic #chardonnay #pinotnoir #pinotmeunier #reims wisdom and control of the vineyard #foodandwine #sumiller #maridajenatural #cuveeconfidence
9.7Kristen Murphy Caldecutt
Community Manager SevenFifty
The RM version of Bollinger. Bond would approve.
The RM version of Bollinger. Bond would approve.
9.0Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Terrific. Tiny tiny production.
Terrific. Tiny tiny production.
9.5Thomas Monroe
Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective
Stellar!
Stellar!
9.5Location
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