Former dancer of the Zurich opera, Aurore Casanova runs, with her husband Jean-Baptiste Robinet, 3.5 hectares in organic conversion, superbly located. In the Montagne de Reims, they draw from the extremely rare Puisieulx Grand Cru, a blanc de blancs with an almost crystalline mineral edge and an incisive blanc de Noirs.
Conversion also successful for Delphine Boulard, in a first life as an interior designer, returned to the family estate: she makes all her plots of the Montagne de Reims speak in a mineral way where the material prevails over the effervescence, as on the very eloquent Rachais 2012.
Succession also well assured De Sousa estate, in the Côte des Blancs: Charlotte, Julie and Valentin, like their father Erick, are part of a biodynamic dynamic which reaches the third dimension with the Mycorhise cuvée and touches our sixth sense on Umami, enough to make each Caudalies resonate.
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Sur Vrigny, Edgar and Louise Coulon embody the ninth generation which works in concert with the previous one, perpetuating organic viticulture and agroforestry: in 2018, their two new vintages of red Coteaux-Champenois offer a subtle and tasty imprint for pinot noir (Les Champs Chevalier) and the hedonist Mont Moine, a 100% Pinot Meunier.
L’Express’s favorites
Aurore Casanova Coteaux-champenois white 2019
A model of style, honoring still wines: beautiful maturity offering an ample attack, perfectly stretched by its terroir of Mesnil-sur-Oger which gives its full measure here. This cru goes perfectly with Pouligny cheese. 49 €
Francis Boulard & Daughter Les Rachais 2012
Accents of curry, mango and pastries. The palate, both caressing and energetic, deploys an exemplary length of maturity. Wine of great gastronomy. 65 €
de sousa Brut Tradition
Citrus, white and smoky fruits give the aromatic tempo. The greedy and expressive mouth is punctuated by a delicate saline note. We are in effervescent harmony. € 30
Roger coulon Mont Moine 2018
A 100% Pinot Meunier Champagne hillside that is more Benedictine than Cistercian: there is a joyful and enveloping fruit with a silky feel and a perfectly calibrated length. A promising first vintage! 70 €
Pierre Paillard The Maillerettes 2017
The intensity and smoothness of this blanc de noirs takes on hints of cherry stone with great precision, perfectly supported by a subtle and saline tension of real complexity. € 80
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Etienne Calsac The great Escape
As soon as the bubble hits, we let ourselves be carried away by a subtle creaminess that perfectly coats the chalky tension, with a subtle soaring mineral finish. What a superb value for money! € 27
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