2018 Balbiacus Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru, Champagne Delavenne

Pinot Noir

The 2018 Balbiacus Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru is a new release from Champagne Delavenne that immediately captured our attention when tasting their impeccable range.  Made from 100% Pinot Noir this beautiful Champagne is pale golden in the glass and has a toasty nose of brioche, red fruits and mineral undertones.  The palate is rounded and soft from 4 years of bottle age and finishes with a wonderful freshness and vitality that simply begs for you to go back for another sip.  Mightily impressive.

£60.00

NV Rose Grand Cru, Champagne Delavenne, Bouzy

Champagne Blend

Delavenne are an outstanding family run grower based in Bouzy making elegant, organic and vegan friendly Champagnes exclusively from their Grand Cru vineyards.  Minimal intervention and no malolactic fermentation means that the wines are clean and lively with a distinct purity.  This amazing rosé has wonderful red fruit (strawberry and raspberry) character with hints of rose petal and baked apple.  The palate contains a bit of weight and a creamy texture making it great as a food wine. 

£47.00

NV Demi-Sec L’Ile, Champagne Delavenne, Bouzy

Champagne Blend

The L'Ile Demi-Sec from Champagne Delavenne is a deliciously fruity offering with bright  and rounded red fruit characters and a wnderful underlying richness.  The blend is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir with 32 grams per litre dosage.

£42.00

NV Brut, Champagne Germar Breton, Aube

Champagne Blend

This delightful, and rather smart looking, Champagne comes from the relatively young Champagne House of Germar Breton that was established in 2005.  Based in the southerly Aube region, they make approachable, terrific value wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.  This wonderful introduction to their range shows expressive brioche, green apple and quince fruit and has wonderfully balanced acidity.  Germar Breton are certainly a Champagne House to keep an eye on.

£34.00