With limited editions representing authentic masterpieces and investments with increasing value over time, Champagne collectors embrace a passion that combines pleasure with the pursuit of exclusivity and sometimes with a promising financial return over time. Collecting Champagne is a fascinating journey through the history, winemaking tradition and craftsmanship of the region: prestigious Maisons, renowned Vignerons, historic vintages, artistic collaborations; each Champagne tells a unique story, it is art ready to be shared. The key is to enjoy the journey and share the pleasure with other enthusiasts, because it is in the shared experience that we find the opportunity to compare opinions, discover new details and deepen our understanding of what makes each Champagne a wine pearl.
Limited edition of only 1,191 bottles and 25 magnums, the Champagne Meunier d'Ailleurs by Maison Raday is a pure Meunier from grapes harvested in the lieu-dit Le Froids Vents in the village of Cuchery, in the Vallée de la Marne. The vineyard, planted in the 1990s on limestone and green clay, is cultivated by Régis Poissinet, who works the soil following the principles of biodynamics. This Champagne is elaborated by Valentin Tribaut, son of the Tribaut Schloesser Champagne vignerons and cousin of Aurelien Lurquin. Based on the 2019 harvest, aging en fûts for 11 months and subsequent aging in the bottle on the yeasts for 3 years. A Champagne that is experiencing great hype and is capturing the attention of many enthusiasts.
The Domaine Parmantier Frere & Souer is a small treasure of just 10 hectares located between Reims and Epernay, more precisely in Merfy and Chamery - Premier Crus - of the Montagne De Reims. Here the brothers Celia and Stephane Parmentier manage the property following the principles of organic farming associated with strict biodynamic practices. The vinification is done using single grape varieties, single parcels and strictly "millesimé" to highlight the typical features of each terroir and of the individual vintages; priority is given to spontaneous fermentations with indigenous yeasts, no filtration or addition of sulphites. The dégorgement is still carried out à la volée. The Champagne Les Chincres 2018 is a surprising pure Pinot Noir from grapes planted in 1966 in the namesake lieu-dit in Merfy. A 2018 vintage with incredible aromatic and gustatory complexity. A deep and structured wine that vinifies and ages in barrels of oak with indigenous yeasts. A Champagne that embodies the elegance and refinement of Pinot Noir, with its ripe red fruits, subtle spices and lively freshness that make it surprising and irresistible. Les Chincres 2018 is certainly an excellent choice for enrich the collection of those who want to enjoy an authentic sensorial experience. Limited edition of only 1,262 bottles.
The Champagne Argonne by Henri Giraud is the most important Cuvée Prestige of the Maison, an evolution of the legendary multi-vintage Fût de Chêne. Obtained from a careful selection of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay grapes harvested in the best vineyards of Ay, after alcoholic fermentation the wines remain for a year in oak barriques (coming from the Argonne forest), and then another 7 years in the bottle on its own yeasts. Each Champagne is numbered and packaged in a splendid wooden box, and to make it even more original the "staple" is used as a closure system for the cork. A decidedly intense, full, complex, elegant and mineral Champagne, certainly collectible.
New release by Maison Jérôme Lefèvre, the Champagne As Tongue Meets Ash, limited edition of only 77 magnums, cannot be missing from your collection: a Blanc de Blancs resulting from the blending of Chardonnay and other "forgotten" varieties, the so-called Cépages Oubliés, including Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc. 2020 harvest, skin maceration for approximately 5 months in fût de chêne and over 24 months in aging on its own yeasts before dégorgement. A territorial Champagne with marked and distinctive features, decidedly original and intriguing in taste.
With a refinement of over 20 years, Les Célébrissimes 1995 represents the exceptional keeping qualities and the surprising evolutionary capacity of the Celebris Champagnes of the Maison Gosset, a perfect balance between fruit, freshness and maturation for an exclusive harmony. The 1995 vintage is elegant, supported by beautiful acidity and magnificent complexity. It seduces with its aromatic expression centered on ripe and exotic fruits revealed by the blend of Chardonnay (from the Côte des Blancs) and Pinot Noir (from the Montagne de Reims). This rare edition, unique for its prolonged aging, is preserved in a refined golden box and the bottle is silk-screened in gold and red which guarantees perfect illumination of the CELEBRIS monogram. A limited edition of only 1,000 bottles.
If you are a collector of large formats, the Champagne Krug Grande Cuvée 161ème Édition in the Jéroboam version is for you: a limited edition that left the Krug cellars after more than ten years of refinement. The 161st edition is the assembly of 134 wines selected from 12 different vintages, a selection of extraordinary reserve wines, of which the youngest dates back to 2005 and the oldest to 1990. This Champagne was created starting from the 2005 harvest , and is the result of the blend of 44% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay and 19% Meunier. Disgorged in the summer of 2015, the 161st edition has a unique expressiveness and elegance, the excellence that only Krug Grande Cuvée can offer. An extraordinary sensorial experience, an encounter with the very essence of oenological perfection that enchants and delights the senses in an unfor gettable way.
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