Caillez Lemaire
Caillez-Lemaire
Pur Mennier Brut Nature Champagne Blend 2017
What a showing. Nose is all brioche and yeast Bur refined and so fine. Gorgeous spice bazaar as well. So airy and mineral. Palate is just insane. So dense and concentrated with super fine bubbles. Palate is feral and bright with terrific spice and flavor intensity. So clean and pure — 9 months ago
Caillez-Lemaire
Cuvée Jadis Extra Brut Premier Cru Champagne Blend 2012
Caillez-Lemaire
Chardonnay de la Vallée Brut Nature 2018
Hugely fruity nose. Ripe golden delicious apples and ripe pear. Maybe Bosc? Stunning saline and nimble minerals. You can really smell the Chardonnay and maybe that’s due to the warmth of the vintage. Oh my that is fine. So saline, incredible mousse and so elegant. Juicy and ripe and the brut nature character is almost invisible as the vintage was so ripe. Round, opulent and so graceful. Let’s see how it opens as there seems to be more under the surface. Not as focused as 16 or 17 but the sheer fruit intensity makes up for it. Outrageous concentration and explosiveness. — 3 months ago
Caillez-Lemaire
Coteaux Champenois Blanc 2023
This is, quite obviously, Caillez-Lemair’s Coteaux-Champenois Blanc. Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of lunch at La Briqueterie with Virginie Vanpoperinghe. This is a relatively new offering from Caillez-Lemaire and made in very small quantities. The 2023 pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of yellow apple, pineapple, lemon curd, honeysuckle, and chalky/clay earth. On the palate the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium with lovely minerals. This was an excellent pairing with our lunch. Drink now through 2033. — 2 months ago
Château Rousselle
Not 4 U Malbec Blend 2015
2015 vintage. Not 4 U. Only produced once by Vincent Lemaire at Château Rousselle ( Côtes de Bourg). Total production 1500 bottles. — 9 months ago
Shay A
Last bottle of this. I’d love to acquire some more as these were really enjoyable and totally in my wheelhouse stylistically speaking.
I didn’t catch the disgorgement data on this bottle, but I believe it’s around half Pinot noir, followed by near half split of Chardonnay and Pinot meunier. 5g/l dosage; first fermentation in wood; around 6yrs on lees
Beautiful yellow-gold in the glass. Aromatics of white peach, lightly roasted nuts, and toasted scones. Wonderful texture on the palate (thanks to the well-integrated use of oak and dosage) with great mousse…definitely better closer to cellar temp than ice cold (and in a proper glass, not a flute). Golden raspberries, honeyed tropical fruits, lemon cream, slightly nutty. Carries the 5g perfectly…it feels like no more or no less is needed. Lovely depth and finish.
If you enjoy producers like Bereche and EO, this is a champagne worth exploring. Long lees aging + fair use of oak + ripe fruit makes for a wonderful wine. — a day ago