John Bratincevic

9.2

Dry, intense lemon pith, ends with raspberry and apples. Quite nice. — 3 months ago

Andrew Belzer

9.3

Bright apple, citrus, chalk. Big bubbles, perfect for Julien Sorel cocktails! — a year ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

Very young. Still somewhat unstructured and tannins that need to mellow. But good potential. — 2 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.1

Perfect with an omelette au fromage — 4 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.1

See previous notes.
Second bottle better, much breadier.
— 4 years ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

The Dethunes continue to deliver excellent quality — 5 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

This was tremendous! So beautiful. The Pinot Noir here (80%) showed so well. Fine mousse. This was disgorged in 2012. — 6 years ago

Patricia Schnitzer

9.4

Oct 23, 2020. Celebrating champagne day. This ones a winner! 70% Pinot noir, 30% Chardonnay. Tart green apple. So good! — 6 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

A little too much oxidation sadly — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

A small portion of Pinot Noir (which makes up approximately 80% of the blend) still wine is added for color; the balance is Chardonnay. Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The Grand Rosé pours a pretty pink color with a persistent mousse. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of raspberry, red apple, a mix of orchard citrus fruit, marzipan, a hint of brioche and lovely minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and round. Very easy to like. Drink now. Disgorged February of 2025. — 4 months ago

Ed Chin

9.0

Quite nice — 4 years ago

Carter White

9.4

Apple lemonade, with nice toast and minerality. Laser focused, creamy, and generous. Good value for Champagne. — 4 years ago

Jelle Lars Heijmans

9.3

Paul Bara little producer from Bouzy (Grand Cru for Pinot Noir). — 5 years ago

Clayton R Strong

9.3

Wow - phenomenal grower champagne. The value in grower champagne is unbeatable, dollar for dollar this is hard to trump. — 5 years ago

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Peter Sultan

8.9

Yes, yeasty, yes, rose cremant, yes a celebration of democratic process on a special Saturday. — 6 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.6

This was insanely good. So well balanced. Had with Thai food. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

NV. Super chalky upon first sips immediately after opening. That tails off rather quickly and the lemon zest alongside the medium body and above-average acidity rushing in settles affairs down a spell. 10.28.25. — 8 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

This is a cuvée Costco brought in. Seems their availability to the same cuvées they used to bring in are simply MIA for some time…since champagne went up. Apparently, the price of fruit has risen quite a bit according to what the houses would say. It is a decent cuvée for the price point, $28.99.

This Blanc de Blanc shows some neutral wood use as it has hints of being oxidative in style. Bruised green & golden apple, lime zest, bruised pear, pineapple juice, squeezed lemon, kiwi, hints of white peach, white spice-ginger, mid grainy chalkiness, limestone marl, sea fossils & spray, baguette crust, some bread dough, decent acidity & o2 bubbles (especially since I had this stored for a few days sealed), jasmine, white & yellow lilies, good, yet un-dynamic finish that goes from juicy fruits to mineral spiciness. — 3 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.0

Rainy afternoon change of plans. Delicate, faint pom and strawberry, lemon curd. Flavors were overmatched but the cold bubbles were very refreshing. — 4 years ago

Vanessa

9.4

**If interested, I’ve posted more pics of this visit and trip on my Instagram account - check me out @sips_ensemble**

We also had the pleasure to visit Champagne Paul Bara, another family-owned and -managed winery with only 8 employees! 💪 💪

It is a small but high-quality operation, producing approximately 100,000 bottles per year made exclusively from the free run juice. ✨✨✨ Thanks to the likes of @kermitlynchwine , the U.S. is a major exporting market for this wine. 🙌🙌

Paul Bara’s wines are sustainably farmed on numerous vineyard plots located throughout Bouzy, a Grand Cru village within the Montagne de Reims region of Champagne. 🏔 🏔

Bouzy is known especially for its Pinot Noir-driven Champagnes and also for its still red wines, a specialty of the region, called Coteaux Champenois. 🍇🍇

Paul Bara uses mostly stainless steel vessels for its vinification, designed to accentuate the purity of the fruit. They also use subterranean concrete vessels for the Pinot Noir used in rosé blends and for the Coteaux Champenois (still reds). 🥂

On our tour it was fascinating to see bottles being disgorged, dosaged, corked, capped, and caged on a machine in seconds — these are some of the last stages of the Méthode Champenoise. 🤓

We also learned that Paul Bara is a member of the ‘Club Trésors de Champagne’ an association of 28 vignerons formed to promote quality wine growing and winemaking practices and to highlight the beauty of terroir, demonstrating the excellence achievable outside of the major houses whose names are globally renown such as Veuve Cliquot and Moët & Chandon. 👏

Our favorite wine of the tasting was the 2010 Brut Comtesse Marie de France 🇫🇷 made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes 🍇 It had a richness and abundance of orchard fruit, including baked yellow apple, also toast, bread dough, yeast, and dried white blossom notes, still offering finesse and precision, retaining incredible vibrancy.

We are grateful for our visit to Paul Bara and we look forward to visiting again the future! 🙏❤️ — 5 years ago

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