Champagnes
Marteaux Guillaume
This winemaker carefully tends his vines on 8.5 hectares in Bonneil, a UNESCO World Heritage Site village, in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne. The vineyard thrives on clay-silt, clay-limestone, marl and clay soils. A vein of sand crosses a slope in the vineyard, adding diversity to the local terroir and giving the wines complex and original characteristics. Guillaume’s estate is certified organic, he farms biodynamically, and makes his own barrels. He uses only hand-picked grapes from his own vineyards and wild yeasts for his natural vinification.
Marteaux Guillaume Champagne
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Esprit Terroir, Brut Nature, 2016
A deep gold color, this composition of character particularly highlights the Bonneil terroir. Thanks to its vinification in oak barrels, this wine has benefitted from a micro-natural oxygenation which gives it deep aromas and a slight imprint of tannin in the mouth. Alternately, freshness, minerality, then exotic fruits and saffron spices offer themselves to your senses.
2016 Vintage. Aged six years on lees and one year in oak barrel. Zero dosage. Classic champagne blend of 50% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 10% Meunier.
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Le Métèque, Extra Brut, NV
This Blanc de Blanc boasts fine bubbles, a golden color with slightly green reflections, and a fine and mineral nose. Citrus fruits will delicately fill your mouth.
Base wine of 2017 with 25% reserve wine. Aged five years on lees, then 58% of wine aged in oak barrels for eight months. Dosage of 1 gram per liter. 100% Chardonnay.
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L'Indigène, Extra Brut, NV
The flagship champagne of this house. Fine bubbles, a golden color with copper highlights, intense shine, a gourmet nose and generous, peach, citrus and sweet almond aromas that will delight your taste buds.
Base wine of 2016 with 44% reserve wine. Aged six years on lees. Dosage of 5 grams per liter. 100% Meunier.
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Infusion, Brut Rosé, NV
This rosé is a crate of red fruits: the aromas are reminiscent of those of cranberry and black cherry, as if delicately sprinkled with a bewitching vanilla. This champagne will surprise those resistant to rosé and comfort curious epicureans.
Base wine of 2016 with 15% reserve wine. Aged six years on lees. Dosage of 6 grams per liter. Blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay.
Régis Poissinet
This family-run estate was started in 1947 and still today Régis works the soil with horses in his picturesque 7 hectares of vineyards, aerating the earth on steep inclines that would otherwise be inaccessible. His 35 parcels, which extend over five villages (Baslieux, Cuchery, Leuvrigny, Mareuil le Port, Troissy) with varying terroirs in the Marne Valley, are certified organic and farmed biodynamically without herbicides. Fauna and flora flourish freely in his vineyards, and the exchange between the soil and the vines’ root systems is stimulated thanks to the presence of a huge variety of living microorganisms. The result is amazingly fresh and unique champagnes.
Régis Poissinet Champagne
Terre d’Irizée, Extra Brut, NV
This champagne takes you on a journey to the heart of Champagne Régis Poissinet’s terroir, capturing all its subtleties. The harmonious marriage between the Chardonnay and Meunier gives us freshness and fruitiness.
The flagship champagne of this house offers hints of citrus zest, white peach and nectarine which delight the nose. On the palate there is a vibrant structure with a smooth texture and slight salinity. The length in the mouth is remarkable - reminding one of the juicy bitterness of passion fruit.
- Decanter 92, James Suckling 91, Wine Enthusiast 89
Made with 39% reserve wine. Aged in oak barrels and in vats. Dosage of 2 grams per liter. 84% Meunier and 16% Chardonnay.
Michel Genet
Michel Genet founded his champagne house in the 1960s in the highly regarded Grand Cru village of Chouilly in the Côtes des Blancs subregion of Champagne. Today, his daughter and two sons take an artisanal approach to growing and managing their family-run champagne house.
The terroir is predominantly limestone with sedimentary rock composed of chalk, marl and limestone. All vineyards are processed by hand with respect for nature (lutte raisonnée), harvested manually, and vinified separately. This way they can guarantee a very high-quality champagne that easily exceeds most branded champagnes and for which they have been awarded many accolades.
Michel Genet Champagne
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MG Blanc de Blanc, Brut Nature, NV
Elegant grower champagne with a floral and vegetal nose of ripe wheat, violet, honeysuckle and hawthorn. Delicate and smooth on the palate. Creamy, if not milky, with notes of meringue and almond and a finish of exotic fruits and pineapple. - Decanter 91
Malolactic fermentation made on lees. Dosage of 2.5 grams per liter. 100% Chardonnay.
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RedBlend 9208, Brut Rosé, NV
From Grand Cru producer Genet, the name 'RedBlend 9208' denotes the blend of 92% Chardonnay and 8% Pinot Noir grapes used to produce this delicate feminine style Rosé Champagne. Beautiful pale salmon color and orange hints. Nice effervescence with a fine string of bubbles. On the nose, delicate floral aromas of violet, rose, peony and iris followed by red fruits, such as redcurrant, cherry, raspberry and apricot. On the palate, smooth and fresh with a lively citrus edge and bitter tension of orange peel.
Dosage 7 grams per liter. 47% Chardonnay from 2018, 45% Chardonnay from 2019 and 8% Pinot Noir from 2019.
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MG Blanc de Blanc Spirit, Brut, NV
From the Grand Cru vineyards of Chouilly comes this stunning Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne. The Genet family’s flagship creation. Complex toasty and citrus notes are well balanced in this fantastic value premium Champagne. Gold yellow color with aromas of pastries and freshly baked bread. On the palate, citrus dominated flavors of lemon, tangerine & grapefruit with a complex finish of cocoa and linseed oil with spicy salinity.
Malolactic fermentation made on lees. Dosage 8 grams per liter. 100% Chardonnay.