Fine Wine > Sparkling > France > $100+ > 90-92 Pts

Cellar/Tasting Notes
" The 1999 Brut Cuvee William Deutz offers up ripe, tropical fruit, sweet spices, butterscotch and toastiness in a big, extroverted style. The wine comes across as rather rich and dense, but there is just enough minerality to provide a measure of balance and freshness... Anticipated maturity:..

Cellar/Tasting Notes
"Light, bright gold. Spicy citrus and pit fruits on the nose, complicated by ginger, toasted grain and a touch of honey. A sappy, somewhat hefty Champagne whose juicy pear, peach and candied orange flavors are lifted by gentle acidity. The pear and orange notes repeat on the nicely persistent,..

Cellar/Tasting Notes
"The NV Brut Rose emerges from the glass with the essence of freshly cut flowers, berries and minerals in a mid-weight, gracious style. It shows gorgeous inner perfume, along with persistent notes of chalkiness that frame the long, sublime finish. Year in, year out, this estate’s NV Brut Rose is..

Cellar/Tasting Notes
"The 2000 Brut Grand Cru d’Ay Fut de Chene is, not surprisingly, the biggest of these Champagnes. I am quite taken by the wine’s sheer richness and concentration..."