cépage 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir
village/vyd Pinot Noir from Aÿ Grand Cru;
Chardonnay from Oiry Grand Cru, Chouilly Grand Cru,
Avize Grand Cru; Aÿ (Pruche, Cheuzelles,
Longchamp, Cauffour, Le Léon) Avize and Chouilly
(Justice, Montaigu, Les Robarts)
malo Yes
élevage Oak barrique
sur latte 60+ Months
dégorgement November 2020 (4.5M)
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2018
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Vallee de la Marne
Variety:
Blend- Champagne
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-KMH-30-18 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2024-10-24
"More complex and spicier than its 2016 counterpart, the 2018 Extra-Brut Grand Cru Rive Gauche – Rive Droite offers up aromas of spices, toast, baked bread, white flowers and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, dense and rich, with a delicately layered core of fruit, it's well-balanced and concludes with bright acids and a pinpoint mousse. Kudos! A blend of equal parts Pinot Noir from A and Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs, it was disgorged with a dosage of three grams per liter."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2016
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2024-10-24
"With a delicate, elegant bouquet of spices, walnuts, white fruits and spring flowers, the 2016 Extra-Brut Grand Cru Rive Gauche – Rive Droite is medium to full-bodied and layered, with a deep core of fruit and a vinous, fresh texture, concluding with a long, ethereal finish. Crafted from equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, it was vinified and matured in barrels with no filtration and was disgorged with a dosage of three grams per liter."
2016
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2024-12-22
"A bright yellow hue, the 2016 Champagne Grand Cru Rive Gauche-Rive Droite Brut is equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and offers expressive notes of toast, graham cracker, orange peel, and white peach. Leaning toward full-bodied, it expands through the palate with richness as well as fully dry purity. It has a crystalline feel while its oak also adds a more yellow floral note of chamomile and savory broth which should amplify as it ages. Drink over the coming 10-15 years. Disgorged February 2021."
2016
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-11-01
"The 2016 Brut Rive Gauche-Rive Droite Grand Cru is a blend of equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from parcels in A , Avize, Chouilly and Oiry. Airy and perfumed in the glass, the 2016 is a Champagne of understated elegance more than anything else. White flowers, pear, mint, chamomile and crushed rocks are beautifully lifted. Dosage is 4 grams per liter. Disgorged: October 18, 2022."
2015
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-12-12
"The 2015 Extra Brut Rive Gauche/Rive Droit is half Pinot Meunier, half Chardonnay, half from the Vallée de la Marne, and half from the Côte des Blancs, including parcels in A , Avize, Chouilly and Oiry, all are massal selections of mature vines with low yields. The wines were fermented spontaneously in oak. Salty, buttery short crust on the nose continues seamlessly on a medium body, imbued equally with mellow apple fruit and salty yeast. This is clean-cut, structured, precise and speaks more of Pinot than Chardonnay, but the latter's brightness shine nonetheless in this tricky vintage. Disgorged: April 21, 2022. - Anne Krebiehl MW"
2015
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2024-05-10
"Peach blossom, and just gorgeous. Plump, succulent, nutty, almond butter and almond caramel. Smart and beautifully woven and quite seductive, but telescoped into elegance by super-fine bead and acidity. This has remarkable purity and intention. Whistle clean and spine-tinglingly fresh into a long, long, walnut and hazelnut finish. Superb. (TC)"
2014
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2022-11-07
2014
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2022-11-01
2014
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-01-31
2013
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-11-23
2013
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2021-04-12
2013
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2021-11-30
2012
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2018-11-30
2012
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2019-08-30
2012
Spectator
Score
93
Date
2018-10-29