Vilmart & Cie Grand Cellier Premier Cru Brut, Champagne, France NV San Giovanni Renzo Cotarella and his team

Renzo Cotarella and his team have created an Italian masterpiece that is reminiscent of the great whites of Burgundy

For lovers of old-school Oregon Pinot

yellow plum

This is 2005 and like many wines of this vintage

Vilmart & Cie Grand Cellier Premier Cru Brut, Champagne, France NV San Giovanni Renzo Cotarella and his teamA blend of 70% pinot noir and 30% chardonnay, this has a complex and sophisticated nose that delivers peach fruits and citrus, plus some bolder yellow plum fruits too. The palate is assertive, energetic and concentrated with peach and nectarine flavors met with lemony acidity. Long, really powerful Champagne here. Drink now or age on cork for three or more years. 93 Pts James Suckling