This wine stuns…seriously, stuns at this price. Champagne Bernard Remy is our favorite bootstrap fable, going from an unknown Champagne house to top producer, and all the right names have aligned here. Marne Valley, Côte des Blancs, and Montagne de Reims provenance? Check. The most incredible price for a luscious and creamy champagne? Check again. This Champagne is not just outwardly delicious, but interesting and provocative, too. With fruit sourced from three of the five departments of the Champagne region, you get both linearity and crispness along with a round fatness that coats the mouth, begging you to drink more and more.

Allemant is the village that Bernard Remy chose for his estate, smack dab in the middle of the Côte des Blancs. He began his estate in 1968 with just a few hectares that have since expanded to 11, including in some Grand Cru areas like the revered Le Mesnil. This came after several expansions of his holdings, including the building of his own production facility piece by piece over the decades. In 2008, he retired and put his son, Rudy, at the helm of the estate. The wines have continued to garner acclaim under his son’s tutelage, and this bottling only adds to the family’s prestige!

The Grande Réserve Brut is mostly chardonnay (65% of it), with a balance of pinot noir and meunier. The fruit comes from throughout Champagne – the Montagne de Reims, which gives roundness to the cuvee; the Côte des Blancs, which adds the acid backbone; and the Marne Valley, which brings the full, ripe fruit. It was disgorged at the end of 2023, after spending more than two years on the lees, and we were beside ourselves when it landed in our warehouse! Its tantalizing creaminess is going to come through like a silk scarf caressing your skin – followed with accompanying notes of ginger and lemon curd, with an orange rind kiss to your palate bringing it into quick submission. Just the perfect blend of elegance and amiability! This is 100% a candidate for your top House Champagne, so make sure you get enough… before we run out! Holidays will be here before you know it – and this is just the thing to have a healthy stockpile of for all occassions!