The Shaman series is Benoît’s NV line-up of wines, roughly consisting of 2/3’s Pinot Noir and 1/3rd Chardonnay, depending on the year, and is entirely from Grand Cru parcels. These cuvée’s were originally... Read More
Complex flinty and chalky character is married to a very focused bone dry palate, but with wonderful harmony. The Amalfi lemon aroma grows and grows as it aerates, but this is a vital part of the wine’s personality. A cuvee... Read More
The current release of the NV Champagne Brut Reserve is based on the 2019 vintage. It is roughly equal parts Chardonnay, Meunier, and Pinot Noir, with 35% reserve wine blended in. Fruity, floral, and open, with notes of fresh... Read More
This has an attractive nose of roasted hazelnuts, almond croissants, raspberries, baked apples and custard. Lovely depth and flavor concentration here with a medium body, soft bubbles and salty elements on a fresh finish. 2018... Read More
Mainly Sauvignon Blanc, this is a ripe, herbal wine. Green fruits, acidity touched by more tropical flavors give the wine freshness and ripeness at the same time. Drink from 2023.
Fresh and floral nose with tiles, vibrant red berries and pomegranate. Stony, mineral verve. Pure and expressive with good tension on the medium-bodied palate. Silky, very nimble and elegant. Acidic red berries in the finish that... Read More
Rocking aromatics of spiced cherries, spring flowers, forest floor, and sagebrush all emerge from the 2020 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard, a pure, medium-bodied, elegant, gorgeous, balanced Pinot Noir from a cooler valley floor... Read More
Silky and exuding violet, blackberry and black currant, this red is about as alluring as a young Burgundy gets. It firms up on the finish with refined, cocoa powder tannins. Vibrant and long too. Drink now through 2028. 74 cases... Read More
A lovely touch of red currant plays alongside lemon on the tender nose. The palate strikes a more mellow tone, casting the red currant tartness against a creamy, yeasty core with the merest hint of pleasant phenolic bitterness.... Read More
This superrich and mouthcoating wine is also silky in texture and has a light, lifting acidity to give it great balance. Poached pears, marzipan and a touch of butter give it full flavors to pair with sauteed fish, broiled shellfish... Read More