The winemaker/proprietor at this six-hectare estate is Jean-Michel Turgy, who created this Réserve Selection specifically for his West Coast importer, North Berkeley Imports; it includes a whopping 30% reserve wine in the cuvée, a significantly higher percentage than what is found in his regular NV Brut release. The specialty here is crystalline, focused Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay grown almost exclusively in Les Mesnil-sur-Oger. As Champagne geeks know, this village is effectively 100% devoted to Chardonnay, all of it Grand Cru, and by no means is Krug’s famed “Clos de Mesnil” the only distinguished vineyard site here: The village’s east-facing slopes, sheltered by thick woodland on the hills above, are perfect for ripening Chardonnay that maintains racy acidity and beautiful, high-toned aromatics.

Why You'll Love It: 

• A category-defining Blanc de Blancs that must not be missed! The refinement, energy, and star-bright personality is evident from the first sip. 
  
• In the glass, it’s a brilliant straw-gold with flecks of silver, with aromas of fresh-cut green apple, quince, lemon curd, hay, honeysuckle, sea salt, and fresh brioche dough.
  
• There’s great depth to the minerality and terrific focus and lift on the palate—it’s airy and refined, but substantial, in the manner of the best Blanc de Blancs.

How To Serve It:

• Serve it at 45-50 degrees in elegant all-purpose white stems.
  
• While it is plenty structure for main-course seafood dishes, this wine as an ultra-sophisticated apéritif:  with some fresh, lemony crab toasts for a kick-off to a great meal.