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$62.65The Story
Vilmart is among the most acclaimed grower-Champagne houses, based in Premier Cru Rilly-la-Montagne on the Montagne de Reims. Fifth-generation Laurent Champs leads, and the house has built its reputation on two distinctive choices: vinification in oak barrels (still rare among growers) and unusually long aging on lees. Grand Cellier d'Or is the vintage-dated cuvée, a Chardonnay-led blend with Pinot Noir, fermented and raised in older barrels before extended bottle aging. The 2014 — released after roughly three and a half years on lees, with no malolactic and a tight dosage — shows Vilmart's hallmark texture and depth: oak-burnished without ever feeling heavy, with the bright Montagne de Reims chalk cutting straight through the middle.
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Vilmart is among the most acclaimed grower-Champagne houses, based in Premier Cru Rilly-la-Montagne on the Montagne de Reims. Fifth-generation Laurent Champs leads, and the house has built its reputation on two distinctive choices: vinification in oak barrels (still rare among growers) and unusually long aging on lees. Grand Cellier d'Or is the vintage-dated cuvée, a Chardonnay-led blend with Pinot Noir, fermented and raised in older barrels before extended bottle aging. The 2014 — released after roughly three and a half years on lees, with no malolactic and a tight dosage — shows Vilmart's hallmark texture and depth: oak-burnished without ever feeling heavy, with the bright Montagne de Reims chalk cutting straight through the middle.
