Vilmart et Cie, Champagne Grand Cellier d'Or Brut, 2014 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 Blanc Sec blend: 55% Sémillon

Blanc Sec blend: 55% Sémillon

with layers of ripe plum

The winemaking is old-school: no destemming to speak of

and blood orange lead

making this 2024 a fine intro to his Trousseau range

Vilmart et Cie, Champagne Grand Cellier d'Or Brut, 2014 Reasonable_Cellar_2022 Blanc Sec blend: 55% SémillonVilmart 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 cuve, a Chardonnay led blend with Pinot Noir, fermented and raised in older barrels before