NV Champagne Henri Giraud Brut Esprit Nature
The Wine Advocate
RP 93
Reviewed by: Yohan Castaing
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2024 - 2034
Based on the 2020 vintage, the NV Brut Esprit Nature displays an iodine-inflected and elegant bouquet of menthol, anise, licorice, white peach and spices intertwined with notes of clementine. Medium-bodied, round and sappy, it's slightly creamy, with an elegant, fresh mid-palate that segues into an ethereal, long finish. Bottled in 2021, it was disgorged in November 2023 with a dosage of five grams per liter. This is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay.
2018 Stonestreet Chardonnay Estate
The Wine Advocate
RP 90
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Release Price: $40
Drink Date: 2021 - 2024
The 2018 Chardonnay Estate was aged for 10 months in French oak barrels, 31% new. It gives up notes of guava, fresh yellow apples and white peaches plus hints of chalk dust and candied ginger. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is elegant and refreshing with good length and a mineral kick on the finish. 3,500 cases were made.