Champagne All Day – It’S Time To Celebrate! Oct 22, 2021 There’s only one thing better than a glass of champagne – a bottle! Explore Wine Warehouse’s comprehensive list of the best Champagnes to celebrate with this year. Meet four unique, outstanding Champagne houses, including Drappier, Bruno Paillard, Jacquart, and – new to our portfolio – Henri Giraud. Champagne lovers will want a bottle from all four houses in their kitchen this holiday season! L-R: Charlene, Hugo, Antoine, and Michel Drappier. DRAPPIER The Drappier family has been at the forefront of viticultural in the Aube region for over 150 years. A Drappier ancestor, “Papa Pinot” was the first to plant Pinot Noir in the Aube in the 1930s. Presently 75% of Aube vineyards are planted to Pinot Noir. Drappier’s estate features Kimmeridgean clay, a dominant aspect of the Aube region’s soil structure and a perfect foundation for superior Pinot Noir. Drappier’s 50-hectare estate is family owned and largely planted to Pinot Noir. An additional 50 hectares are under long term control. DRAPPIER CARTE D’OR DRAPPIER BRUT ROSÉ DRAPPIER BRUT NATURE ZERO DOSAGE DRAPPIER SANS SEUF DRAPPIER BRUT ROSÉ NATURE ZERO DOSAGE DRAPPIER GRANDE SENDRÉE GIFT BOX 2010 DRAPPIER GRANDE SENDRÉE ROSÉ 2010 DRAPPIER BLANC DE BLANCS SIGNATURE DRAPPIER CHARLES DE GAULLE DRAPPIER CARTE D’OR “This bright and zesty Champagne is lightly juicy and appealing, offering flavors of honeycrisp Apple, ripe white cherry, biscuit and pickled ginger. Balanced and lacy in texture, with a lingering, spiced finish.” – 92pts Wine Spectator; 91pts Wine Advocate, 90pts Wine Enthusiast Alice and Bruno Paillard. BRUNO PAILLARD Bruno Paillard hails from a family of Champagne brokers who specialized in a handful of Grand Cru Villages. He’s got bloodlines! Paillard is one of the smallest houses in the appellation producing only 450,000 bottles annually. Bruno Paillard’s recipe of top terroir fruit processed with less yeast, longer aging and a lower dosage results in full bodied Champagnes with elegance and harmony that have great flavor development and a unique personality. BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT PREMIÈRE CUVEÉ BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT BLANC DE BLANC 2012 BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT ASSEMBLAGE 2012 BRUNO PAILLARD DOSAGE ZERO BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT ROSÉ PREMIÈRE CUVEÉ BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT NPU GIFT BOX 2004 BRUNO PAILLARD BRUT PREMIÈRE CUVEÉ “The finesse of the bubbles creates a cashmere feel of richness, layering toasty notes of age with a spark of freshness in the wine’s lime and limestone savor (it has the fossilized oyster-shell impression of a great Chablis). Deliciously complex, it may make you hungry for an oyster.” – 93pts Wine & Spirits; 92pts Decanter, 92+pts Wine Advocate, 91pts James Suckling, 90pts Wine Spectator Jacquart Winemaker Joelle Weiss. JACQUART One of modern Champagne’s great success stories, Jacquart began in the early 1960s as 30 small families. They are now an alliance of 700 growers controlling 7% of Champagne’s total vineyard plantings. Jacquart Champagnes express exuberance and joie de vivre in a classic French manner. They are fruity and friendly in an easy drinking style. Jacquart’s growers own 350 hectares (60+ crus). The house controls 100% of its grape needs, highly unusual in Champagne – this insures consistently high quality fruit. JACQUART BRUT MOSAÏQUE JACQUART BRUT ROSÉ JACQUART BLANC DE BLANCS JACQUART BRUT CUVEÉ ALPHA JACQUART BRUT MOSAÏQUE “This has pared back aromas of lemon citrus with hints of grilled peaches and a fresh mineral edge. The palate has impressive depth and fruit flesh. Five years on lees has rounded the palate out nicely as it now delivers smooth lemon-curd flavors. A fresh, crisp and mouthwatering finish.” – 93pts James Suckling; 92pts Decanter; 91pts Wine Enthusiast Claude Giraud, Owner. HENRI GIRAUD The origins of Champagne Henri Giraud go back to 1625. Contemporary of Henri IV and his descendants, the Hémart family settled permanently in Aÿ at the beginning of the 17th century. Its history rooted in Aÿ, terroir of exception, and intimately mixed with the extraordinary epic of champagne from the 18th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, Léon Giraud, cuirassier of the Marne Battle, married a young lady Hémart. He rebuilt the magnificent vineyard of the family that had just been devastated by phylloxera and First World War. Claude Giraud, 12th generation of the Giraud-Hémart family, today presides over the destiny of this Champagne House. L-R: Oaks in the Argonne Forest, a bottle of 2012 Argonne Cuvée with gold foil, grapevines at Henri Giraud. ARGONNE CUVÉE & NEW TECHNIQUES Claude Giraud has returned since 1990 to history and rebuilt the first oak barrels from the Argonne Forest. The famous oaks of this historic forest have for more than ten centuries raised the great wines of Champagne. “Argonne” is today the name of the house’s iconic cuvée. Each year, Sebastien Le Golvet, the Cellar Master of the house, mobilizes his merrandiers and coopers. Together, they select the most beautiful oaks of the Argonne forest, Sebastien then leads himself the toasting. This delicate work will be the last precious touch of the grande cuvées. With its unique expertise in the vinification of great Champagne cuvées in new oak barrels, the Henri Giraud House is now working on new winemaking in small containers, either of terracotta or ovoid sandstone to optimize the exchange between the wine and its lees.The saltiness, intensity and aromatic complexity of Champagne Henri Giraud make it one of the jewels of Excellence in this region. With only 250,000 bottles of which only a few thousand bottles for its grande cuvées, these champagnes are sought- after by collectors and lovers of great wines from around the world. CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD ESPRIT NATURE BRUT NV CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD DAME JANE ROSÉ NV CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD HOMMAGE PINOT NOIR NV CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD GRAND CRU AŸ FUT CHENE MV 2015 CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD GRAND CRU ARGONNE 2012 CHAMPAGNE HENRI GIRAUD ESPRIT NATURE BRUT NV “Based on the 2017 vintage (with 50% from the house’s perpetual reserve) and disgorged in January 2020, this rendition of the NV Brut Esprit Nature is showing very well, mingling aromas of yellow orchard fruit and peach with nuances of toasted bread, candied peel, white flowers, clear honey and fresh almonds. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it’s elegantly vinous, with lively acids and a long, delicately oak-inflected finish. Fermented in barrels, some 20% of the blend derives from domaine holdings.” – 92pts Wine Advocate; 90pts Wine Spectator Wine Warehouse Portfolio Wine Warehouse was founded in 1973 by brothers Bob and Jim Myerson who wanted to share their enthusiasm for premium quality wine with the wine trade in Southern California. Today, the company is one of the largest distributors of alcoholic beverages in the United States with branches in Northern and Southern California covering the state. We are dedicated to offering a wide selection of wine, beer, spirits, non alcoholic beverages, and glassware to licensed retailers and restaurateurs in the California market. Product Catalogs and more! 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