Arlaux Champagne Premier Cru, Grande Cuvée
Arlaux is in my opinion the finest single grower champagne on the market. Arlauxs vineyards are all premier cru on the Montagne de Reims and at Robert Parker's famous tasting of non-vintage champagne, Arlaux knocked the socks off the competition coming in first place ahead of all the much more expensive Grandes Marques including Bollinger and Taittinger. They don't need to spend big bucks on brand marketing.
Most of Arlaux's small production is unsurprisingly snapped up by the Michelin-star restaurants of France with a little left over for us.
- Esme Johnstone, Co-Founder of FromVineyardsDirect
I'm acutely aware that we rarely offer champagne in these pages, other than the occasional treat from our beloved Pol Roger (the Speccie house pour), largely because I've never found one that's good enough or well-priced enough. Well, crikey, thanks to Esme Johnstone of fromvineyardsdirect I've finally now found one. The Arlaux Champagne Premier Cru, Brut Grande Cuvée NV fair knocked my socks off. Produced by the Arlaux family from insecticide-free Premier Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims, it's first-rate fizz and no mistake. And don't just take my word for it.
It's gloriously honeyed, toasty notes and finest of fine mousses also caught the eye of Robert Parker, no less, who recently placed it top of a blind tasting of 50 non-vintage champagnes. Oh, and by the way, Bollinger was second and Taittinger third, both of which cost a heck of a lot more than this does.
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