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Champagne Pierre Gimonnet Premier Cru Brut NV

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6 Reviews

Fragrant, invigorating Champagne that 'tastes like an orchard' according to buyer Sarah Knowles MW during our 2022 Wine Champions tastings, where it was deemed a winner. Clean and fresh (this is made with100% chardonnay) with intense green-apple fruit.

£36.00 Bottle

£192.00 £180.00 Case of 6

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Code: CH3151

Wine characteristics

Champagne
1 - Bone dry
Chardonnay
75cl
Within two years of purchase
12.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Champagne cork

Pierre Gimonnet

Côte des Blancs, as the name suggests, is all about chardonnay, and all Gimonnet’s wines are 100% chardonnay. The Gimonnets are based in the village of Cuis but also have vineyards in the premier cru site Vertus and in the grand cru villages of Cramant, Chouilly and Oger, with some 40 plots of land in all and a total of 28 hectares.

Olivier and Didier Gimonnet play on the different variations of terroir within these sites to give each of their Champagnes a true sense of place. Common to all their Champagnes however is finesse, minerality, elegance and freshness.

The fruit for the non-vintage Champagne comes from Cuis, which tends to make a delicate fruity style of wine. What is unusual here is the reserve wine which is added, drawn from several vintages, and kept in bottle rather than tank or vat. The result is a wine of great complexity and length of flavour.

Sussex Express

A grower champagne from the Premier Cru village of Cuis, it is made from 100 per cent chardonnay grapes and incorporates reserve wines back to 2011. Delicate and fruity with a soft mousse, the style is...

A grower champagne from the Premier Cru village of Cuis, it is made from 100 per cent chardonnay grapes and incorporates reserve wines back to 2011. Delicate and fruity with a soft mousse, the style is fresh, pure and elegant, with a crisp, dry finish.

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Richard Esling

Thursday 22nd Dec 2022

wineanorak.com

I love thisChampagne. It’s one I’ve enjoyed before ... It’s also stunning value for money.Interestingly, it has ‘Chardonnay’ on the front label. I wasn’t aware that...

I love thisChampagne. It’s one I’ve enjoyed before ... It’s also stunning value for money.Interestingly, it has ‘Chardonnay’ on the front label. I wasn’t aware that thiswas allowed in Champagne, and I’m not sure the CIVC are massively keen on it.This bottling is 72% 2011, with the balance from four vintages back to 2006.Delicate, fine toasty notes on the nose. Real finesse, in a pure, precise stylewith bright citrus and white peach fruit. This is such a pure wine with realfinesse.

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93/100 Jamie Goode

Tuesday 20th Oct 2015

The Daily Telegraph

An immaculate blancde blancs (100% chardonnay) champagne, arrow-like in its precision and focus,with an invigorating sourness and gentle touch of white blossom.

- Victoria Moore

Saturday 28th Nov 2015

Sunday Express

This grower champagne(where the person who grows the grapes makes the wine) is stunning value formoney, offering delicate, fine toasty notes and real finesse. It’s made in apure, precise style with...

This grower champagne(where the person who grows the grapes makes the wine) is stunning value formoney, offering delicate, fine toasty notes and real finesse. It’s made in apure, precise style with bright citrus and white-peach fruit.

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- Jamie Goode

Sunday 27th Dec 2015

Sunday Express

This grower champagne (the wine is produced by the people who grew the grapes) is stunning value for money, offering delicate, fine toasty aromas and real finesse. It’s made in a pure,...

This grower champagne (the wine is produced by the people who grew the grapes) is stunning value for money, offering delicate, fine toasty aromas and real finesse. It’s made in a pure, precise style with bright citrus and white-peach fruit. Impressive stuff.

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- Jamie Goode

Sunday 3rd Apr 2016

The Oldie

Clean, floral and perfect as an aperitif.

- Bill Knott

Thursday 26th May 2016

The Observer

An invigorating fizzfrom Pierre Gimonnet, a specialist in chardonnay (which here makes up 100% ofthe blend) and one of the best of the region’s grower-producers now makingtheir own wines rather than ...

An invigorating fizzfrom Pierre Gimonnet, a specialist in chardonnay (which here makes up 100% ofthe blend) and one of the best of the region’s grower-producers now makingtheir own wines rather than selling grapes to the region’s big houses.

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- David Williams

Sunday 19th Jun 2016

Kent & Sussex Courier

Bubbles to get theparty started. A masterful 100% Chardonnay cuvee that's full of nervy energywith savoury pastry shop richness providing the bass notes to go with the stonefruit, hazelnut and lemon....

Bubbles to get theparty started. A masterful 100% Chardonnay cuvee that's full of nervy energywith savoury pastry shop richness providing the bass notes to go with the stonefruit, hazelnut and lemon. One of the most toothsome grower-producer Champagneswith some real depth to it. Do not hesitate. Marvellous as an aperitif withsome amuse-bouches/gueules or to complement dim sum, raw oysters, fish andchips, seafood, sushi or the Boxing Day curry. A true connoisseur's Champagneand a great wine for Christmas turkey too.

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- James Viner

Friday 2nd Dec 2016

Sunday Express

This chardonnay-onlyfizz is pure, linear and elegant with a core of citrus and real delicacy. It’sone of the great bargain champagnes and a favourite of mine.

- Jamie Goode

Sunday 18th Dec 2016

The Scotsman

The Gimonnets havegrown vines since 1750, but only started bottling their own in Cuis in 1935.They now own a sizeable 28 hectares, making eight Champagnes. Many of the vinesare over 40 years old which...

The Gimonnets havegrown vines since 1750, but only started bottling their own in Cuis in 1935.They now own a sizeable 28 hectares, making eight Champagnes. Many of the vinesare over 40 years old which Didier Gimonnet says reduces yield, increases ripenessand concentrates fruit. Cuis Champagne is on the lighter side, but they havecrispness, minerality and pure chardonnay fruits.

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- Rose Murray Brown

Saturday 30th Dec 2017

rosemurraybrown.com

Star buy: TheGimmonets have grown vines since 1750, but started bottling their own fizz inCuis in the 1930’s. One of the larger growers, they own 28 hectaresmaking 8 different...

Star buy: TheGimmonets have grown vines since 1750, but started bottling their own fizz inCuis in the 1930’s. One of the larger growers, they own 28 hectaresmaking 8 different Champagnes. The key is their old vines, most over 40years old which Didier Gimmonet says helps grape ripeness and concentratesfruits. This is on the lighter side with crisp minerality, purechardonnay fruits and rich nutty finish.

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- Rose Murray Brown

Sunday 19th Aug 2018

champagneguru.co.uk

Best value wines forChristmas and the New Year: … a brisk introduction [to blanc de blancs] thatshows complexity and depth, partly bought by judicious use of reserve wines.

- Giles Fallowfield

Friday 1st Feb 2019

Decanter

100% chardonnay,Didier Gimonnet's aspiration for his entry NV is a cuvée with attack on thefront, roundness in the middle and crispness on the end. The singularexpression of his home village in...

100% chardonnay,Didier Gimonnet's aspiration for his entry NV is a cuvée with attack on thefront, roundness in the middle and crispness on the end. The singularexpression of his home village in Cuis, it is softened with reserves of theprevious year's blend, aged in magnums. The result is the quintessentialaperitif, and one of the most pristine Champagnes for its price. Thenorth-facing elegance of this village lets fine salt-chalk minerality sing inharmony with crystalline acidity.

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- Tyson Steltzer

Wednesday 1st Jul 2020

Sunday Express

Pure and elegant,taut and focused, with luscious lemon and pear, brightness and precision, thisis all about the chardonnay fruit. Good acidity and dry character, withoutbeing austere, it has crystalline...

Pure and elegant,taut and focused, with luscious lemon and pear, brightness and precision, thisis all about the chardonnay fruit. Good acidity and dry character, withoutbeing austere, it has crystalline complexity with subtle salty hints on thefinish.

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- Jamie Goode

Sunday 5th Jul 2020