Description / Reviews
// 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay
Aged for 25 years on lees before disgorgement in 2021
9.5g/L dosage
"For a long time left in the shadows of 1996, 1995 has proven a more classic and undoubtedly more consistent vintage despite it's more understated nature. It was the best season the Champagne region had seen since 1990 thanks to a hot, dry summer which accelerated ripening, coupled with a late, sun-soaked harvest. Smoked, coffee notes intermingle with intense accents of toasted cacao. These are joined by the aromas of dried yellow fruit, which develop slowly to lend the wine a gourmand, sun-drenched touch. On the bouquet, a subtle interplay of spices and garrigue elevates the ensemble. Full-bodied and generous on the attack, with beautiful density. It's power is counterbalanced with a surprising freshness, which is much more pronounced than it first appears on the nose. An unfurling of juicy fruit flavours offers a vibrant, indulgent texture. A saline touch mingles with bursts of clementine for a flavourful and refined finish that lingers on the palate." - House Notes
"Tasted from magnum, the 1995 vintage, stored in the house's cellar until a late disgorgement in 2021, is wonderfully showy and decadent today, without any signs of tiring. Showing vivid, sweet greengage, lime and bergamot fruit, it's wrapped up in almond croissant richness and dotted with delicious complexities of rose petal and toasted nuts. Fleshy, accessible yet precise and silky, it's an instant charmer even if not bestowed with electric energy or definition on the palate." - 95 Points, Tom Hewson, Decanter (January 2026)
