Well-balanced and refreshing, this dry wine blends mineral and chalk aspects with tasty raspberry flavors. It is a slightly restrained, elegant expression that will please many. JIM GORDON

This is a powerful and dense sparkling wine that is first and foremost a classic-quality wine. And then you think about the bubbles. Full-bodied with lots of brioche, pie crust and bread dough. Great finish. Five years on...

The blend of 83% Pinot Noir and 17% Chardonnay hails from Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa and Marin counties. A lovely, medium-bodied brut, its aromatics offer notes of late spring fruit: fresh and succulent apricot, a spark of...

Made from 57% Pinot Noir and 43% Chardonnay, this bottling has been given three years minimum of bottle age. Peach, hazelnut and crisp acidity highlight a fine mousse that is both lengthy and complex. Virginie Boone

Fruity but trim, this nicely balanced wine combines fresh apple and a hint of ginger on a crisp texture of tight bubbles. This bracing quality adds to its elegance. —JIM GORDON

A dry and solid rosé Champagne with sliced strawberry and orange peel. Full and linear with firmness and focus. Dry at the end. Fruity. Drink or hold.