Based on the 2015 vintage and complemented, as usual, by some 30% reserve wines from a solera of demi-muids dating back to 1986, this bottle of the NV Brut Reflet d'Antan saw tirage in 2017, followed by disgorgment in December 2019 with 0.6 grams per liter dosage. Mingling aromas of toasted nuts and candied peel with hints of honeycomb and fresh mint, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and incisive, with tangy acids and a long, sapid finish. - William Kelley

The NV Brut Reflet d'Antan (base 2017) is laced with hints of tangerine peel, mint, apricot, spice, lemon confit, chamomile and passion fruit. There’s an exotic flair to this ethereal, wonderfully nuanced edition of the family's flagship. This release is based on the 2017 harvest and blended with 35% reserve wines, all aged together in demi-muid. Reflet d'Antan remains one of the most captivating and idiosyncratic wines in Champagne. Readers should note it is now bottled only in magnum. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. Disgorged: December 2022. -- Antonio Galloni

I had the chance to share this bottle with Klaus-Peter Keller during my visit to his domaine, the week prior to my arrival in Champagne. The Reflet d’Antan bottling from the Bérêche family is fermented in tank and then raised in six hundred liter, older oak casks and is comprised of a blend of one-third each of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. This wine is base year 2007, with the wine having spent three years on its fine lees prior to disgorgement. The bouquet offers up a slight touch of oakiness on both the nose and palate, but is quite complex and vibrant in its aromatic blend of pear, apple, rye bread, a touch of menthol, pinot meunier flora tones, a touch of nuttiness and a bit of vanilla. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, crisp and complex, with a lovey core of fruit, elegant mousse and fine focus and grip on the wellbalanced and long finish. Fine juice. 2014-2030+.