The NV (2018) Brut Blanc de Blancs Hugues de Coulmet is terrific. Rich and ample, the 2018 is wonderfully open-knit in this release. White peach, mint, white pepper, crushed rocks, slate and lemon oil are some of the many notes that grace this exquisite, wonderfully expressive Blanc de Blancs. Disgorged: April, 2023. -- Antonio Galloni

The Pierre Moncuit Cuvée Hugues de Coulmet comes from five hectares of vines that the family owns in Sézanne, rather than from the domaine’s parcels in Mesnil sur Oger. As I noted last year, this cuvée undergoes complete malo, is raised entirely in stainless steel and has a dosage of 9 grams per liter. Last year’s version was based primarily on the 2009 vintage, with this iteration being based on 2010. The bouquet is lovely, offering up scents of white peach, pear, crème patissière, a lovely base of limestone, apple blossoms and a gentle touch of high end smokiness. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and young, with a lovely core, very elegant mousse, zesty acids and fine length on the focused and still quite primary finish. This is certainly approachable today, but I would opt for giving it a year or two in the cellar to allow its secondary layers of complexity to start to emerge on the palate, as it will be delightful once this starts to occur. 2015-2030. 90+