This has aromas of pear tart, pie crust, praline and apricot. Bright, with a creamy mousse and attractive biscuity and nutty layers. Dry feel at the end. 80% pinot noir, 15% chardonnay and 5% pinot meunier. Dosage 5,5 g/L. Disgorged in April 2022. Unfiltered. Drink now.

From Urville in the Côte des Bars, the NV Champagne Carte D'Or Brut is 80% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, and a splash of Meunier. A bright straw/golden color, it’s ripe and fruity in the glass and beautifully expresses its pure and generous profile with aromas of black cherries, ripe peaches, fresh flowers, and shortbread. Medium-bodied, it has a compact feel, with concentrated ripeness and a pillowy mousse that rounds out the wine through the finish. A very appealing wine, it’s perfect for the autumn and winter months and ready for drinking now or over the coming 4-6 years. - Audrey Frick

As always, the NV Brut Carte d'Or is a classic, well-executed and perfumed Champagne. It evokes aromas of white peach, ripe orchard fruits, pastry and spices. Medium-bodied, round and enrobing, it's delicately vinous and framed by an elegant mousse, with a lovely, mouthwatering, ripe orchard fruits-inflected finish. This blend of 80% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot Meunier was disgorged with 6.5 grams per liter dosage. - Yohan Castaing