The NV Brut Heri Hodie 1er Cru is soft, open-knit and quite expressive, much of that coming from the 50% solera-style blend that informs this cuvée. Orange peel, lemon confit, hazelnut, exotic floral notes and a touch of wood add pretty touches of complexity throughout. The Heri Hodie is one of the creamier, generous wines in the range today. Dosage is 3 grams per liter. Disgorged: November, 2018. -- Antonio Galloni

Based on the 2018 vintage, but incorporating fully 80% of reserve wines from a solera established in 1995, Coulon's NV Brut Heri-Hodie is a lovely wine, bursting with aromas of crisp stone fruit, pear, freshly baked bread and a delicate top note of petrol. Medium to full-bodied and ample, with racy acids and a sweet core of fruit, it's a charming, seamless wine of considerable incipient complexity. - William Kelley