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🍾 Pierre Deville: Verzy Grand Cru Champagne with Patience, Precision, and a Point of View
Pierre Deville is a quietly compelling Champagne grower-producer from Verzy, one of the historic Grand Cru villages of the Montagne de Reims. The house works with a remarkably focused idea: old-vine fruit from a single Grand Cru village, indigenous fermentations, barrel vinification, full malolactic conversion, low Extra Brut dosage, and an emphasis on individual harvests rather than a generic “house style.” The three Pierre Deville Champagnes now available at Symbolic Wines—Rosé de Macération Grand Cru Extra Brut 2022, Copin Chardonnay Grand Cru Extra Brut 2021, and Copin Pinot Noir Grand Cru Extra Brut 2020—offer three very different perspectives on Verzy. Together,...
🍇 Domaine David Duband: From the Hautes-Côtes to Grand Cru Burgundy, One Very Personal Vision
Domaine David Duband is one of Burgundy’s most convincing modern success stories: a producer who began with family vineyards in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and built a portfolio that now stretches from fresh, site-driven Chardonnay to Grand Cru Pinot Noir in Charmes-Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot. The wines currently available at Symbolic Wines offer a particularly clear view of that progression—from the deceptively serious 2023 Coteaux Bourguignons Blanc to 2023 Grand Crus that show just how far Duband’s precise, whole-cluster style can travel.
💬 Bouchard Père & Fils: Burgundy’s Old Guard, Still Speaking Clearly in Grand Cru
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of those names that carries Burgundy history in the same breath as Burgundy authority. Founded in 1731 and now reshaped under Artémis Domaines, the house remains a major reference point for grand cru Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with holdings that still matter not just because of scale, but because of the clarity of the wines themselves.
🌌 Jacques Lassaigne ‘Autour de Minuit’ Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature: Midnight Chalk and Vin Jaune Shadows
‘Autour de Minuit’ is one of the most distinctive Champagnes in the Jacques Lassaigne range—a Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature from Montgueux that takes its character not only from chalk and Chardonnay, but from time spent in barrels that previously held Vin Jaune from the Jura. With both 2018 and 2019 vintages available on Symbolic Wines, this is a cuvée that rewards close attention from collectors and Champagne lovers who appreciate strong terroir identity and unusual élevage.
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