Staff Reviews:

John Rittmaster, Wine Director: If you like your Champagne with a little age, this is a magnificent bottle. Nutty, broad on the palate and complete. Such a good bottle of bubbles! Sorry to see this vintage go. ****

Frank Rothstein, Minister of Value: Still drinking like a champ; Alexandra knows how to make Champagne that develops beautifully in the bottle without sacrificing its natural acidity. ***

Notes from Alexandra Sainz herself:

2013 was harsh and very capricious. Our dormant vines were covered with snow in the winter. Spring came a little later than usual with intense cold in May. Violent storms took place in June leading up to an exceptionally warm and sunny summer, allowing the cycle of the vineyard to ripe the grapes with an extremely high freshness.

The harvest in 2013 was overdue and started quite late but the result was worth the wait. This weather pattern exalted the finest of our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The quality of the fruit was superb and 2013 is to become a year that will go down in Champagne’s history books.

This vintage rested on lees for 8 years in our dark and chalky cellars. It reveals an extraordinary finesse and a capacity to age.

It is a very limited blend of the most expressive wines from 2013. Only 2,667 bottles were produced and just a few are currently released.