{"title":"Grower Champagnes","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrower Champagne is made by the people who farm the fruit. Rather than selling grapes to one of the big houses, these estates press and bottle what they grow, from vineyards they own, in villages they have often worked for generations. The wines carry the mark of a single place and a single hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur growers include Andre Clouet in Bouzy, Pierre Peters in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Vilmart \u0026amp; Cie at Rilly-la-Montagne, and Lilbert-Fils in Cramant.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2017-lilbert-fils-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-cramant","title":"2017 Lilbert-Fils Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cramant","description":"\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003eGrower Champagne Pre-arrival Offer!\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eLanding early February 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTom Hewson, Decanter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBertrand Lilbert’s wines have long been insider favourites, particularly the intensely characterful, clean-cut and aromatic Cramant Chardonnay, and the Perle – which follows a tradition in the village of reducing the pressure of the mousse by one third to give finer, creamier bubbles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lilbert Fils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480713449691,"sku":"1365","price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/Lilbert2017.png?v=1749742079"},{"product_id":"nv-andre-clouet-grand-cuvee-1911","title":"NV Andre Clouet Grand Cuvee 1911","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eUn Jour de 1911 takes its name from the year the echelle des crus was drawn up in Champagne. Andre Clouet releases it in lots of 1,911 bottles, each drawn from the oldest Pinot Noir vines across the family's best lieux-dits in the Grand Cru of Bouzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHalf of every blend comes from a declared vintage and half from reserve wine held in a solera the family started in 1998 in used Sauternes barrels. No vintage or disgorgement date appears on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRich, bright golden yellow. Intense bouquet, brioche notes, ripe stone fruit, dried apple and a little nougat. Complex, full-bodied... Very finely tuned mousse, salty underlay, with fresh acid structure. - Peter Moser, Falstaff (95 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andre Clouet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480724918491,"sku":"1309","price":211.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NV_Andre_Clouet_Grand_Cuvee_1911.png?v=1749785765"},{"product_id":"nv-lilbert-fils-perle-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru","title":"NV Lilbert-Fils Perle Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru","description":"\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGrower Champagne \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, it spends a year longer on the fine lees in tank and is then made with a lower-pressure than traditional Champagnes, delivering four atmospheres instead of the standard six, by adding a solution with just 16 grams of sugar per liter instead of 24, as four grams of sugar per liter produces one atmosphere of pressure. Opening in the glass with scents of hazelnut, honeysuckle, smoke and brioche, it is more generously structured and vinous than the regular non-vintage cuvée, informed by the quality and personality of the base vintages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lilbert Fils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480725508315,"sku":"1364","price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NV_Lilbert_-_Fils_Perle_Blanc_de_Blancs_Grand_Cru.png?v=1749784543"},{"product_id":"nv-pierre-peters-cuvee-de-reserve-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru","title":"NV Pierre Peters Cuvee de Reserve Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe wine that introduces the Pierre Peters range. Chardonnay only, drawn from Grand Cru vineyards across the Cote des Blancs with the bulk coming from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where Rodolphe Peters holds the majority of the family's vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHalf the blend is a single base vintage and half comes from the house perpetual reserve, built up since 1988 and held across stainless steel, large oak cask and concrete. This shipment is base 2023, finished with a dosage of six grams per litre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA refined, expressive blanc de blancs, showing white flowers, fresh rose petals, pear and quince, together with hints of blanched almonds and yellow fruit. The mousse is exceptionally creamy and silky. - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (94 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480725573851,"sku":"1377","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NV_Pierre_Peters_Cuvee_de_Reserve.png?v=1749784434"},{"product_id":"nv-vilmart-cie-grand-cellier","title":"NV Vilmart \u0026 Cie Grand Cellier","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When I think of finesse in Champagne, Vilmart is one of the first names that come to my mind.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Wines of Pierre Péters \u0026amp; Vilmart are some of Champagne’s finest, although not its best known.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuon Hooke, The Real Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vilmart Cie Champagne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480725672155,"sku":"1414","price":144.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NVVilmart_CieGrandCellier.png?v=1749784301"},{"product_id":"nv-vilmart-cie-grand-reserve","title":"NV Vilmart \u0026 Cie Grand Reserve","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“When I think of finesse in Champagne, Vilmart is one of the first names that come to my mind.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Wines of Pierre Péters \u0026amp; Vilmart are some of Champagne’s finest, although not its best known.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHuon Hooke, The Real Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vilmart Cie Champagne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480725704923,"sku":"1413","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NVVilmart_CieGrandReserve.png?v=1749784270"},{"product_id":"2016-vilmart-coeur-de-cuvee","title":"2016 Vilmart \u0026 Cie Coeur de Cuvee","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCoeur de Cuvee is the top wine at Vilmart \u0026amp; Cie, drawn from 60-year-old vines in the lieu-dit Les Blanches Voies at Rilly-la-Montagne and built from only the heart of the press, around 68 per cent of the juice and the least fruit-forward, most acid-driven fraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMatured in 228-litre oak barrels, the 2016 was disgorged in September 2022 with a dosage of seven grams per litre. Wine Advocate, Vinous and Wine Spectator all tasted that same disgorgement and all landed on 95 or better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith crystalline purity and more tension than any other wine in this year's lineup, Vilmart's 2016 Coeur de Cuvee has put up a stellar performance... Taut and incisive, with impressive mid-palate amplitude, racy acidity and ample chalky structuring extract. - Kristaps Karklins, Wine Advocate (95+ pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vilmart Cie Champagne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48059385610459,"sku":"1415","price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/2016_Vilmart_Cie_Coeur_de_Cuvee_95c041aa-0216-46e2-8133-6cf3f88fccd3.jpg?v=1789420692"},{"product_id":"nv-andre-clouet-spiritum-96-rose","title":"NV Andre Clouet Spiritum 96 Rose","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSpiritum 96 is Jean-Francois Clouet's attempt to hold two things in one glass: the freshness of a young rose and the depth of a great old vintage. The rose is drawn from Pinot Noir grown on the Clouet family's Grand Cru holdings in Bouzy, on the southern flank of the Montagne de Reims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhat sets it apart is the liqueur. Rather than a conventional dosage, Clouet built one from 1996 Bouzy Grand Cru wine and concentrated it at roughly 300 grams per litre, half the usual 600, so that a far greater proportion of the old vintage carries through into the finished Champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe contrast he has conjured here between supple, silky red fruits and the spicy depth of 1996 liqueur is striking indeed... 1996 heightens the personality and the integrity of 2020 Bouzy pinot noir, widening its expansive personality and accentuating its nuanced complexity. - Tyson Stelzer, The Champagne Guide (94 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andre Clouet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49308192211163,"sku":null,"price":184.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NV_Andre_Clouet_Spiritum_96_Rose_01163afb-526c-4425-9040-22e97fbc1cc3.jpg?v=1789420485"},{"product_id":"2016-andre-clouet-dream-vintage","title":"2016 Andre Clouet Dream Vintage","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBouzy is Pinot Noir country, and Andre Clouet is one of its most committed practitioners, which makes Dream Vintage the outlier in the range: a Champagne made entirely from Chardonnay grown inside the Grand Cru of Bouzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eChardonnay is a small presence in the village, and the 2016 gives a Blanc de Blancs with the breadth that Bouzy's south-facing slopes bring to fruit, cut with the acidity and chalk-driven line the variety is grown for elsewhere in Champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNotes of white peach and chalk emerge, not in an austere or sharply mineral way, but with a charming, well-balanced finesse... an electrifying wave of salinity surges through, bringing a lean, chalky grip that coats the mouth with intense minerality. - Lobenberg Wine Guide (96 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andre Clouet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49308194341083,"sku":null,"price":142.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/2016_Andre_Clouet_Dream_Vintage_80a5a9f0-a82e-43dc-9b7e-2a733bfad746.jpg?v=1789420485"},{"product_id":"2014-vilmart-cie-emotion-rose","title":"2014 Vilmart \u0026 Cie Emotion Rose","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eEmotion is the vintage rose from Vilmart \u0026amp; Cie, the grower house at Rilly-la-Montagne where Laurent Champs works exclusively with Premier Cru fruit from old vines on the Montagne de Reims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt blends Chardonnay with Pinot Noir vinified as a rose de saignee. As with everything at Vilmart, fermentation happens in 228-litre oak casks rather than steel, malolactic fermentation is blocked to hold on to acidity, and the wine spends several years on lees before disgorgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLaced with sweet dried cherry, dried herbs, blood orange and mint. It offers terrific breadth for the year, with the Pinot more in evidence than in the 2015 tasted alongside it... 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Chardonnay only, from Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote des Blancs, with the great majority of the estate's holdings sitting in Le Mesnil itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe blend joins a single base vintage with a portion of the house perpetual reserve, a solera-style stock held across stainless steel, large oak cask and concrete that reaches back to the late 1980s. Dosed at around two grams per litre, so there is very little standing between the drinker and the chalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA beautifully balanced wine with sliced fresh and cooked apple with hints of cream and some bread dough and brioche. Medium-bodied with a lovely creamy texture. 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The wine is held on lees for five years or more rather than the usual two or three, and it is aged under cork rather than crown seal, which slows the exchange and builds a broader texture. The name translates as the forgotten reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA smooth, vinous mousse carries complex layers of wet chalk, wilted rose petal and candied citrus. Full-bodied and seamless, with marzipan, salted butter and roasted lemon, accented by a subtle iodine note. - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (97 pts)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49308197421275,"sku":null,"price":264.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1251\/5803\/files\/NV_Pierre_Peters_Reserve_Oubliee_319cfb10-70a6-444d-b84e-8806ce0207b1.jpg?v=1789420486"},{"product_id":"nv-pierre-peters-cuvee-de-reserve-blanc-de-blancs-grand-cru-magnum-1-5l","title":"NV Pierre Peters Cuvee de Reserve Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Magnum 1.5L","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe wine that introduces the Pierre Peters range, in magnum. Chardonnay only, drawn from Grand Cru vineyards across the Cote des Blancs with the bulk coming from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, where Rodolphe Peters holds the majority of the family's vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHalf the blend is a single base vintage and half comes from the house perpetual reserve, built up since 1988 and held across stainless steel, large oak cask and concrete. This shipment is base 2023, finished with a dosage of six grams per litre. Magnum format, 1.5 litres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA refined, expressive blanc de blancs, showing white flowers, fresh rose petals, pear and quince, together with hints of blanched almonds and yellow fruit. 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