2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2026-2056
Classification Champagne Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Fermentation Vessels Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Fruit comes from old vines in Ambonnay. The wine was fermented and aged in barrel, including 10% new oak. For the listed 2016 release, the importer reports 96 months on lees and 1 g/L dosage; reviews reproduced on the page identify that release as disgorged in July 2025.
Tasting Notes Wine Spectator (2 September 2026): blood orange, raspberry, passion fruit, verbena, ginger, saffron, anise, saline minerality, chalk, almond and pastry. Vinous (18 May 2026): orchard fruit, white pepper, mint, chalk, dried herbs, tangerine oil, crushed rocks and French-oak nuance.
Critics Ratings Wine Spectator 97; Jeb Dunnuck 95+; Vinous 95+
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2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2025-2045
Classification Champagne Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Harvest Dates Harvest commenced 2015-09-20
Vine Age 40
Bottling Date 2016
Production Details The grapes were selected at harvest and the wine was raised completely in barrel. Bibendum’s 750 ml release was bottled in 2016, aged 96 months on lees, disgorged in July 2024 and dosed at 1 g/L. A separate Wine Advocate review reproduced by Skurnik reports an October 2024 disgorgement, also at 1 g/L; the two disgorgement contexts are therefore retained rather than generalized across the vintage.
Tasting Notes Antonio Galloni, Vinous: citrus peel, white flowers, sage and white pepper, with freshness and tension. Kristaps Karklins, Wine Advocate: pear, red plum, fresh bread and citrus, with a concentrated, crystalline core, chalky extract and a persistent finish.
Critics Ratings Antonio Galloni/Vinous 96; Kristaps Karklins/Wine Advocate 97+
2014 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
Classification Champagne Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Vine Age 40
Bottling Date 2015
Production Details The wine was aged completely in barrel. Bibendum’s listed 2014 release was bottled in 2015, aged 96 months on lees, disgorged in July 2023 and dosed at 1 g/L.
Tasting Notes William Kelley, Wine Advocate: pear, mirabelle plum, fresh bread, almond paste and honeycomb, with concentration, acidity, saline character and a long finish. Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front: stone fruit, yeast, honey, brine, seaweed, strawberry, lemongrass and herbal notes.
Critics Ratings William Kelley/Wine Advocate 97; Campbell Mattinson/The Wine Front 97
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2008 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay
Classification Champagne Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Vine Age 40
Production Details The wine was aged in barrel until bottling. The marketed July-2019 release page specifies 5 g/L dosage. The April-2019 Wine Advocate note concerns a bottle-trial disgorgement at 6 g/L and explicitly says the final dosage had not yet been decided, possibly 5 g/L; that trial value is not treated as the vintage-wide dosage.
Tasting Notes William Kelley, Wine Advocate, April 2019 bottle-trial disgorgement: orchard fruit, Meyer lemon, praline, warm bread and walnuts, with ripe acidity, dry extract and a long, sapid finish.
Critics Ratings William Kelley/Wine Advocate 100
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Producer Information
Address
15 Rue de Trépail, 51150 Ambonnay, France
Phone
+33 3 26 57 00 70
Email
Owner
Egly family
Cellarmaster
Francis Egly