Vilmart - Champagner Coeur de Cuvee Brut 1er Cru 2006

95 ANTONIO GALLONI: "Light, bright yellow. Expansive passion fruit, poached pear, honey and smoky mineral scents show excellent clarity and pick up a sexy floral nuance with air. Rich but at the same time focused and stony on the palate, offering intense orchard and pit fruit flavors and a bracing jolt of bitter orange pith. Finishes on a subtly smoky note, with strong persistence and lingering spiciness." - Jul 2015.

95 WINESPECTATOR: "Expansive and exuberant on the nose and palate, offering flavors of grated coconut, baked white peach, clover honey, stargazer lily and pastry, with a powerful frame of crystalline acidity. This rich version is harmonious and shows a sense of overall finesse. The finely detailed mousse carries through the long, exotic finish of ripe fruit, ground cardamom and graphite. Drink now through 2030.— A.N."

94 JAMES SUCKLING: "An 80/20 split between chardonnay and pinot noir, this has an airy, bright and fragrant nose with plenty of bright white flowers, light honey, grilled white almonds and lemon citrus. The palate reveals more spicy, creamy flavors, acidity runs strong, and the lemon citrus chardonnay flavors roll deep and unhindered. Great Champagne, packed with flavor. Drink now or in five or more years."