Rare Champagne Millesime 2013

Rare Champagne Millesime 2013 is an elegant vintage Champagne showing citrus, white peach, pear, white flowers, toasted brioche, and refined mineral notes. Fine bubbles and vibrant acidity complement its creamy texture and layered complexity, creating a precise, graceful palate with an exceptionally persistent finish.

Food Pairing: Pair with lobster, scallops, turbot, roast poultry, caviar, or aged cheeses for an elegant and luxurious vintage Champagne pairing.

98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

The 2013 Rare Champagne Millesime combines 70% Chardonnay with 30% Pinot Noir, revealing key lime, candied apple, fresh croissant dough, pineapple and honeysuckle. Medium- to full-bodied, it offers a rounded, supple texture and pillowy mousse balanced by impressive freshness. Silky and beautifully composed, it culminates in a long, pristine finish. Drink 2024 through 2044 and beyond.

96 Points - Decanter

Creamy aromas mingle with polenta, aromatic citrus and chalk before a strikingly saline, savory palate emerges. Fine bubbles release lemon and white grapefruit flavors, while oyster shell minerality complements the creamy mousse. Precise and vertical, it finishes with white pepper and grapefruit zest, promising considerable development with age.

96 Points - James Suckling

Elegant and multifaceted, this Champagne brings together salty, creamy and toasted nuances with apricot pastry, pear, brown butter, fennel, salted almond and iodine. Silky in texture with soft, supple bubbles, it retains excellent freshness and tension. A blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir.

95 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Exceptionally refined, this Champagne displays impressive finesse and a beautifully tense character. Dryness, maturity and concentrated fruit are held in precise balance, creating an elegant, composed expression with enough development to offer immediate drinking pleasure.

95 Points - Wine Spectator

Elegant and finely structured, this Champagne combines blackberry puree and poached apricot with blood orange peel, salted pistachio, verbena, chalk and oyster shell. A plush, creamy mousse carries the concentrated flavors, while mouthwatering acidity provides freshness and precision through the exceptionally long finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2038.