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2015

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

I’ve been drilling through these 10+ year old Le Crans lately as I’ve unfortunately started to see a fairly steep declination in this particular bottling’s evolution in terms of desired freshness and…

Reviewed 11 September 2026
2014

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

This bottle was slightly more sluggish out of the gate compared to the bottle I had six months ago. A bead of minerality saves it from becoming too heavy, but the prominent ripe apple core is full…

Reviewed 3 September 2026
2015

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

A downshift since my last bottle a couple of years ago, this bottle is dominated by the ripe red apple flesh note that, especially with extended air, turns it into an overly apple juice-driven…

Reviewed 16 August 2026
2013

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

Honey and apple cider on the nose. On the palate, the torched orange peel and baked red apple notes are strong with this bottle. Honey and oxidative flavors encompass the profile, injecting a more…

Reviewed 22 June 2026
2019

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

These are settling into a beautiful rhythm of deep grilled lemon, poached pear, sea salt, olive oil, yuzu, and limestone flavors. Succulent and full, with micro-oxidative elements that add depth and…

Reviewed 30 May 2026
2018

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

A smoother ride than last year's bottle from the same batch, this is coming into a nice window; no blocky edges here, as was the case previously. Lemon and yuzu flavors are complimented by olive oil…

Reviewed 15 May 2026
2016

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

This is the last of these bottles from the cellar. Again, the red apple flesh and juice notes dominate the profile. It's quite tasty, and still maintains all the requisite freshness and focus to make…

Reviewed 27 April 2026
2014

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

There is a compounding richness here that balances volume with lift and freshness, maintaining a steady equilibrium that provides perfect weight with drive. The hallmark chestnut and peach notes are…

Reviewed 14 February 2026
2013

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Le Cran

Champagne · Premier Cru

Baked apples and spices lead the charge, with honey, limestone, grilled lemon, ginger, quince, and Rainier cherry filling in the profile. In a lovely spot now, with solid freshness and focus. Never…

Reviewed 1 February 2026
2015

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

In a great spot right now, straddling freshness with some mature and oxidized notes. Some nice ginger spice in the foreground, pushing grilled lemon, quince, cardamom, and yellow pear flesh flavors…

Reviewed 29 November 2025
2018

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

There is admirable energy and zing here, complimented by richer pear and lemon flavors. The delivery is slightly angular on the finish at first pop, softening with time in the glass. Still working on…

Reviewed 26 November 2025
2016

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

Strong red apple, grilled lemon, and olive oil flavors dominate, with limestone, cardamom, ginger, and yellow pear skin notes adding complexity and interest. Medium intensity and girth here, but a…

Reviewed 17 November 2025
2019

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

This bottle has more of a wet stone and honeydew melon rind thing going on with it at first pass, until it then turns more into a yellow animal after an hour or so of air. Once settled, it shows some…

Reviewed 2 May 2025
2019

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

I still think this is a solid Champagne. I'm liking Bereche's BdBs more than their BdNs these days (though Cran is usually very compelling). In fact, I have often favored their 1er Cru over their GC…

Reviewed 30 March 2025
2018

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Mailly

Champagne · Grand Cru

Somewhat surprisingly, this is my least favorite vintage of Mailly. I thought the 2013 and 2016 were especially good, with the 2017 trailing a distant third. The 2017 actually tops this 2018, at…

Reviewed 2 March 2025
2020

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

Just as fresh and balanced as the bottle I had at the domaine last year, with perhaps a touch more depth and expansion here, the 2020 is a solid performer and one of my go-to wines in the Bereche…

Reviewed 10 February 2025
2013

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Mailly

Champagne · Grand Cru

This bottle was solid and sound. Poached pear, grilled lemon, limestone, Mirabelle plum, orange rind, red apple flesh, and olive oil notes work in unison with more lifted elements of chalk, white…

Reviewed 27 January 2025
2017

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Mailly

Champagne · Grand Cru

Pours a beautiful golden hue, with the slightest salmon tinge around the edges. Bubbles are especially delicate and fine, almost fragile in their appearance.

Reviewed 4 November 2024
2019

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Les Beaux Regards

Champagne · Premier Cru

Lime and lychee powers activate! A beautiful combination of zing and flavor expansion. There is a nice fullness to the profile here that adds concentration and depth to an otherwise energetic BdB. I…

Reviewed 27 October 2024
2016

Bérêche et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Mailly

Champagne · Grand Cru

This is essentially a Pinot version of Bereche's Cramant Grand Cru, with a near identical composure and delivery of flavor. A bit more golden apple, honey, and poached pear here, with a seamless…

Reviewed 27 October 2024