Dhondt-Grellet

2013

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

I continue to appreciate the freshness of the overall delivery combined with the diligently placed oxidative and honey notes here with this vintage of Nogers. Lemon, pear, and wet granite make for a…

Reviewed 12 September 2026

2017

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

This particular sample is more pear and ripe yellow/red apple-driven than previous bottles. Dollops of honey and cardamom show off the oxidative elements with balance and depth, offering some juicy…

Reviewed 24 August 2026

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

In keeping with previous vintages of Nogers, the 2020 is a worthy follow-up to the alluring 2019. Similarly stacked with lemon, pear flesh, melon rind, yuzu, limestone, and cardamom flavors, this…

Reviewed 16 August 2026

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

Another strange bottle of this. I seem to be shooting 50/50 on these Dhondt Cramants. It is the only one that hasn't delivered with the consistency of his other wines. White melon, chalk, strong…

Reviewed 5 July 2026

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

Best bottle of this disgorgement so far. Perfect combination of fresh lemon, pear, and melon notes along with kisses of honey and spice. Persistent length, with props for elegant balance and depth.

Reviewed 4 July 2026

2018

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

A stunning bottle, showing marked improvement on a number of levels from my last go with the 2018 Nogers about a year-and-a-half ago; this is all about crystalline lemon juice and white travertine on…

Reviewed 30 June 2026

2019

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

Even better than last year, this vintage of Nogers is the most compelling version of the cuvée I've had to date. Similar to before, notes of pear, chamomile, yuzu, limestone, brioche crust, and…

Reviewed 18 April 2026

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

This bottle was much better than my confusing experience with this wine back in November. Today, the experience was akin to the bottle I had a year ago, where it was alive and kicking on the first…

Reviewed 9 March 2026

2013

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

In a beautiful spot right now, with both expressive and focused fruit expansion, this vintage of Nogers unfolds with lovely cadence and stride. The honey and mildly oxidative notes are supported by…

Reviewed 8 February 2026

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Dans un Premier Temps Assemblage Extra Brut

France · Champagne

Mostly white fruit and hints of yellow, with a linear mineral element dominating the delivery. Fairly strict and thin, with a short finish. Not much depth or complexity emerging from this bottle.…

Reviewed 9 January 2026

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

This took three-to-four days being open to resolve some its weirdness, with a super bitter mineral element trampling the fruit almost completely on the first day. Day two was a little better, but…

Reviewed 23 November 2025

2019

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

An excellent showing, this 2019 Nogers outshines the 2018 by a decent margin and is a more chiseled and vibrant version of the otherwise beautiful 2017. Focus and sophisticated drive are hallmarks of…

Reviewed 7 November 2025

2017

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

Continues to impress. The mineral and spice components provide gorgeous cut and intensity on the first pop. Green and yellow pear, apple, grilled lemon, and hazelnut notes are lifted and honed by way…

Reviewed 27 October 2025

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

Another shot at the later disgorged 2021 base Roc Solare. As before, more honeyed, red apple fleshy, and a bit less nervy than the earlier disgorgement. I like both, but gravitate to the earlier…

Reviewed 25 October 2025

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

This is my first stab at the later disgorgement version of the 2021 base Roc Solare, also with .5g/L dosage less than previous bottles (see specs below).

Reviewed 3 October 2025

2018

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Vieille Vigne Le Bateau

Champagne · Grand Cru

A bit rounder and broader than some of Dhondt's more precise offerings, the Bateau shows wonderful depth and budding profundity on the front end, with a mid-palate girth that presents as full-first…

Reviewed 15 August 2025

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

This inched out a Krug 171 and 2016 Leclerc Briant Blanc de Meuniers. It was all close, and the Krug and Dhondt's profiles were extremely similar, but the group agreed the Dhondt carried a bit more…

Reviewed 3 August 2025

2018

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

Aggressive bubbles turn flat in the glass. Pours a beautiful deep golden yellow color. Muted nose. Front end is all stewed lemons. Back end is bitter alkaline and sour, burnished finish. Gets even…

Reviewed 25 July 2025

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

I prefer this on the colder side, where the lemon and melon flavors are better focused and honed. When it warms in the glass, they tend to flatten out a bit. Crunchy pear, white melon rind, lemon…

Reviewed 29 June 2025

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

Like a Krug Cuvee at half the price.

Reviewed 27 June 2025

NV

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Roc Solare

France · Champagne

This Champagne still Rocs (see what I did there.? Lame, right?!). It presents as young and vibrant, and even a bit linear, but then some of its oxidative notes allow yuzu and umami characteristics to…

Reviewed 26 May 2025

2017

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Les Nogers

Champagne · Premier Cru

Cut and paste my previous notes. "Grilled lemon, hazelnut, and yuzu are hugging it out with more mineral and spice components." A perfect combo of oxidative notes and measured vibrancy. Went…

Reviewed 30 March 2025

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

This bottle was a lemon hound tonight. Riper and more succulent than expected. Lemon curd and. lemon. Lacked some of the electricity of previous bottles. Stemware was pretty weak, so that may have…

Reviewed 23 March 2025

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

Blind.

Reviewed 12 March 2025

2020

Dhondt-Grellet Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cramant

Champagne · Grand Cru

Wonderfully balanced, with Meyer lemon, lemon curd, honeydew, yellow pear, and wet white travertine notes hitting the palate with an instantly appealing sense of equilibrium. With air, its deepens,…

Reviewed 21 February 2025

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