"Creamy yeast and mellow Golden Delicious apple unite into a seductive aroma, enhanced by a vivid note of pithy lemon peel. The mellowness continues right onto the palate, where cream and lemon support and soothe the vivid apple notions. There is a lovely, enticing saltiness to the yeast that counters the richness of this supersmooth sparkler. - ANNE KREBIEHL MW"

- Wine Enthusiast (February/March 2021 double issue), 90 pts

"The 2017 Méthode Ancestrale Une Bulle bursts with aromas of apple skin, dried white flowers and marzipan, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and nicely concentrated palate with a ripe core of fruit but excellent freshness and precision. While economic factors mean that much crémant is necessarily nothing more than a cheap Champagne substitute, this has considerable character and a style all of its own, so it is well worth seeking out. It spent 23 months sur lattes and finished up with ten grams per liter natural residual sugar. Gautier Roussille tells me that the 2018 rendition will contain less residual sugar. - William Kelley"

 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #244, August 2019), 92 pts

"The 2018 Méthode Ancestrale Une Bulle offers up lovely aromas of pear and elderflower, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping palate with a pillowy mousse and a charming core of fruit, with enough residual sweetness to make this a perfect accompaniment to strawberries or fresh fruit desserts. - William Kelley"

 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #249, June 2020), 91 pts

 

 

"This rare méthode ancestrale sparkler is produced by conducting both primary and secondary fermentation in the same bottle without disgorgement, or the adding of additional sugar. Made from biodynamically grown Chardonnay, it's honeyed, streaked by rich, creamy layers of apricot, tangerine and apple. Soft but persistent bubbles and sunny lemon acidity lend counterpoints. This unusual delight is ready to drink now. - Anna Lee C. Iijima"

- Wine Enthusiast (November 2021), 94 pts