So when he came into the office and declared Henri Champliau THE new Crmant de Bourgogne producer to know, we paid attentionand the Champliau ros has become one of our best-selling wines across any category.

Today, were finally able to offer Champliaus Brut, fresh off a 96-point score at Decanters World Wine Awardsthe highest scoring Crmant in the history of the competition. But we trust Surs judgment even more than critical praise, and he declared this belongs in the upper echelon of this category.

At $25, this Pinot Noir-based sparklermade in the Champagne methodis one of the sparkling-wine buys of the year. And at just $22 per bottle on cases, well be taking home a box to keep by the front door this holiday season. Its the perfect bottle to bring to a friends place, or start your own party.

Graffard is obsessive about quality: Even though all the estates grapes are hand-harvested in order to ensure that the quality of his Brut always far exceeds its price, he still rejects almost two-thirds of them.

For his Crmant de Bourgogne, he oversees the meticulous vinification of multiple lots of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, all of which are gently pressed, fermented in bottle, and undergo 15 months of aging sur liepainstaking processes that are nearly identical to those undertaken in Champagne. Pinot Noir was his grandfathers favorite grape, so there is always an especially high percentage (85%) of it in this Brut, paying homage to the original Henri Champliau.

With its dazzling purity and shocking affordability, this 96-point Crmant de Bourgogne is an absolute must for any Champagne loverespecially at just $22 per bottle on cases.