The Wines of This Week's Tasting:
Champagne Tasting with Winemaker Sebastien Girost
April 30, 2025
Girost-Moussy Brut Tradition;
What the Girost family used to send to the local co op. 60%older reserve wines, half meunier, a third chardonnay the rest pinot Noir, it is lighter than his others, is lighter than the others. It is the best value in inexpensive champagne we have found.
aroma: heady and full, broad; Mouth: clean light rounded clan direct refreshing; Very Good $35; Case, $29.75
Sebastien Girost Brut Reserve;
The estate’s anchor, same grape blends as the Girost-Moussy, dosage just above Extra Brut Aroma: toasty, pretty, fruit, nicely spiced, lifted fruity; Mouth: clean very fine,. elegant, nice lemony acid, note Fresh fruity, fine good drive; Very Good - Excellent $42; Case, $36
2018 Sebastien Girost Millesime Blanc de Blancs
Not on the label, it is Extra Brut. It is a wine of power, class and finesse that will age for several years
Aroma: Herbal clean dense, some lees, form; Mouth: Rounded and forwardly spicy on entry, youthful acidity, underlain by firm mineral, good length; Excellent $55; Case, $47
Sebastien Girost ‘Dure Peine’ Pur Meunier
From a vineyard labeled ‘Hard Labor’ because it is so difficult to work. An extraordinary rendition of the Pinot Meunier grape with nutty herbal notes over round fruit and firm structure This has been a surprise favorite for many people at our annual champagne event.
Color: very clean; Aroma: heady very dense, firm, rather spicy, lifted and pretty; Excellent $59; Case, $5o Pre-June arrival
Sebastien Girost Brut Rose de Saignee
Girost makes this blend of half each of the Pinots with the rarer, purer process of fermenting the wine as rose rather than adding red to white. Lush, savory and elegant.
Color: very light rose; Aroma: plummy, very clean decent, full; Mouth: light clean evanescent, light plum, pretty very fine linear acid; Very Good - Excellent $52; Case, $44
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