The Pio Cesare Barbaresco Pio opens with the scent of fresh red cherries and raspberries with a note of underbrush. It’s mouthfilling and balanced with a firm backbone, round approachable tannins and a long, focused finish. Sourced from four different vineyard sites, including the high altitude, south-facing Il Bricco at 425 meters altitude.

This 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend sourced from the estate’s vineyards in Mendocino’s Anderson Valley is light copper-salmon in color. It opens with delicate aromas of red berries and zest of blood orange. On the palate it reveals fine bubbles, a creamy mouthfeel, and notes of bread dough and minerals complementing the fruit. The perfect accompaniment for salmon. 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir with 3.9% reserve wines from 2010-14. Dosage 8 g/L.

Consistently on the top of its game, the L’Ermitage Brut reveals a mélange of brioche, toasted grain and walnuts with pear and berry notes. The palate is complex and mouthfilling with a rich, persistent finish. A blend of 52% Chardonnay, 46% Pinot Noir and 2% Pinot Meunier; 4.9% reserve wine from the 2012 vintage. Dosage 7.5 g/L.

This iconic Champagne is expensive but worth it, especially for that very special person. It opens with a complex, ethereal bouquet of citrus, blanched almonds, and minerals. Very fresh on the palate with additional notes of lemon cream, patisserie and hazelnut, finishing long and mineral-like. A blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay sourced from 45 Cristal vineyard plots with 25% matured in oak barrels. The base wine does not go through malo, and the dosage is 7 g/L after almost 7 years sur lattes.

Bouquet of lemony citrus, stone fruit, bread dough and spice. Juicy, firm palate revealing citrus, oyster shells, and a persistent mousse. Finishes long with a mineral note. Priced low enough that it could be served as a party wine. Made 55% from 2020 vintage, 35% from the Perpetual Reserve, and 10% from older vintages sourced from the Cristal estate and aged in French oak foudres; aged 3+ years sur lattes. The varietal mix is 41% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, and 24% Meunier. 22% of the wine goes through malo, and the dosage is the same as Cristal, 7 g/L.