Champagne Bernard Gaucher Brut Reserve NV

We found your new house Champagne! We were beyond excited when we worked out this killer price on this stunner and have been waiting to unleash this beauty. When the corks start flying on this one, you'll be back for more, we promise. This under-the-radar grower producer from the southern reaches of Champagne is on fire right now.

What’s grower Champagne, or Farmer Fizz? Well, simply, it’s a winery that owns all its own vineyards, and makes all the wine from it. No purchased grapes, which is typically quite common in Champagne, even for the big names (Dom, Krug, Bollinger, etc). Truly family-owned and operated wines!

This is fruit-driven and mouth filling with a wonderful balance of acidity and great persistence through the long finish. Down in the Cotes des Bar where Bernard Gaucher is located, the clay and limestone soils resemble Burgundy and Chablis more than the chalky soils of northern Champagne. That means the wines are noticeably riper in style and chaptalization (the addition of sugar before fermentation) is much less common here because you get grapes that are fully ripe.

This is our new favorite grower, and we'll happily add Gaucher to the list of best values on Invino right now! First come, first served…!