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| BY THE GLASS AT D&M | "Beaumont des Crayeres NV Brut, France (Champagne) Pale gold with a fine bead. Cream, lemon and apples to the nose. Sharp, tart fruit, lots of green apple and lemon. Fresh, lively and zippy." |
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"Beaumont des Crayeres is actually a cooperative venture that winemakers in the Champagne region began in 1955. More than 240 "partner-members" provide grapes for the wines, often grown on very small family plots near Epernay. This combination of small plots and a single, larger house style was intriguing to me because it seemed to me (based on my very limited knowledge, to be sure) that Beaumont des Crayeres is halfway between the big Champagne houses and the smaller houses where a single grower is able to put out a very small amount of limited production wine. The combination yields very good results, if my bottle of Grande Reserve is representative. Made from 60% Pinor Meunier, 25% Chardonnay, and 15% Pinot Noir, this was an excellent QPR Champagne for under $30. It had, as I hope the picture shows, a very dynamic small bead that filled the glass with vapor trails of bubbles. It was pale straw in color--much paler than you would expect--and had shy aromas of biscuit and citrus that you slowly emerged from the glass as it became a bit warmer. The flavors were full of bread dough, lemon, and a bit of stone. the overall impression of the wine was one of clean freshness, and every sip made you head straight back to the glass (and the bottle for more). This wine was a definite rebuy, and if I had the space I'd buy a case and keep it on hand for a whole year's worth of impromptu celebrations." |
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"Beaumont des Crayères whose Grande Réserve is the delicious pouring champagne of several Michelin-starred restaurants in London. " |
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"Wine Shop of Reading recommends Beaumont des Crayeres Brut Champagne, France ($32.99). This very pleasant fizz is a blend of 60 percent Pinot Meunier, 25 percent Chardonnay and 15 percent Pinot Noir. It’s a great harmony between the freshness of the lemon-scented aromas and the fullness of the flavors of white fruit syrup. This is the house champagne at L'Espalier, the famed French restaurant in Boston." |
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"I was relieved when I remembered the bottle of Beaumont des Crayeres Fleur de Rose in the closet the other day. I wasn’t in a funk, but I was really unsure what to have with dinner. Our meal was all over the map: asparagus sautéed with bacon, clams steamed in white wine with garlic and a touch of saffron, a salad of potatoes, sardines, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, and fresh dill dressed in a mustard vinaigrette. The wine, however, was completely unfazed and handled everything splendidly. An elegant salmon-pink, it gave off notes of strawberry and cherry on the nose; on the palate, it showed a balance of firm acidity and subtle fruit (apricot and berries) with a bit of toasty complexity towards the finish. I probably should have saved the wine for a more special occasion, but you only live once. There will certainly be more parties – I can only hope that the rose champagne will be as free flowing as the last time." |
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"Closer to Epernay is Beaumont des Crayères, www.champagne-beaumont.com, described by British wine writer Hugh Johnson as "a small outstanding cooperative." It has been on an export drive for more than a decade, particularly with its biggest-selling bottle, a nonvintage Grande Réserve Champagne, made of 60% Pinot Meunier. " |
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"when I came across a bottle of Beaumont des Crayeres Grande Reserve, I thought I’d give it a try. This Epernay-based cooperative produces 40-odd thousand cases of bubbly a year from grapes grown by over 200 members. What makes Beaumont unique is that each member’s vineyard measures only 1 acre on average. That’s what I call teamwork. I’d never heard of this label before, but the Grande Reserve took a bronze medal in the 2006 Japan International Wine Challenge, and it appears to be a popular reasonably priced choice here. Pop! went the cork and, before you could say bang, the bubbles had climbed up and down the sides of my glass. Pale straw in color with a quiet nose of pear and green apple, the Champagne swiftly surrounded my tongue with a tingling barrage of tiny bubbles. The kuchiatari (literally, mouth hit), a Japanese word that refers to the immediate impact of food or drink on your palate, was feverishly fizzy. The flavor, however, was subtle and restrained. I tasted some yeasty bread-like notes, a touch of citrus acidity, and a tinge of sweetness in the finish. JP noticed some peach or maybe apricot." |
