Marguet - Champagne Grand Cru Shaman NV (750ml)

Base 2020 

95 points, Stuart Pigott, James Suckling (Jul 2023)

"Stunning nose of yeasty raisin and candied citrus bread straight from the oven. Also a whole room filled with dried flowers. A generous wine but radically clean, straight and dry, with a very long, delicately salty and flinty finish. 81% pinot noir and 19% chardonnay, all from Ambonnay. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold."

John Gilman 92 points

"Benoît Marguet’s “Shaman 20” bottling is excellent. The wine this year is made from a cépages of eighty-one percent pinot noir and nineteen percent chardonnay, with all of the fruit in this bottling from the Marguet family’s own vineyards. The wine was disgorged in May of 2023 and is non-dosé. The bouquet is bright and complex, wafting from the glass in a lovely blend of nectarine, orange zest, a beautiful base of chalky minerality, pâtissière, citrus blossoms and a very discreet touch of oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and focused, with lovely depth of fruit, excellent soil signature and grip, zesty acids, very refined mousse and excellent length on the impeccably balanced finish. This is superb. 2023-2045"