Chiquet/Gaston Brut Champagne Cuvée de Réserve NV

92 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The Brut Cuvée de Réserve (2013 base) is a fabulous example of the house style. Creamy and expansive, with tremendous breadth, the Cuvée de Réserve has it all. Baked apple tart, plum, dried pear spice, lemon drops and ginger infuse the Cuvée de Réserve with tons of nuance. Meunier and Pinot Noir drive this blend, and it shows. Gorgeous. Disgorged: April, 2022. Drink: 2022-2028. (May 2022)"

92 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Disgorged in February 2019 after 84 months sur lattes, the NV Brut Cuvée de Réserve from Gaston Chiquet is showing well, offering up a classy bouquet yellow orchard fruit, warm biscuits, hazelnuts and peach. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and charming, it's deep and layered, with a sweet core of fruit and an ultra-refined mousse. While it's hard to resist today, such is the wine's inherent generosity, a few more years on cork will be rewarded with even greater complexity. Drink: 2020-2033. (4/30/20)"

92 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "The NV Champagne Cuvée de Reserve Brut is 40% Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, and the rest to Pinot Noir. It is 93% from the 2013 vintage with the small remainder from 2009. Loads of ripe fruit, kirsch, boysenberry liqueur, and a bit of shitake (umami) is followed by a boldness on the palate, although it doesn’t have a tremendous amount of depth beyond that. It is balanced, though, and another great autumnal, food-friendly wine I would recommend at the table for pairing. Drink: 2022-2036. (11/7/22)"