Champagne René Geoffroy Champagne Geoffroy Expression NV 750ml

Designed as a blend of two vintages, in this case near-equal amounts of 2014 and ’15, Expression is focused on red grapes (35 percent each pinot noir and meunier). Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy enriches the wine’s freshness with reserves that he stores in oak foudres. The combination is smooth and sophisticated, with ripe flavors of crisp apples over a supple texture. The finish is pale and chalky, leaving a clean, fresh feel.

An elegant Champagne, with a buoyant, airy quality to the fine mousse, carried by focused, well-meshed flavors of spiced plum, mandarin orange peel, pickled ginger and pastry. Finely cut and harmonious. Disgorged July 2016. Drink now through 2022. 350 cases imported.

Disgorged in November 2019, the new release of Geoffroy’s NV Brut Expression delivers an inviting bouquet of pear, yellow apples, fresh pastry and hints of honeycomb, much like its July 2019-disgorged predecessor. Medium to full-bodied, bright and incisive, it’s a chiseled, precise wine with a charming core of fruit, bright acids and a pinpoint mousse, concluding with a delicately chalky finish.