John Charles Ricciuti, 1er Cru Brut Réserve
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John Charles Ricciuti, 1er Cru Brut Réserve - NV

Item # 41949 750 mL

Harmonious is an apt word for this Grower Producer Champagne. A new name for us but we were immediately charmed by the fruit, the aromas of brioche and all-around openness on the palate.

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This Champagne packs a delicious punch. Bright, tart, crispy minerality—think of crunchy chalk and quartz dusted over a marble statue of some very relaxed human eating a lemon and you're in the right frame of mind. This Grower Champagne would be an ideal pair for fried chicken, with honey mustard or ranch—YUM!—or oysters and seafood of any variety. Or pair with a deliciously rich tres leches birthday cake. A very merry un-birthday to you, (to who?), to you.

- HG

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