Happy Valentine’s Day!

What says love in wine better than bubbles?

Finding vintage Grower Champagne is always a challenge. Finding one for OVER HALF OFF? One that struts like Krug or seduces like Vilmart?

Today, we’ve accomplished the impossible. The implausible. The improbable. In a move straight from King Henry’s playbook, we’re bringing you FOUR incredible Champagnes today - one after another, until they’re no more.

Like many a love story, this discovery came down to fate.

Agent Noir and family were in San Francisco and happened to pop into a favorite local wine store. Inexplicably, he was drawn to this super traditional-looking bottle of grower Champagne he wasn’t familiar with. But he knew the importer well. So, the following day he reached out to ask about it…

But let’s rewind the tape. EXACTLY by 300 years to 1724 when a French count founded the House of Renaudin. Later in 1829, a Renaudin partnered with Renaudin-Bollinger which later became Bollinger! Fast-forward to today, Dominique Tellier-Renaudin and his family continue to bottle extraordinary Champagnes in the sleepy little hamlet of Moussy, in the heart of Vallée de la Marne.

With holdings bordering the Côte des Blancs, Blanc de Blancs is their specialty style. That means 100% Chardonnay, with extended tirage, and low to zero dosage. The result? Bubbles that are more wine than sparkling yet with electrifying acidity, and a rich, creamy mouthfeel… sensual wines that shock and comfort your palate at the same time.

Join us on a trip to the Côte des Blancs with four Champagnes today. We’ll roll out one after another. With so little imported to begin with, we could only get our hands on so much. Yet the prices are unreal, their vintage wines cost far less than most NV cuvées from the bigger names.

First up is (gulp) a 2005, and we’ll leave it to the importer to describe this deliciousness: “There is an Aladdin’s Cave quality to any visit to Renaudin. Our discovery this time was three separate lots of 2005 wines, each stemming from a particular vineyard holding. The exercise was never repeated, even though all three wines were truly excellent. Our first purchase, from Cramant, sold out, as might be expected. But this next one, from the Côtes d’Épernay, is equally impressive. Still pale green in color, with a brisk, incisive nose and delicious toffee-ish evolution on the palate.”

Will go quick at this throwback price so claim yours fast. We have a beautiful 2013 on deck once it’s gone!