NV Barons de Rothschild Brut Champagne 750 ml

When the storied Hotel Ritz in Paris’s 1er Arrondissement reopened to guests last year, the Champagne they hoisted to celebrate the occasion was none other than this Barons de Rothschild Brut. 

When the Rothschild family sets out to make a wine, they aim to create an icon, and it shows in their exquisite Brut. Pale golden with pinpoint bubbles, crisp and clean on the palate, bursting with freshly cut apples and a complex underpinning of roasted hazelnut and toast, it’s the kind of Champagne quality you'd expect from the family behind First Growth Lafite Rothschild and Pomerol star L'Évangile.

Wine Access members recognized that world-leading quality immediately after cleaning out our last allocation, putting it among our highest-rated Champagnes with an outrageous 4.6-out-of-5-star rating. 

The Rothschild family decided to dive into Champagne production in 2003, when they found that they were all drinking Champagne on a daily basis, and decided to use their resources and limitless winemaking savoir faire to produce a Champagne worthy of the Rothschild name. 

The Brut consists of 60% Chardonnay from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards in the Côte des Blancs, supplemented with 40% Pinot Noir from the Grand Cru villages of Verzenay, Aÿ, and Ambonnay, as well as the Premier Cru village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. Up to 40% reserve wine adds to the wine’s striking depth of character.

The Rothschild name is synonymous with sky-high quality, no matter where they choose to make their wine. From one of the most storied regions of France and one of the most revered families in wine, this is a celebration in itself. Don’t miss it.