NV Langlois Brut Reserve Cremant de Loire 750 ml

When a revered Champagne house like Bollinger heads to the Loire Valley to produce a sparkling wine to their own lofty standards—but that doesn’t bear Champagne’s hefty price tag—the result is a gem like Langlois Crémant de Loire Brut Reserve.

This has been one of our most popular wines (it was formerly bottled under the label Langlois-Château): In the decade since our first offer, it has racked up over 350 four- and five-star reviews, pleasing the most ardent “Champagne snobs” (their words, not ours). The reason is simple: As one member put it, this “could easily be confused for a high-end Champagne.” 

This bottle shows off Bollinger’s legendary obsession with quality. Based on Chenin Blanc, one of our favorite grapes for sparkling wines, it’s crafted via the time-honored méthode traditionnelle,and aged for over 24 months on its lees. Complex enough to pour for discerning dinner guests but affordable enough to drink every weeknight, it’s become a house-pour among our team and staff.

Langlois dates back to 1912, when Edouard Langlois and Jeanne Chateau founded the winery. It eventually became a Loire Valley standard-bearer, and in 1973, the Bollinger family joined as investors, revitalizing and modernizing the vineyards and cellar. 

For this crémant—the Loire wine most closely associated with the bottles that made Langlois famous—they utilize a beautifully precise blend of 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, and 20% Cabernet Franc. All are grown on porous schist and limestone-rich soils on six choice parcels—Côtes de Saumur, Coteaux de St-Léger, Puy-Notre-Dame, Bas Layon, Haut-Layon, and Montreuil-Bellay—which provide the perfect terroir for sparkling wine. 

Hand-harvested, gently pressed, and put through secondary fermentation in the bottle, Langlois’ Brut shows beautifully layered depth. Coming from an iconic producer like Bollinger, it’s a bubbly-lover’s dream.