Each spring, our winemaking team and collaborators from Europe and North America gather at Benjamin Bridge to evaluate and discuss, at a round table, the merit of the most recent vintage.

After a detailed evaluation of each individual barrel, a consensus is reached about the identity of the best barrels of the year. A limited-edition wine is then made with the sole purpose of sharing those few overachieving barrels with the world. That is, in short, the Brut Reserve.

Following in the footsteps of a 2014 vintage that featured the tension and briskness of a cooler growing year, the 2015 Brut Reserve instead expands on qualities related to higher heat units such as richness, opulence, and a rounder textural profile.

The 2015 is the first Brut Reserve in history to feature prominent (50%) oak ageing, as well as partial malolactic fermentations. A fascinating gateway wine bridging the past and future.