Neal, have you tried their Les Vignes d’Autrefois or La Troisième Vie? Also Pinot Meunier at higher price points. I have a bottle of each, though I’ve never tried either.
I can’t speak to the past but I know the current automated system, where I call in and the record my name, I have had no problems with either Scott, Greg, Terry or Heaven picking up. I probably call once a month, maybe twice, and no issues.
I’m feeling your pain and joy. My pending delivery report is dominated by champagne from Envoyer.
2006 Pierre Moncuit Grand Cru BdB
2013 Benoit Dehu Cuvée La Rue des Noyers Extra Brut
NV Hugues Godmé Grand Cru Rosé
2000 and 2002 Lanson Noble Cuvée BdB I love the '00; My favorite for current consumption 2006 Taittinger Comtes Rosé Brut and 2006 Taittinger BdB Comtes (of course) NV Paul Dethune Brut Rosé (My Rosé P/Q and reload champion) NV Jose Dhondt Grand Cru Grande Reserve BdB (less than $30!) NV Vilmart & Cie Cuvée Rubis
2012 Paul Bara Grand Cru Spécial Club Rosé
2012 Marie Courtin Allégeance Extra Bru
2009 Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blancs Brut Fleuron Magnum
NV Alexandre Filaine Cuvée Confidence
2009 Roederer Cristal Brut
2008 Robert Moncuit Grand Cru Grande BdB Brut
NV Christophe Mignon BdN Pur Meunier Brut Nature and Brut Rose
Now that I put this in writing and can see how much I’ve ordered, I’m done.
I forgot to mention the Etienne Calsac, which I also grabbed some of in the past couple weeks.
I drank a Vergnon Conversation last night, and I was not feeling it. Came off like a light version of 7-Up. Maybe I will like it more later when we finish it up but last night’s couple of glasses left me in the rare place of not digging something I had bought from Envoyer.