Who are your top 3 small Champagne growers/ producers?

Blake_Brown · February 1, 2011, 8:28pm

No questions, many small growers are excelling in producing top quality Champagne. Fortunately, there has been a recent increase in availability in the past couple of years and more new ones coming in. After touring the region a few months ago and drinking more and more of these bubblies, my top 3 currently for their wines across the board are Pierre Peters, Goutorbe and Camille Saves. Admittedly, there are many others working their way up my list. Who are your top 3?

M_A_T_T_H_A_R_T_L_E_Y · February 1, 2011, 8:31pm

Pierre Peters

Cris_Whetstone · February 1, 2011, 8:35pm

Billiot
Vilmart
Camille-Saves

In the running:
P Bara
P Peters

Would like to try more Goutorbe.

alejandra_anderson · February 1, 2011, 8:40pm

I really trust most of Terry Thiese’s champagne portfolio of ‘farmer fizz’ which has a nice selection of small production champagne. Another that stands out for me is Tarlant, not only for how beautiful their champagnes drink, but for its history as well.

Keith_A_k_e_r_s · February 1, 2011, 8:42pm

egly-ouriet
vilmart
H. Billiot

need to have more peters as I’ve only really had their BdB

Tyler_Rico · February 1, 2011, 8:43pm

Gimonnet
billiot
vilmart

John_Davis · February 1, 2011, 9:00pm

P. Bara
Billiot
G. Charlemagne
Larmandier-Bernier
and, from what I have had, Morlet would be up there, too. Haven’t had enough of the Theise stuff to make a sound judgement.

JD

Matt_Latuchie · February 1, 2011, 9:10pm

Dhondt
Vilmart

Enzo_Ruffalo · February 1, 2011, 9:11pm

Bob_Kaminski · February 1, 2011, 9:24pm

Vilmart
Egly
Chiquet

Peter_Tryba · February 1, 2011, 10:58pm

I could pile on the Billiot, Vilmart, and P Peters train, but I want to throw this name out there:
Goutorbe.

The stuff I’ve consumed from Goutorbe over the past 6 months has been stunning.

Keith_A_k_e_r_s · February 1, 2011, 11:05pm

you won’t be disappointed IMO

Veronica_Castro · February 1, 2011, 11:17pm

Yep!
H. Billiot
Vilmart
Pierre Peters

Props to Lallement, Jean Milan & Goutorbe

Jay_Miller · February 1, 2011, 11:34pm

If I have to pick just 3 I’ll go with:
Vouette et Sorbee
Vilmart
Pierre Peters

todd_waldmann · February 1, 2011, 11:59pm

Your taste in Champagne is clearly better than your taste in football clubs.

I’d go w/ Lallement, Vilmart & H. Billiot. I love Egly-Ouriet, but frankly their pricing has become too much for me…

George_Tita · February 2, 2011, 12:31am

+1

Now, do I age the last couple of bottles I own of the '02 SC or not… that is the question…

And I really need to pick up more of the Gaston Chique - in my opinion, it completely kicks the butt of Billecart-Salmon Rose

Morgan_Twain-Peterson · February 2, 2011, 1:09am

Pierre Moncuit (great BdB for the price)
Rene Collard (cool, aged, Pinot Meunier dominated offerings)
Tarlant (particularly the Brut Zero bottlings)

A_Fenster · February 2, 2011, 1:13am

My three choices embodying different styles are:

Pierre Peters
Diebolt Vallois
Chiquet

Tom_F · February 2, 2011, 2:16am

+1 Dhondt

Steve_Nordhoff · February 2, 2011, 2:23am

Post #20 before someone mentions Selosse? (the pricing is a bitch).

Vilmart, Goutorbe, Peters have all been great lately.