NV Champagne Grande Réserve, Devaux

• Style: Richly structured, dry Champagne
• Taste: Baked apple, vanilla, persistent mousse, well-knit acidity
• Food: Shellfish, smoked fish, aged cheese, sushi, salads
• Occasion: Celebration, date night, aperitivo, gifting
• Serve: Chilled, 36 months aged on lees

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

A broad, assured Champagne dominated by ripe Pinot Noir (69%), delivering baked apple and vanilla depth. The Chardonnay component adds a bright spine that balances the richness, while the low dosage (9g/L) lets fruit and acidity shine through. The fine, persistent bubble structure speaks to 36 months on lees—well beyond the legal minimum—and a dry, well-knit palate with impressive length.

The Winery — Devaux

Established in 1846, Devaux sits at Champagne's southern edge in the Côte des Bar, where Burgundian soils of Kimmeridgian marl and Portlandian limestone favour Pinot Noir over the region's traditional varieties. Owned by the Union Auboise, the house has mastered its raw material through decades of focus on this distinctive terroir. Michel Parisot, Chef de Cave since 1999 and named Sparkling Winemaker of the Year at the 2020 International Wine Challenge, leads a team that blends 20% reserve wines—half aged in French oak—to ensure consistency and depth across vintages. This pioneering approach to cellar work elevates the Grande Réserve into a wine of genuine poise and balance.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

The Grande Réserve pairs beautifully with smoked salmon and canapés, roasted chicken, hard aged cheeses like Comté, shellfish, sushi, and light salads—its dry structure and acidity make it equally at home at the aperitif hour or throughout a meal. Serve well chilled. This is a wine for celebrations, intimate dinners, and those moments when you want to gift something that speaks of craftsmanship. If you've explored our Pinot Noir selection, the Grande Réserve offers an intriguing glimpse of how the variety behaves under secondary fermentation; discover other interpretations by exploring the rest of our Champagne range and our broader Sparkling Wine collection.