Marc Hebrart Champagne Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru NV

80% Pinot Noir und 20% Chardonnay von alten Reben; die Trauben stammen aus den Parzellen Faubourg d'Enfer, Pruche-Cotes, Haut de Varille, Croix Blanches-Maladrie, Beauregard, Ramonette, Buisson Saint Loup, Sente de Demoiselles; Dosage: 5,5 g/l
- Notizen von JEAN PAUL HEBRART: "Plots of land in our Domain for which I have a strong attachment, which represent the spirit and the heart of Mareuil sur Ay’s Terroir."

- 96 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK, Audrey Frick (12/2025): “ Pouring a bright medium yellow color, the NV Champagne Premier Cru Vieilles Vignes Mes Favorites Brut is crafted primarily from the 2021 vintage, with 25% from 2020, 25% from 2019, and 15% from 2018. A blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, it opens expressively with layered aromas of custard, preserved citrus, quince, white strawberries, pastry cream, and shortcake. Sourced exclusively from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ across old vine lieu-dits, it offers a supple, rounded, silky richness with a full-bodied yet elegant frame and is beautifully detailed and long on the palate. Featuring a pillowy, creamy mousse with exceptional clarity, I love the precision and detail of this wine. Drink now or over the next 15-20 years. Disgorged April 2024. 5 grams per liter dosage. 2025-2045.“

- Jancis Robinson: „I love the ripe, creamy, citrus-drenched tang of this which smells like Greek yogurt swirled through with caramelised butter. Long and insistent bringing white and jasmine flowers on the finish and a sense of stones right at the end.“

- 93 Punkte DECANTER Tom Hewson (10/2023): „Old vines and low yields seem to give an impression of age and depth in this wine, even if there are no old reserves and no oak here. Full of dried pear, ginger and sweet grapefruit peel, complex with spiced apple tart and brown bread toast, this is saturated with flavour and detail but not at all heavy; SUPERB VALUE. 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay from old vines in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ in the Vallée de la Marne. 50% each from the 2019 and 2018 vintages. Drinking window: 2023-2028.“

- 93 Punkte Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Yohan Castaing (10/2024): „Crafted from old vines of massal selection planting on a south-facing site in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the NV Brut Premier Cru Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes offers up an elegant, complex bouquet of white peach, pear, herbs, lemon oil, pastry and tangerine. Fleshier and deeper than its siblings, it's medium to full-bodied, vinous and charming and has a delicate, vinous core of fruit that leads to a long, saline and slightly anise-inflected finish. This blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay (based on the 2019 and 2020 vintages in equal parts) was disgorged with a dosage of 5.5 grams per liter. 2024-2040“

- 93 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK, Audrey Frick (12/2024): “ The NV Champagne 1er Cru Mes Favorites Vieilles Vignes Brut is 80% Pinot Noir with rest Chardonnay and is an even split of 2019 and 2018 from vine selections over 50 years old from Hebrart’s favorite sites. A bright yellow color, it boasts delicate toasty, reductive notes initially (but not from oak), followed by notes of Mirabel, cherry blossoms, orange citrus, and shortbread. It’s approachable and fully dry on the palate, with a clean and peachy finish. It is a highly appealing wine with a refined and spritely mousse that frames the wine nicely. Drink over the coming 10 years. 5 grams per liter dosage. Disgorged March 2023. 2024-2035“

- VINUM World of Champagne Special 2021: "Explosive Aromatik, fruchtig, Obst; fülliger Auftakt, besitzt Tiefe und Rasse, weinig, Finale von ausgesprochener Länge, voller Rasse, toller fruchtiger, charaktervoller Champagner."

- 96 Punkte Tyson Stelzer’s Champagne Guide 2020: „Behind the village of Mareuil, directly under the vineyards, a sheer chalk cliff stands as a dramatic and stark testimony to the profound terroir that forms the bedrock of what is the greatest premier cru of all. To drink Jean-Paul Hébrart’s new cuvée is an equally profound experience of the confronting minerality of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. The ability of the deep roots of old vines to extract the chalk signature of the terroir of great sites is remarkable indeed, and Hébrart bores to the very core of the chalk of Mareuil. Old vines infuse sensational concentration, too, rippling and rumbling with layers of generous white peach, fig and layers of spice. Chalk brings dynamic freshness to this succulent generosity, holding pronounced persistence and impeccable line. It’s little wonder that these plots, Hébrart’s most representative of his village, are the closest to his heart. Mes Favorites, indeed. Mine too.“

- GAULT & MILLAU: "Superbe d'Equilibre. Cette cuvée, à majorité de pinot noir, n'est composée que de jus issus des parcelles du village de MAreuil-sur-Ay. Le nez oscille entre raisin frais et minéralite. La bouche est à l'avenant avec une sapidité, une fraîcheur citronnée et une presence nette. Finale très longue et salivante. Sans conteste l'une de nos cuvées favorites aussi."

- +++ TERRY THEISE 2019 Terry Theise Estate Selections Champagne: "The facts first—It is 75% PN from Mareuil, 25% Chard also from Mareuil. Old vines, massale selection. Deg 4/2018. 60% 2014, 20% 2013, 20% 2012. It’s from his favorite parcels in Mareuil—and is intended as a tribute to its terroir. It has a truly noble PN fragrance, leading to an utter masterpiece of weightless concentration, as huge and yet as penetrable as a cumulous cloud. Mareuil is clearly great but it’s also somewhat inscrutable; it has some of the malt of Aÿ, some Mirabelle confiture, an almost gingery spice and top notes of chalk. This wine has great, gossamer opulence."

- VINUM Champagner 2020: "Interessantes Bouquet von Kräutern und Obst, würzige Noten auch; kompakter Ansatz, saftiger Bau, erfrischend, mit Rasse bei guter Länge, fruchtiger Ausklang; macht Spaß, unkompliziert und doch mit Charakter, für viele Gelegenheiten, Preishit."