J-L Vergnon - Conversation MV

James Suckling

A deep, complex wine, the fruit integrated into the mineral-laden style. Essential oils of lemon with zest, green apples and stone fruit. Chalky with orange-blossom flavors, racy acidity and an austere palate. Light-bodied yet precise in the finish. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Disgorged in April 2018, the current release of Vergnon's NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Conversation continues to exhibit a charming nose of toasted coconut, green apples and ripe lemons. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with racy acids, a youthfully frothy mousse and a pure, chalky finish. Expressive and open, it's drinking well today.

Tim Atkin

Wine Spectator

Gismondi on Wine

Very toasty, brioche, baked green apple, pear, honey, spicy, lemon aromas. Fine, continuous, tight mousse in the mouth and glass with nutty, brioche, spicy, floral, lemon custard, baked apple and pear flavours. Very good concentration and intensity with a long, tight acidity finish. Fully mature now after two years from disgorgement but seems to be a style that can hold and age. Very fine effort. A specialist in Blanc de Blancs, this producer is worth seeking out. (Stuart Tobe).

Champagne Club by Richard Juhlin

A very pleasantly soft and kind champagne without becoming uninteresting for that reason. Slightly higher dosage, 5 grams and notes of biscuits, pears and cakes appear immediately. Origin Avize, Mesnil and Oger. Fine purity nowadays.

Jeb Dunnuck

With 80% coming from the 2019 vintage, mostly from Le Mesnil Sur Oger and 10% coming from Avize and Oger, the medium straw-colored NV Champagne Grand Cru Conversation Brut opens to zesty aromas of lime, crisp flowers, and fresh apples. It’s bright and pointed on the palate, with a lively mousse, well-defined acidity, and a clean finish. This is a strong entry wine with a lot of brightness and definition to enjoy over the next 6-7 years. 5 grams per liter dosage.

Decanter Magazine

This is a firm, frank and appealingly strict non-vintage blanc de blancs mainly from Le Mesnil in the 2019 vintage, with some lemon oil and roasted pear alongside tangy mandarin and lemon. Blocking malolactic keeps a buzzing acidity here, raspingly refreshing.