Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée 2010

Golden and glowing. Toasted brioche, preserved lemon, honeysuckle and a deep vein of wet stone run through this wine with quiet authority. Fine, relentless bubbles carry flavors that linger long past the swallow — dried apricot, salted almond, a whisper of ginger. Laurent Champs has coaxed everything 2010 had to give out of these vines, and the result is a Champagne that rewards patience as much as it rewards opening now. Drink through 2028.