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A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée Louis Victor" Brut Champagne

A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée Louis Victor" Brut Champagne

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Gary Westby

Gary Westby

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Growers like Coutelas are making the most innovative wines in Champagne, and no wine in our stock shows that more than the Cuvée Louis Victor. This comes from a single large barrel and is made in the solera style, with wines dating back to 2007 included in the blend. The composition is unknown, as 20% is bottled each year and replaced with the best vin clair in the cellar, regardless of variety. It is then aged for an additional three years on the lees and rested six more months on the cork. This wine has savory, deep richness and fans of Selosse and Krug should take note… It is easily one of the most complex Champagnes that we have on the shelf.

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Philip Roufail

Philip Roufail

Review Date: 03/2026
Named for its founder, the A.D. Coutelas Cuvee Louis Victor is the quintessential grower-producer champagne. There is variation with each new release made more so by its use of a solera style perpetual blend (started in 2007) in the cuvee that is aged in a large barrel. While the exact composition of the perpetual blend is a mystery, it is 20% of the final cuvee, which Damien professes is Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier in equal amounts. Rich ripe fruit matched by high acidity levels that can be considered extra zippy in champagne's new era of solar (hot!) vintages. Damien forgoes malolactic to maintain the wine's freshness. The dosage is 4g/L so expect a dry (extra brut) finish. Toasty on the nose and finish, floral on the palate, citrus, with subtle oxidized notes due the barrel fermentation and barrel aging of the perpetual blend.
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Jonathan Parnell

Jonathan Parnell

Review Date: 03/2026
Fresh nose of toast and brioche. The palate is tart and crisp. Finish is creamy with balanced acidity. Superb!
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Kai Pedreno

Kai Pedreno

Review Date: 02/2026
Rich and expressive, this Champagne opens with orchard fruit and baked apple on the palate, I even get a slight hint of strawberry. The wine is fruity yet fresh, striking a beautiful balance between generosity and lift. Layers continue to build as it opens up into fruit, texture, and brightness unfolding together giving it real depth without heaviness. Polished, inviting, and deeply satisfying, this is a beautifully layered Champagne that overdelivers for its price point.

Notes

The Louis Victor from Coutelas is made in the solera style, from one large barrel containing a perpetual blend. Coutelas lists this as composed of 1/3 each Chardonnay, Meunier, and Pinot Noir, but in fact, it is refreshed with 1/4 of the best wine vinified in a given year, while another 1/4 is taken out and bottled. This means that we know a lot more about the age than the varietal blend! This solera was started in 2007, and the current batch has wine as young as 2019 in it. Angelique and Damien have 17.5 acres, mostly in Villers-sous-Chatillon, but also in Ambonny, Bouzy, Vitry-la-Francois, and Troissy. Their family has been growing grapes since 1809 and started making their own Champagnes in the '20s. The majority of their vines are over 60 years in age, and all the work in the vineyards and cellar is done by hand.

Details

OriginChampagne, France
Type/VarietalOther White Wines
Alcohol Content12.5%
SKU1133819