This is the sweetest of the five Champagnes by rapper and entrepreneur Jay Z under the Armand de Brignac Empire brand. It is a well-tuned wine-fruity while maintaining the soft aftertaste of a demi-sec. The balance is impeccable: ripe and full. In its shiny purple bottle with the signature Ace of Spades logo, it is ready to drink..Roger Voss, December/2016 Wine Advocate 91 points - The golden-yellow Armand de Brignac NV Demi-Sec offers a nicely pure, fresh and aromatic bouquet of ripe and sweet fruits along with brioche flavors. Precise and fresh on the palate, this is a pretty sweet and fruity yet elegant and precise ”prestige cuvee” assembling 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier as well as the vintages of 2009, 2010 and 2012. The wine has good grip and tension and was dosed with 33 grams per liter of sugar. Tasted from lot L107B8 in April 2018..June/2018 Since November 2014, Armand de Brignac has been the Champagne brand of rapper and music producer JAY-Z. The five non-vintage cuvees, which are sold in opaque metallic bottles and at absolutely crazy prices, are produced by father and son Jean-Jacques and Alexandre Cattier from Champagne Cattier who started releasing de Brignac in 2006. The fruit-Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay-comes from vineyards owned by the Cattier family and from growers in selected villages across the region. For Armand de Brignac, colloquially known as ”Ace of Spades,” only the tete de cuvee of the press is used, so the very finest part. Turnt Liquor Favorite Champagne.
