My problem is, I am not really in awe of Ulysse Collin and I am not looking for substitutes, this may have to do with my dealings with him. There is a saying in the Champagne about him, he does what he does because it brings him success, not because he belives what he does.
I personally think George Remy is the bigger talent. Also Vincey, they have top holding in the CDB
Ledru has strongly influenced me with her assertion that wood does not in any way belong in Champagne. Savart probably is for me the most interesting producer and I personally would place him above Ulysse Colin but I would understand if you disagreed.
It is my believe the style of champagnes influenced by Selosse, Prevost and Ulysse Collin are sort of going out of fashion. This maybe due to the fact that they are very difficult to get and have a quasi unicorn status.
I think the future belongs to producers like Ruppert-Leroy, Salima & Alain Cordeuil, , Laherte Freres, Elise Dechannes and Leclapart, whose current releases I find better than Selosses. For me personally the biggest discovery last yeat was Philippe Lancelot, a friend of Leclapart and Brochet. His champagnes are in the natural wine corner but are challenging but brilliant.
Natural wine is a strange term and does not really convey what is happening. The natural wine movement is probably the avant garde in the champagne region today is what Selosse and his acolytes were in the past two decades to the Champagne region.
My hope is that William Kelley, if he reviews these producers approachs them with an open mind.