Champagne & Sparkling
In 1668, Dom Pérignon is said to have discovered how to make sparkling wine; today his technique is used the world over, although Champagne continues to make some of the finest. France’s most northerly wine region, Champagne is now home to 15,000 growers and 290 ‘houses’. A blend of grape varieties is usually required: white Chardonnay to add fruit and elegance, and two reds – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – to provide body and backbone.
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Champagne2012 Champagne Gosset, Célébris, Blanc de Blancs, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2007 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2004 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2014 Champagne Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses, Extra BrutReady - at best -
Champagne2004 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne Rosé, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne1996 Champagne Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs, BrutReady - mature -
ChampagneChampagne Emmanuel Brochet, Rosé de Saignee, Extra BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2012 Champagne Veuve Clicquot, La Grande Dame, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne1998 Champagne Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs, BrutReady - mature -
ChampagneChampagne La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost, Les Béguines, Extra Brut (LC15)Ready - at best -
ChampagneChampagne La Closerie, Jérôme Prévost, Les Béguines, Extra BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2000 Champagne Claude Cazals, Clos Cazals, Blanc de Blancs, Vieilles Vignes, Grand Cru, Oger, Extra BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2008 Champagne Krug, BrutReady - youthful -
Champagne2012 Champagne Bollinger, La Côte aux Enfants, Aÿ, Grand Cru, BrutReady - youthful -
Champagne2008 Champagne Louis Roederer, Cristal, BrutReady - at best -
Champagne2012 Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, BrutReady - at best -
Champagne1985 Champagne Krug, Collection, BrutReady - mature -
Champagne2012 Champagne Philipponnat, Clos des Goisses, Juste, Rosé, Extra BrutReady - at best
