Grower Champagnes

All from Grand Cru vineyards of Bouzy, two-thirds Pinot and one third Chardonnay, full style with balance and brightness to support the rich flavour. Rapidly becoming our best selling Champagne, and now that Bob Parker h...(read more)

A big, full-blown, powerful blanc de noirs (100% Pinot Noir from the Grand Cru vineyards of Bouzy), which nevertheless retains a balance and freshness along with its considerable vinosity. Rated even higher than Bollinge...(read more)

From the Grand Cru vineyards of Chouilly, this entirely Chardonnay champagne has pale colour, smooth weight and fresh flavour, with remarkable clean length and a zesty finish. A really exciting quality Champagne which (s...(read more)

Wow. Every sip here is a thrill. The Latitude is a very dry blend of 100% Chardonnay from Vertus (this is in fact an extra-brut), elegant and pure flavours, making for an interesting contrast to the Egly-Ouriet style. Br...(read more)

This is a touch more full bodied than the Latitude, even though it is also 100% Chardonnay. There are some more evolved notes yet this remains very elegant and long. Chiselled but with softer edges. Now labelled as 'Long...(read more)

A very unusual Champagne, in the sense that there is no attempt to make a cuvée (blend) this is a single variety (Pinot Meunier) from very old vines at a single site in the village of Vrigny. Francis Egly's only n...(read more)

This version of 'Hommage' is 70% from 2010 and the remaining 30% from 2007. Made today by Julien in 'hommage' to his grandfather; the idea is to emulate the style of champagne he was making, many years ago (right down to...(read more)

This is a genuine 'rosé de saignée' made only from Pinot Noir. Grapes are destemmed and left to macerate for about two days before the juice is bled off for fermentation. The wine is matured on the lees ove...(read more)

Francis Egly’s wines seem to have become real cult classics. This is their most classically styled cuvée, and it has all the hallmarks of this great producer. Weight and power – but lift and drive too. Clever sati...(read more)

Legras' top vintage cuvée is the sublime Saint Vincent from Grand Cru vineyards in Chouilly. Crunchingly dry with brisk Blanc de Blancs acidity, but overlayed with rich brioche, yeast, and baked apple and pear cha...(read more)

I'm increasingly convinced that Pierre Larmandier produced Champagne's wines of the vintage this year, and the 2011 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Vieille Vigne du Levant only compounds that suspicion. Unfurling in...(read more)

Similar approach to the Grand Cru Tradition, except that there is Coteaux Champenois rouge in the cuvée. Pale pink in colour, vibrant, elegant and immensely elegant this is one of the best rose champagnes on the market.