Grower Champagnes

Tasted 'blind' in a line-up of inexpensive champagnes (as well as one Grande Marque) this showed remarkably well, coming out as a clear winner. Bright, light and very fresh, this is an easy drinking 'aperitif' champagne...(read more)

We're pretty excited about the sheer value of this one: a cuvée of 50% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, vinified 90% in stainless steel and 10% in barrel, aged 36 months in bottle before disgorgement...(read more)

70% Pinot Meunier with 15% each of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from 70 different plots of the domaine, and completed with 20% of wine from the 'perpetual reserve', this non-vintage is a Champagne for all occasions. It's qu...(read more)

50% Pinot Meunier, 30% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir, of which 14% is red. A big vinous wine with a positive colour and rich depth. Rather fun - creamy mousse, could be really fun at the table. Base is 2017. Dosage is 7....(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)

A cuvée which takes the style of the 'Tradition' and exalts it. Still majority Pinot Meunier, it's from different terroirs. As Gilles put it, this has 'more dried fruit - hazelnuts and apricot'. Deeper gold colour...(read more)

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)

90% Chardonnay from the coteaux sud d’Epernay (Monthelon, Mancy), which have much more in common with the Côte de Blancs than the Marne valley, and a bit of Bisseuil, which may be responsible for the ripe...(read more)

As Guillaume puts it, this is a marriage of two grape varieties (50% each of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir), two vinification methods - barrel and stainless steel, and of course two people - Guillaume and Melody. Very immedi...(read more)

57% Pinot Noir, 28% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier. Complex and rich but restrained too. Delicate mousse with an impressive lightness of touch, which comes partly from its being very dry, but it’s full flavoured in the mi...(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 al...(read more)

A badly-chosen name, says Nicolas, since the Platine is also an Extra-Brut. It from selected parcels in three villages, older vines and it is left a little longer on the lees in bottle. 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay....(read more)