Rosé Champagne usually has a very subtle pink colour that matches the subtlety of the wine. This dry, mature example …

Bollinger’s many fans will recognise the 2004 Grande Année as a great example of the slightly confronting, developed house fashion. …

A big rosé Champagne, perhaps more in tune with Bollinger tradition than its non-vintage rosé sibling. The very complex nose …

Bollinger’s non-vintage rosé is a more delicate wine than most of this famous house’s Champagnes, but it still has plenty …

Bollinger’s distinctively old-fashioned Champagne has become more refined in recent years. Production processes haven’t changed, but investment in winery and …

The 2004 is a welcome return to form after the slightly controversial 03 vintage. It’s a wonderfully elaborate wine that …

A super-rich, traditional wine made in Krug’s signature complex, long-aged style. It’s as much about nutty, sweetly toasty and vanilla …

From the great 2002 vintage, at 11 years old this mature rosé is at its peak. It opens with raspberry …

Taittinger’s sublime Comtes de Champagne might be the best all-chardonnay Champagne there is. Initially subtle and very fine, it evolves …

Most Champagne is a blend across vineyards, but this is one of a rising number of single-vineyard wines. It’s also …

Made from Grand Cru vineyard fruit rated 100 per cent for quality, this super-fine wine offers subtle bakery-like complexities and …

“Perfection” was the word panel chair John Belsham used to describe this rose-gold-coloured vintage Champagne. Raspberry nougat, apricot, vanilla bean …

Though not as generous, nor as fresh as some of the wines in the tasting, this is still very good. …

Coppery pink and pale in appearance, Laurent-Perrier Rose is subtle and balanced with earthy red-berry fruit and meaty pinot noir …