A bargain-priced wine that shows you don’t have to spend big to get vintage Champagne of style and personality. Aromas …

Plenty of work has gone into Charles Heidsieck wines in recent years, and this attention to detail gives us a …

A new Champagne for the judging panel and a very impressive one. Collet opens with an elegant nose centred on …

Elisabeth Sarcelet, chef de cave at de Castelnau, employs longer than usual lees ageing in creating this  copper-pink wine. It’s …

Made from high quality Premier Cru vineyards, this Champagne blends 50% pinot meunier with pinot noir and chardonnay, and 60% …

From a small co-operative winery in Premier Cru country just south of Reims, this is a subdued, “winey” Champagne, smelling …

Lanson Black Label Brut has never been better. It’s a polished style with a classical bouquet that’s reminiscent of citrus, …

A blushing coppery pink colour introduces a generous rosé Champagne with red fruit, bready notes and a hint of mellow …

Pol Roger’s white label non-vintage wine is always a bright, fresh style, yet there’s enough richness and complexity to satisfy …

This entry level Champagne from the famous Veuve Clicquot house is consistently top-notch. The generous house style finds great expression …

Brut Majeur is Ayala’s “commercial” wine. While most of the house’s cuvees are drier than average, this one has a …

Popular in London clubs, Beaumet’s good-value NV Champagne has white flower, citrus, brioche and  marmitey richness running through a soft …

Salmon-pink in colour, this is a rosé champagne of distinctive style. It opens with moreish threads of strawberries and cream, …

The Beaumet range of Champagnes consistently do well for value in Cuisine tastings and this coppery pink edition follows the …

Some will find Drappier’s house style a little old-fashioned; others will love its powerful, creamy style. Instead of “pretty” youthful …

Mumm is an old Champagne house that’s been improving in recent years. It’s a direct, clean wine with green apple, …

A smooth, easy Champagne that marries biscuity notes to apple and citrus fruit in a nose that’s fairly straightforward. There …

A smooth and complete wine, Lanvin NV has apple and red fruit aromas in appetising balance, with a nutty hint …

Lallier is another of the lesser known Champagne labels to win accolades in this Cuisine tasting. Made from 65% pinot …

Moët’s success makes it un-trendy in some circles, but these days it’s one of the most consistent non-vintage wines around, …

Transformed in the 1990s from a lean, mean type of Champagne into something much more friendly by the late Daniel …

R.H.Coutier is a smaller family-owned Champagne house in Ambonnay, a place well known for Grand Cru pinot noir vineyards. Unusually …

Taittinger’s NV is always a sensuous experience. Apple, citrus and buttery-rich elements fold through toasty mellowness, all in balance, smooth …

Veuve Clicquot has long made an excellent vintage-dated rosé, and in recent years a more accessible non-vintage has joined the …