The Ayala Champagne house (which is owned by Bollinger) has been hitting its straps over recent years. This release has …

This is a smart package and represents excellent value too. Muted aromatics presage a seductive mouthful, with citrus, nougat and …

A golden hue and overt soy ginger scents alert you that you’re in for a rollicking, rich ride. Yellow fruit …

Pale salmon in colour, this rosé is quite austere in style, but certainly not lacking in complexity. Bready, dried fruit …

Run by three generations of women, this grower Champagne estate has built an enviable reputation for quality. This is a …

Made by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …

This is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …

This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …

This is a rich style that offers up that distinctive Champagne combination of fresh baking and soy sauce aromatics. There’s …

This is a distinctive wine from a vintage regarded as something very special. Fascinatingly complex, with attractive yellow fruit characters …

The Veuve Clicquot rosé style favours finesse above all else. This release’s delicate, fresh berryfruit and orange peel notes led …

A LOVELY PALE gold in colour and offering fine citrusy scents, the Veuve was certainly “en forme” at this tasting. …

This non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …

A grower Champagne where every care is taken to ensure quality, this is a punchy, steely rendition. Generous flavours – …

Fruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …

The Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …

The expertise of Laurent-Perrier, owners of Beaumet, is evident in this elegant wine. Biscuity aromatics are followed by gorgeous fruit …

This pinot meunier-dominant expression is produced by the Charpentier Champagne house. It offers a lively mousse and an attractive flavour …

‘Assertive’ is a word often used to describe the Drappier style. It is always pinot noir dominant, which gives it …

Only pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …

This is a small, quality-focussed label established by mother and daughter team Bernadette and Melodie Marion in 1994. This 100% …

An unalloyed Grand Cru made from top grapes grown in the famous Bouzy and Tours sur Marne districts, this is …

A brand that instantly says ‘Champagne’ for many, in part because it is by far the largest house. 2008 was …

For years this has been the number one best-selling non-vintage Champagne around the world. It continues to deliver remarkable quality. …

This is all charm, a delightful expression of Champagne red grapes (pinot noir and pinot meunier), which make up 90% …

This small grower label is located in Bouzy on tbe Montagne de Reims, home to the greatest pinot noir site …

This is a house that owes at least some of its success to its most famous client, Sir Winston Churchill. …

Cuvée rich (or riche) is another term for demi-sec, or medium-dry Champagne. This one totally succeeds. It offers yeasty complexity …