Champagne
Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley are the best known wine regions of France except for Champagne. This sparkling wine from the chalk slopes east of Paris is France’s best answer to a global brand. It is the drink of celebration, of success, and the best way to drown sorrows. And, unlike the still French wines, which have been successfully copied around the world, Champagne remains inimitable, despite thousands of attempts. The combination of cool climate, chalk soil and — there’s no other word for it — terroir are just so special. Like virtually every part of France, the Champagne wine region is subdivided into smaller parts, but unlike in other parts of France, those subregions rarely appear on the bottle. Although there are exceptions, like Blanc de Blancs and vintage Champagnes, most Champagnes are blends from different areas and even different vintages, using the three Champagne grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. Search our Champagne wine guide’s hundreds of Champagne reviews for more details on individual wines and for our comprehensive database of Champagne ratings.
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Louis Roederer 2014 Cristal Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneStill young, with toast aromas and shining white-fruit flavors, the latest release ...Cellar SelectionSee Full Review$350 -
Louis Roederer NV Collection 242 Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis is the first in a new series of nonvintage Champagnes that ...See Full Review$70 -
Bruno Paillard 2008 N.P.U. Extra Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis Champagne is produced from grand cru vineyards in exceptional years only. ...See Full Review$240 -
Deutz 2011 Amour de Deutz Brut Chardonnay (Champagne)
ChampagneA mature Champagne from a great vintage year, this is concentrated. With ...See Full Review$200 -
Deutz 2015 William Deutz La Côte Glacière Brut Pinot Noir (Champagne)
ChampagneThe second of a pair of Champagnes coming from single parcels in ...See Full Review$100 -
Krug NV Grande Cuvée 169ème Edition Brut (Champagne)
ChampagnePinot richness dominates this Champagne. It gives the dense texture as well ...See Full Review$195 -
Lanson NV Le Black Label Réserve Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneExtra aging has given this Champagne a toasty character. It also has ...See Full Review$70 -
Ayala 2012 La Perle Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneMade only from Grand Cru vineyards, this prestige cuvée is beautifully balanced ...See Full Review$175 -
Bruno Paillard 2012 Blanc de Blancs Brut Extra Brut Chardonnay (Champagne)
ChampagneFrom a great vintage, this Champagne comes from top vineyards on the ...See Full Review$75 -
Deutz 2013 Amour de Deutz Rosé Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThe prestige cuvée from Deutz, this is just right, from its maturity ...See Full Review$200 -
Deutz 2015 William Deutz Meurtet Brut Pinot Noir (Champagne)
ChampagneOne of a pair of single-parcel Champagnes from Aÿ, this wine is ...See Full Review$100 -
G. H. Mumm 2006 Cuvée Lalou Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis luxury cuvée has developed slowly and surely into beautiful maturity. Richness ...See Full Review$100 -
Ayala 2015 Le Blanc de Blancs Brut Chardonnay (Champagne)
ChampagneIn keeping with the house style, this is a dry brut. It ...See Full Review$90 -
Bruno Paillard 2012 Assemblage Extra Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneA bright, dry Champagne, this is well balanced, freshly textured and packed ...See Full Review$90 -
Gosset 2008 Celebris Rosé Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis rich Champagne is full of ripe red fruits balanced by red ...See Full Review$250 -
Piper-Heidsieck NV Essential Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Chardonnay (Champagne)
ChampagneChardonnay from the Côte des Blancs has produced this classic, mineral and ...See Full Review$65 -
Lacourte Godbillon 2014 Les Chaillots Extra Brut Premier Cru Pinot Noir (Champagne)
ChampagnePinot Noir vines planted in the 1960s in the Chaillots parcel are ...See Full Review$170 -
Perrier Jouët 2013 Belle Epoque Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis vintage of the iconic brand, with its flowery Belle Epoque bottle, ...See Full Review$150 -
Chanoine NV Tsarine Cuvée Orium Extra Brut (Champagne)
ChampagneThis ripe, creamy wine is an equal blend of the three major ...See Full Review$60 -
Le Brun de Neuville NV Au Bout du Chemin Rosé Extra Brut (Champagne)
ChampagnePart of a range of single-vineyard Champagnes from this producer, this is ...See Full Review$118
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