The best wines of Champagne

Discover the best wines of Champagne as well as the best winemakers of Champagne and estates of Champagne to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Champagne and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Champagne by region

Looking for a good wine of Champagne among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Champagne. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Champagne with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Champagne

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Want to buy a red wine of Champagne cheap or sell a red wine of Champagne at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Champagne

Red wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, lamb collar with mustard or rabbit with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Champagne

On the nose the red wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Champagne

  • 2010With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Champagne

  • Pinot Noir
  • Mourvedre
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Champagne

A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Champagne.

Discovering the wine region of Champagne

Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.

Yet there are three main reasons we can be reasonably certain of. First, the large bubbles, which distinguish it from less "exciting" wines. Second, the high prices that champagne commands, which give it a sense of exclusivity and uniqueness. Third, two centuries of clever marketing to a willing and very receptive consumer base.

Great white wines of Champagne

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Champagne

White wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of filet mignon in a crust, coulibiac of salmon or spaghetti with shrimp and cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Champagne

On the nose the white wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, citrus fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of non oak, honey or earth. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in white wine of Champagne

  • 2002With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Champagne

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Pinot Gris

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Champagne

A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Champagne.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Champagne

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Champagne

Sparkling wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with milk, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or bouillabaisse like in marseille.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Champagne

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, honeycomb or ash and sometimes also flavors of orange zest, vanilla bean or slate. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Champagne

  • 1962With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1969With an average score of 4.77/5
  • 1976With an average score of 4.71/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Champagne

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Champagne

A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Champagne.

The word of the wine: Oenophile

A person who is interested in the world of wine and more particularly in wine tasting.

Great pink wines of Champagne

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Champagne

Pink wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat, baked bar or brasucade of mussels from languedoc.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Champagne

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Champagne

  • Concord

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Champagne

A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Champagne.

    Discover the grape variety: Grenache

    Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

    Great sweet wines of Champagne

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    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Champagne

    Sweet wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Champagne

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or marzipan and sometimes also flavors of marmalade, dried fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Champagne. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Champagne

    • N.V.With an average score of 4.00/5
    • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
    • 2008With an average score of 3.10/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Champagne

    • Pinot Noir
    • Chardonnay
    • Pinot Meunier
    • Pinot Blanc

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Champagne

    A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Champagne.

    The word of the wine: Empyreumatic

    Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.

    Great natural sweet wines of Champagne

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    Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Champagne

    Natural sweet wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of veal, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or duck breast with apples.

    Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Champagne

    On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Champagne. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or apples and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth.

    The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Champagne

    • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

    The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Champagne

    • Pinot Noir
    • Chardonnay
    • Pinot Meunier
    • Chenin Blanc
    • Pinot Blanc

    The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Champagne

    A wine route planned in the region of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Champagne.

    Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

    It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

    Great unknow wines of Champagne

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    Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Champagne

    Unknow wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of roast pork with milk, smoked salmon sandwich or tagliatelle with seafood and saffron cream.

    News from the vineyard of Champagne

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