FIND YOUR CHAMPAGNE CHARACTER!
Discover character champagnes at Champagne Characters
At Champagne Characters, we help you select the right champagne not only by grape variety or dosage, for example, but also by character. After all, when buying champagne, people are often not looking for analytical data, but rather a bottle that matches a feeling, a moment, or a mood.
That's why our grower champagnes are assigned different characters. Whether fine & elegant, warm-hearted & life-affirming, or sophisticated & ambitious: each champagne tells a story about its personality, making the selection easier. This personal touch is particularly noticeable in grower champagnes, i.e., champagnes from independent winemakers. With our character classification, you can discover special champagnes to suit the occasion, your taste, or your curiosity.
Because champagne should not only be understood, but above all enjoyed.
Pierre Gimonnet Chouilly Spécial Club 2016
100% ChardonnayDosage 4g/lFrom Chouilly (Grand Cru)Aged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 4 years
Content: 0.75 Liter (€132.67 / 1 Liter)
Jacques Lassaigne La Colline Inspirée
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/lAssemblage from various vintages and various single vineyards: Le Cotet (50%), Les Paluets, Grande Cote und Moulin Brulée. Vinified in 228 liter barriques for 12-18 months, without adding sulphur Aging for three years on the lees in the bottle and disgorged manually à la volée again without addition of sulphur. Production 3000 - 5000 btl/year
Content: 0.75 Liter (€132.67 / 1 Liter)
Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru Brut "Vignes de Bisseuil"
80% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay, 10% Meunier Terroir: mainly Ambonnay, blended with some Bouzy and Verzenay Vinification: 50% in barrel. Dosage: 3g/l 4 years of bottle maturity 50% Reserve wines
Content: 0.75 Liter (€132.67 / 1 Liter)
Jacques Lassaigne Le Cotet
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l 10-20% reserve wines from up to 4 vintages Vinification: 70% in steel, 30% in oakUnfiltered and unfined The vineyards are all located at Montgueux, between the Côte des Blancs and the Côte des Bar in the very south of Champagne, on a chalk cliff. Le Cotet is a small plot facing east that Jacques Lassaigne planted between 1964 and 1967. Since 1999, his son Emmanuel Lassaigne has been vinifying the wines on 4.7 hectares of his own property and 1.5 hectares of purchased grapes from trusted winemakers that meet Emmanuel's quality standards. The chalk soil is already fully developed 10 cm below the surface. The average age of the vines is 49 years, no use of pesticides or other chemicals, Guyot vines, late manual harvesting when the grapes are optimally ripe, soft pressing in a traditional basket press, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation on the lees, of which 1/3 in barriques and 2/3 in stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation is not avoided, no sulphurisation until bottling, ageing on the lees for 12-14 months depending on the vintage in partly new and used barrels, The base wines are bottled without fining and filtration. Bottle fermentation sur lattes of 3 to 4 years, then by hand à la volée.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€132.67 / 1 Liter)
Georges Laval Cumières Premier Cru Brut Nature L23 - Bio
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l vinified in oak for 8 months 18 months of bottle maturity Peter Liem: Laval releases his non-vintage champagne as both a brut and a brut nature: the brut usually has between four and five grams of sugar per liter, while the brut nature is, obviously, non-dosé. In the past, Georges Laval used to make this wine with one-third of each variety, but since 1992 the percentage of chardonnay has been increased, and today Vincent Laval's blends are normally made up of about half chardonnay, although the exact proportions can change according to the base year. In addition, the proportion of reserve wine can vary dramatically: some versions are actually made entirely from a single year, while others can incorporate small amounts of wine from previous years, as Laval sees fit. With Laval's meticulous selection and attention to detail, this is hardly an ordinary non-vintage brut, often showing a level of expression and complexity that can rival other producers' vintage champagnes, and it is also a wine that's well worth keeping in the cellar.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€132.67 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq HERITAGE Blanc de Meunier MAGNUM Brut Nature - Bio
100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l 4 years of bottle maturity with malolactic fermentation Tilman JAN24: Juicy body with notes of apple and pear, becoming slimmer towards the end and a stimulating, slightly bitter note. Great Meunier interpretation!
Content: 1.5 Liter (€66.67 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq HERITAGE Assemblage MAGNUM - Bio
40% Chardonnay, 30% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir Blend of two harvests Malolactic Fermentation : in part Vinification : 30% in oak barrels and 70% in inox tank Aging in cellar : 60 months on lees Dosage: 4g/l Lukas NOV22: Red fruit aromas dominate the nose with hints of cherry, currant and blackcurrant, as well as light yeast notes and pepper-nutmeg notes. Full-bodied and juicy in the mouth, blackcurrant & apple, as well as light citrus notes and some herbal spice, nice finish, an independent and aromatic cuvée with a lot of character and charm.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€66.67 / 1 Liter)
Jean Velut Lumière et Craie MAGNUM
100% Chardonnay 100% Reserve wines Bottle aging: 60 months Dosage: 5g/l Assemblage of only high quality and complex reserve wines. 60-month yeast storage leads to typical brioche flavors, fine nuttiness and hints of candied citrus fruits. With all the ripeness on the palate, it is still extremely fresh and salty, mineral. Nicola FEB24: Creamy, delicately spicy with nice freshness and a nutty long aftertaste. Moritz FEB24: Relatively warm and spicy on the nose. Aromas of baked apple, marzipan, but also something fresh like grapefruit. On the palate, however, very juicy and fresh with a very creamy finish. Tasting FEB20: Very harmonious product, very nice brioche, creamy, very long, acidity makes it lively, well integrated, this release is still young, great with seafood, very elegant Tasting FEB19: Extremely long, at the same time rather delicate in length, nutty in the finish, lively, acidity very well buffered, salty, mineral, yellow fresh fruits, everything very precise and yet soft - excellent combination!
Content: 1.5 Liter (€67.33 / 1 Liter)
Françoise Martinot BISTROTAGE 17 Blanc de Noirs "Affinage Prolongé" - Bio
100% Pinot NoirDosage 0g/lAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: At least 7 years
Content: 0.75 Liter (€134.67 / 1 Liter)
Fleury Notes Blanches 2016 - Bio
100% Pinot BlancDosage 0g/lFrom the Charme de Fin & Valverot parcelsMatured in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: At least 3 yearsUnfined, unfiltered and unsulphurisedTilman FEB25: Crisp, fresh start, white-fleshed. Then becomes softer, slightly nutty on the finish with notes of brioche. Vibrant acidity.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€136.00 / 1 Liter)
Fleury Cepages Blancs 2012 - Bio
100% ChardonnayDosage 0g/lFrom the Champraux & Valprune parcelsMatured in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: At least 5 yearsUnfined, unfiltered and unsulphurisedTilman FEB25: Has drive & power! It's grippy, slightly bready. Really fun on the finish. Very young for the 2012 vintage.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€136.00 / 1 Liter)
Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus 2017 - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l No blending for this single-cru Champagne: Chardonnays only, coming from the vineyard plots of Les Barillers and Les Faucherets situated mid-slope in Vertus, facing south-east. One terroir only and one vintage only. Vinification and maturation: The natural alcoholic fermentation (natural yeast) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in our casks, our wooden vats and our stainless-steel tanks. The wines are left on their natural lees for nearly a year and undergo gentle bâtonnages, but no filtering or fining. If the year merits it, this cuvée will be bottled in July without any blend with other years - it is a vintage - or other terroirs - it is a single vineyard. Then the bottles are then taken down into the coolness of our cellars, where the second fermentation and the maturation 'on laths' quietly take place over a period of at least 5 years. Each bottle is disgorged manually 6 months before being marketed. This wine is non dosé (no sugar added), in order to respect its purity from beginning to end. Tasting notes - WineSpectator.com, December 7, 2017 - 91 points: Fresh and floral, this is well-cut and minerally, with finely meshed flavors of apple tarte Tatin, grated ginger, honeycomb and slivered almond. Rich, yet vibrant throughout. - Alison Napjus
Content: 0.75 Liter (€136.00 / 1 Liter)
Clandestin Les Passagers "Fiole" 2022 Brut Nature - Bio
100% ChardonnayDosage: 0g/l "Les Passagers" is the name given to cuvées that will only be produced once and only occasionally.The Fiole vineyard is located in Ville-sur-Arce, on a north-facing hill with Kimmeridge soils. Fermentation and maturation spontaneously with own yeasts in large neutral French oak barrels. Bottle maturation: 24 months
Content: 0.75 Liter (€136.00 / 1 Liter)
Champagne Delalot Impressions - Bio
100% MeunierDosage: 0g/lSingle Plot Les Boulards in Charly-sur-Marne, planted in 1971Vinified in Barrique for a year1,5 years bottle ageingJérôme Lefèvre: 100% Meunier Vieilles Vignes very expressive, vinified one year in new oak barrels. Copper color, smoky notes.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€137.33 / 1 Liter)
Pertois-Lebrun Le Fond du Bateau N°13 Chouilly Grand Cru
100% Chardonnay Single plot in Chouilly Grand CruOld vinesDosage: 2g/l 47% vinified in oak barrels9 years bottle ageing
Content: 0.75 Liter (€138.00 / 1 Liter)
Pertois-Lebrun Derrière le Mont Aigu N°13 Chouilly Grand Cru
100% Chardonnay Single plot in Chouilly Grand CruOld vinesDosage: 2g/l 47% vinified in oak barrels9 years bottle ageing
Content: 0.75 Liter (€138.00 / 1 Liter)
Laherte Frères Ultradition Extra Brut MAGNUM
60% Pinot Meunier30% Chardonnay10% Pinot Noir40% reserve wineDosage: 4.5 g/lAlcoholic fermentation in steel & woodPartial malolactic fermentationNicola AUG24: juicy, crisp, mineral, incredible drinkability with complexity!
Content: 1.5 Liter (€69.33 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Solessence Extra Brut MAGNUM
50% Chardonnay, 40% Meunier, 10% Pinot Noir Terroir: Pierry/ Moussy/ Epernay/ Mardeuil/ Dizy/ Boursault/ Vertus Soil: Mostly flinty clay on chalky subsoil Reserve wines: 50% (in tanks and oak barrels) Two-five years aging on the lees (2 years for 0,75l, 3 years for 1,5l, 5 years for 3l). Dosage: 2g/l JM Seleque: "The Identity of our Winery. A wine of friends, for sharing. The expression of our style, pure and fresh, in all circumstances."Nicola FEB24: Super complex and balanced, a very strong release! Moritz FEB24: Very fresh, elegant, and complex. Notes of mandarin & quince and a hint of spice give the Solessence a very pleasant tart freshness. The perlage is very fine and elegant. Lukas FEB23 (base vintage 2020): In the nose red fruit, some yellow fruit, then in the background still fine yeast notes. In the mouth fresh and juicy, very nice juicy apple notes, plus hints of raspberry, blackberry and some lemongrass. Very animating with great drinkability.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€70.00 / 1 Liter)
Vouette & Sorbée Blanc d'Argile Brut Nature R20 - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l Peter Liem: In 2004, Gautherot began bottling a pure chardonnay called Blanc d’Argile, from the Biaunes vineyard. The vines here are young, having been planted in 2000, and unlike Vouette, which faces south, Biaunes has a western exposure, meaning that the grapes take a long time to ripen. Yields tend to be very low (a mere 15 hl/ha in 2004, resulting in only 1,100 bottles being produced), as Gautherot prunes the chardonnay here to only five bunches per vine, and this is well-reflected in the ample, mouth-filling character of this wine.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€140.00 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Gimonnet Spécial Club "Oenothek" 2006
100% ChardonnayDosage 4,5g/lFrom Cramant, Chouilly (Grand Cru) & Cuis (Premier Cru)Aged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 15 yearsTilman OKT25: Very fresh nose, hay, light honey notes on the palate, fresh nuts, slightly toasted, beautiful, precise acidity, wonderfully integrated. Extremely well matured!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€140.00 / 1 Liter)
Jérôme Lefèvre Playing with Fire II
90% Meunier, 10% Pinot NoirDosage: 0g/lOld vines in Essômes-sur-MarneVinified in oak barrelsNo sulfur added1000 bottles producedJérôme Lefèvre: Rosé d'Assemblage thought as a suite to the previous one, but even softer in the colour what a red can give. As for the first time it became a rosé not before the bottling but at the disgorgement.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€140.00 / 1 Liter)
Benoit Lahaye Blanc de Blancs 2018 - 2019 - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l 3 Jahre bottle aging Lieut Dit: „Les Monts Ferrés“ 50% 2018 - 2 years in wooden barrels 50% 2019 - 1 year in wooden barrels
Content: 0.75 Liter (€141.33 / 1 Liter)
Larmandier-Bernier Rosé de Saignée - Bio
100% Pinot Noir From old vines in Vertus Dosage: 3g/l Vinification:This technique is rarely used in Champagne: the Pinots are partly destemmed and left to macerate for two to three days before the 'bleeding' is carried out. Then come the natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast) in an enamel-lined steel vat and a concrete egg, the malolactic fermentation and the maturation on the lees for about a year. The bottling takes place end of July. After being aged a minimum of 2 years in our cellars, the wine is disgorged 6 months before being marketed with a discreet dosage (2 grams of sugar). Tasting notes: WineAdvocate/Robert Parker - September 2020 || 93 points - The new rendition of Larmandier-Bernier's NV Extra Brut Rosé de Saignée has turned out very nicely, unwinding in the glass with aromas of orange rind, red berries, pear, white flowers and fresh bread. Medium to full-bodied, bright and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, racy acids and delicate phenolic presence, it's still a little tightly wound—especially compared with last year's especially explosively aromatic release—but it should blossom beautifully in time for summer and beyond. JamesSuckling.com, October 2017 - Rosé de Saignée 1er Cru Extra Brut NV || 92 points - “Vintage 2014 released early as NV, this is a terrific expression of youthful pinot noir saignée with a 10% inclusion of co-planted pinot gris fermented in stainless and concrete eggs (20-25%). Delivers chalky minerals, poached pear and strawberries on the nose and palate. Smooth, soft and supple palate texture. Delicious. Made to drink young.”
Content: 0.75 Liter (€142.67 / 1 Liter)
Louis Brochet Rosé Héritage MAGNUM
70% Pinot Noir (of which 5% red wine), 20% Chardonnay, 10% MeunierRed wine from the single vineyard Le Mont-Benoit in CumièresDosage 8g/litreMatured in stainless steel & 300 litre barrelsBottle ageing: At least 24 monthsJanne AUG25: A fresh and very mineral rosé. The Pinot Noir fruit really stands out. Super straightforward and accessible.Denise AUG25: Delicate red fruitiness with great minerality. A lovely aperitif!
Content: 1.5 Liter (€71.33 / 1 Liter)