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.
Doyard Monts Ferrés 2017
100% ChardonnayDosage 0.6g/lFrom the single vineyard Monts Ferres in Vertus (Premier Cru)Aged in used Burgundy barrelsBottle ageing: 5 yearsNo malolactic fermentationOne of the last two single vineyard cuvées created by the visionary Charley Doyard, who sadly passed away far too early.Nicola FEB25 (about vintage 2017): Super complex – irresistible, extremely layered and beautiful at the same time. Dancing!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€228.00 / 1 Liter)
Robert Moncuit Mesnil Millésime 2015 Magnum
100% Chardonnay from top vineyards in Le Mesnil Dosage: 0g/l Old vines
Content: 1.5 Liter (€118.67 / 1 Liter)
Lointier Causica Rosé de Saigneé 2022 MAGNUM
100% Pinot Meunier from the oldest vines Dosage 1.5g/l brown limestone & clay no herbicides, no insecticides 50% used barrique (from the own forest) & 50% amphora over 11 monthsno malo / filtration / fining Causica comes from the oldest Meunier vines of the Lointiers. Half of the wine was aged in used barriques whose wood came from their own forest. The other half aged for eleven months in amphora. No malolactic fermentation, no fining, no filtration. The yeast aging on the bottle is at least 22 months. The name Causica derives from a subspecies of honeybee that has a special hairiness - similar to the leaves of Pinot Meunier. Causica smells invitingly of cookie and peach cream, with an exciting smoky undercurrent to everything. The palate shows plenty of structure as well as a fine red berry quality that lingers long on the grippy finish.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€120.00 / 1 Liter)
Dosnon Millésime 2009 in wooden box
100% ChardonnayDosage 0g/lMatured in 228 litre wooden barrels for 10 monthsBottle ageing: At least 10 yearsNicola Okt25: So clear, fresh and yet so beautifully beginning to mature, subtly very profound, wonderful.Nicolas Laugerotte: A delightful and mineral blancs de blanc!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€246.67 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq HOMMAGE Parcellaire Les Roches 2014 MAGNUM - in wooden gift box
100% Meunier Alcoholic fermentation and aging in barrels Vineyard of the Vallée de la Marne : Jonquery, parcelle les Roches Soils : argileux (illite) Alcoolic Fermentation : in oak barrels Malolactic Fermentation : no Bottle aging: 36 months under cork Dosage: Brut Nature
Content: 1.5 Liter (€124.67 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq HOMMAGE Parcellaire Les Vignes Blanches 2014 MAGNUM
100% ChardonnayMatured in wood From the single vineyard Les Vignes Blanches. Link to single vineyard at Weinlagen-info Terroir: limestone and clay (illite) Age of the vines: Approx. 36 years Without malolactic fermentation 3 years bottle ageing under cork Dosage: 0g/l
Content: 1.5 Liter (€124.67 / 1 Liter)
Jacquesson Dizy "Terres Rouges" 2014
100% Pinot Noir Dosage: 0g/l single vineyard (lieu-dit) "Les Terres Rouges". Link to single vineyard at Weinlagen-info 8 years bottle ageing "At the foot of a gently sloping hill, facing east. Reddish brown limestone of some considerable depth overlying chalky silt. Planted to pinot noir with 12,000 vines over 1.33 hectares in 1993 ; cordon de royat pruning."
Content: 0.75 Liter (€250.67 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Noire 2011 in gift box
100% Pinot Noir Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelles: La Pierre aux Larons, Le Moulin, Les Fournettes, Les Secs. Age of Vines: 32 years 100% vinification in wood No malolactic Dosage: 2g/l Nicola FEB24: A very strong release, unexpected for 2011, he made it only because he found the wine to be so magnificent. Balanced aromatics, rich in nuances, very complex spice, ripe fruits, delicately prancing acidity. Moritz FEB24: Tasting sample has been open for 4 days: Smoky, spicy, dense, dark fruit. On the palate, gripping without losing elegance. Round and polished. So complex that not everything can be put into words. Despite the vintage, a splendid champagne with an extremely long finish. Air does it good. The champagne stood perfectly in the tasting.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
David Leclapart L'Aphrodisiaque '19 - Bio
80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir Dosage: 0g/l Vinified in oak Mineral, spicy, full bodied, full of ripe fruit but still elegant. Very special, complex and very rare! Only few bottles available! This extremely rare cuvée comes from a single parcel and was vinified entirely in barrique. Elegant, mineral, spicy and juicy. Ripe citrus and orange peel, overlaid with fine biscuity notes, finesse and complex, very fine bubbles. A purist exceptional champagne that makes a lot of pressure, but above all shows great elegance and a very long mineral finish. Promises several years of storage potential!Nicola OCT24: So profound, but with such great finesse, delicacy and elegance. Actually quite unusual for his champagnes. Toasty flavours, dried fruit, honey notes. So elegant!Tilman OCT24: Tension between oxidation and reduction, roasted and fruity at the back, roasted almond, salty, good body, but concise acidity that rejuvenates everything, elegant, complex, but not bulky, depth, enormous length!Fabio OCT24: Oxidation on the nose, apple peel backed with freshness, ripe but elegant on the palate, extremely fine perlage, super complex, acidity very well integrated, finish very balanced and well-balanced.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Noire 2012 in gift box
100% Pinot Noir Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelles: La Pierre aux Larons, Le Moulin, Les Fournettes, Les Secs. Age of Vines: 32 years 100% vinification in wood No malolactic Dosage: 2g/l Nicola FEB24: A very strong release, unexpected for 2011, he made it only because he found the wine to be so magnificent. Balanced aromatics, rich in nuances, very complex spice, ripe fruits, delicately prancing acidity. Moritz FEB24: Tasting sample has been open for 4 days: Smoky, spicy, dense, dark fruit. On the palate, gripping without losing elegance. Round and polished. So complex that not everything can be put into words. Despite the vintage, a splendid champagne with an extremely long finish. Air does it good. The champagne stood perfectly in the tasting.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Blanche 2012 in gift box
100% Chardonnay Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelles: Le Noyers Saint Pys, Les Genettes, La Crayères, Les Agusons Age of Vines: 43 years 100% vinification in oak No malolactic Dosage: 2 g/l Tasting FEB20: Incredible, powerful, rousing, density, smoothness!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
Tarlant Cuvée Louis - Vendages 1996
Being cask fermented, it has a complex structure and its unique bouquet allies power and richness, balance and generosity. Grapes: 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir Terroirs: Vineyard "Les Crayons" in Oeuilly (Marne valley). Chalk. 65-yrs old vines. Vinification: Vinification in 4-wine oak barrels. No malolactic fermentation. Barrel fermentation with the lees regularly stirred back into the wine. Remains in barrels until May. Disgorging: See date on rear label. Manual. Dosage: 0g/l
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Blanche 2013 in gift box
100% Chardonnay Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelles: Le Noyers Saint Pys, Les Genettes, La Crayères, Les Agusons Age of Vines: 43 years 100% vinification in oak No malolactic Dosage: 2 g/l Tasting FEB20: Incredible, powerful, rousing, density, smoothness!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Noire 2013 in gift box
100% Pinot Noir Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelles: La Pierre aux Larons, Le Moulin, Les Fournettes, Les Secs. Age of Vines: 32 years 100% vinification in wood No malolactic Dosage: 2g/l Nicola FEB24: A very strong release, unexpected for 2011, he made it only because he found the wine to be so magnificent. Balanced aromatics, rich in nuances, very complex spice, ripe fruits, delicately prancing acidity. Moritz FEB24: Tasting sample has been open for 4 days: Smoky, spicy, dense, dark fruit. On the palate, gripping without losing elegance. Round and polished. So complex that not everything can be put into words. Despite the vintage, a splendid champagne with an extremely long finish. Air does it good. The champagne stood perfectly in the tasting.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€265.33 / 1 Liter)
De Sousa Cuvee des Caudalies 2013 - Bio
100% ChardonnayDosage 3g/lAged in small oak barrels for 10 monthsBottle ageing: At least 8 yearsFrom the estate's top vineyards, 60-100 year old vines, bottled unfiltered
Content: 0.75 Liter (€280.00 / 1 Liter)
De Sousa Cuvée des Caudalies "Le Mesnil" - Bio
100% ChardonnayDosage 3g/lFrom Le Mesnil sur Oger (Grand Cru)Aged in wooden barrels for 10 monthsBottle ageing: At least 8 yearsFrom 60-100 year old vines, bottled unfiltered
Content: 0.75 Liter (€280.00 / 1 Liter)
Tarlant Argilité Amphorae 2015
Chardonnay 50%, Meunier 50% Dosage: 0g/l Vinified in Amphora
Content: 0.75 Liter (€286.67 / 1 Liter)
Vincent Bliard Garennes Box - Bio
Box contains 2 bottles of the 2019 vintage from Garennes (Grand Cru):Les Souffle des Garennes, vinified in oak barrelsAu Gré des Garennes, vinified in stone amphorae50% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 20% ChardonnayDosage 0g/lFrom the single vineyard Garennes in HautvillersBottle ageing: At least 4 yearsThe Les Garennes parcel was acquired 70 years ago by Florence and Antoine's grandfather. This double box with two bottles is now available for the 70th anniversary: the same grape material, but vinified differently, once in wood, once in amphora.Planted as a mixed set, no fining, no filtration, minimal addition of sulphurNicola Oct25 - 2019 - Oak Aging: Superbly complex and generous, yet fresh and spicy, well-balanced, great body, has so much to say with a wonderful nutty finish, extremely long.Nicola Oct25 - 2019 - Amphora: More mature nose than the oak-aged version, also extremely beautiful, advanced tobacco notes, lovely chocolate notes, not quite as long a finish and somewhat lighter in body, perhaps because the wood enhances the aromas more than the amphora.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€146.67 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Meunier Les Gouttes d'Or 2017 MAGNUM
100% Pinot Meunier from single vineyard "Les Gouttes d'Or" Dosage: 2g/l Vinified in oak and concrete egg Les Solistes are wines from typical vineyards which give us a very significant caracter of their terroir. SOILS: Bottom of the hill, ocher clays with strong presence of flint calcite, on chalk of the Campanian AGING: On cork - 4 years (75CL) • 5 years (1,5L) PRODUCTION: 1500 bottles and 30 magnums JM Seleque: "The nobility of the great Meunier, on a historical terroir, a massales selection of 1951 that gives us wines both fine and precise." Nicola MAR26 (2020): Yellow, spicy fruit, expressive, aromatic with freshness, pressure, and a nutty, smoky finish. Tilman MAR26 (2020): Very mineral and cool, underpinned by fine spice and herbaceousness, strong balance, light grip, great verticality.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€158.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Pinot Noir Les Gayères 2017 MAGNUM
100% Pinot Noir Link to single Vinyard at Weinlagen-info Dosage: 2g/l Vinification in oak The Soliste range presents wines from our village Pierry, from a single plot, from a single grape variety and a single vintage. We chose them for their identity, their quality and their distinctiveness — the best representations of our terroir You already know Soliste Meunier, Infusion Meunier Rosé, and this year we are introducing Soliste Pinot Noir. Next year, we will complete the range with the new Soliste Chardonnay. Soliste Pinot Noir comes from our “Les Gayères” plot, located on the upper part of the midslope of Pierry, facing west. It was planted by my father in 1974, on cool Sparnacien clay soil, a characteristic soil of the region that includes freshwater quartz stones (historically prized for use in millstones) and contributes to the distinctiveness of wines from Pierry. The Pinot Noir here matures late and benefits from the setting sun to refine its aromas at the end of the harvest. This plot also provides the red wine for our Solessence Rosé cuvée. 2015 was a hot and dry vintage in Champagne. The harvest was done in early September under the sun and we brought in excellent quality. We noticed that this pinot noir was particularly expressive and long. It seemed that this vintage suited this parcel particularly well, with its late-ripening terroir allowing the fruit to benefit from a longer September ripening. It was the first vintage of this cuvée and we have made an effort to reproduce it every year since. Nicola MAR26 (2020): Red fruit, lots of energy, body, earthy, powerful aromas, yet elegant, lots of presence.Tilman MAR26 (2020): Earthy, dark, mineral, yet very clear and precise, very slight berry notes. Strong! Lukas FEB23 (Vintage 2018): On the nose hints of pear, red fruit and yellow peach. In the mouth light smokiness, fine spiciness, ripe apple and ripe yellow fruit, in the finish grapefruit and some juicy peach, acidity rather subtle. Very delicate and animating. Tasting JUL21: slightly tart finish, well defined structure, fresh and crispy, with depth
Content: 1.5 Liter (€158.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Chardonnay Les Tartières/Les Porgeons 2016 MAGNUM
100% Chardonnay Single vineyard Les Tartières / Les Porgeons "The Chalk is explored by the roots from 70cm to 200cm" 100% aging in wood (320 and 600 liter barrels) for 10 months Dosage: 2,5g/l 4 years of bottle aging under cork The "Solistes" are Single Vineyard, Single Grape, Single Vintage champagnes that want to bring out or show the maximum of terroir. Nicola MAR26 (2020): Straightforward, fresh with pronounced yellow fruitiness, creating a tension between austerity and generosity, exciting character. Tilman MAR26 (2020): Juicy yellow fruit, notes of peach and honey, underpinned by stony minerality, compact, precise, and mellow.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€160.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Meunier Les Gouttes d'Or 2018 MAGNUM
100% Pinot Meunier from single vineyard "Les Gouttes d'Or" Dosage: 2g/l Vinified in oak and concrete egg Les Solistes are wines from typical vineyards which give us a very significant caracter of their terroir. SOILS: Bottom of the hill, ocher clays with strong presence of flint calcite, on chalk of the Campanian AGING: On cork - 4 years (75CL) • 5 years (1,5L) PRODUCTION: 1500 bottles and 30 magnums JM Seleque: "The nobility of the great Meunier, on a historical terroir, a massales selection of 1951 that gives us wines both fine and precise." Nicola MAR26 (2020): Yellow, spicy fruit, expressive, aromatic with freshness, pressure, and a nutty, smoky finish.Tilman MAR26 (2020): Very mineral and cool, underpinned by fine spice and herbaceousness, strong balance, light grip, great verticality.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€160.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Pinot Noir Les Gayères 2018 MAGNUM
100% Pinot Noir Link to single Vinyard at Weinlagen-info Dosage: 2g/l Vinification in oak The Soliste range presents wines from our village Pierry, from a single plot, from a single grape variety and a single vintage. We chose them for their identity, their quality and their distinctiveness — the best representations of our terroir You already know Soliste Meunier, Infusion Meunier Rosé, and this year we are introducing Soliste Pinot Noir. Next year, we will complete the range with the new Soliste Chardonnay. Soliste Pinot Noir comes from our “Les Gayères” plot, located on the upper part of the midslope of Pierry, facing west. It was planted by my father in 1974, on cool Sparnacien clay soil, a characteristic soil of the region that includes freshwater quartz stones (historically prized for use in millstones) and contributes to the distinctiveness of wines from Pierry. The Pinot Noir here matures late and benefits from the setting sun to refine its aromas at the end of the harvest. This plot also provides the red wine for our Solessence Rosé cuvée. 2015 was a hot and dry vintage in Champagne. The harvest was done in early September under the sun and we brought in excellent quality. We noticed that this pinot noir was particularly expressive and long. It seemed that this vintage suited this parcel particularly well, with its late-ripening terroir allowing the fruit to benefit from a longer September ripening. It was the first vintage of this cuvée and we have made an effort to reproduce it every year since. Nicola MAR26 (2020): Red fruit, lots of energy, body, earthy, powerful aromas, yet elegant, lots of presence.Tilman MAR26 (2020): Earthy, dark, mineral, yet very clear and precise, very slight berry notes. Strong! Lukas FEB23 (Vintage 2018): On the nose hints of pear, red fruit and yellow peach. In the mouth light smokiness, fine spiciness, ripe apple and ripe yellow fruit, in the finish grapefruit and some juicy peach, acidity rather subtle. Very delicate and animating. Tasting JUL21: slightly tart finish, well defined structure, fresh and crispy, with depth
Content: 1.5 Liter (€160.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Soliste Chardonnay Les Tartières/Les Porgeons 2018 MAGNUM
100% Chardonnay Single vineyard Les Tartières / Les Porgeons "The Chalk is explored by the roots from 70cm to 200cm" 100% aging in wood (320 and 600 liter barrels) for 10 months Dosage: 2,5g/l 4 years of bottle aging under cork The "Solistes" are Single Vineyard, Single Grape, Single Vintage champagnes that want to bring out or show the maximum of terroir. Nicola MAR26 (2020): Straightforward, fresh with pronounced yellow fruitiness, creating a tension between austerity and generosity, exciting character. Tilman MAR26 (2020): Juicy yellow fruit, notes of peach and honey, underpinned by stony minerality, compact, precise, and mellow.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€160.00 / 1 Liter)