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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.
Robert Moncuit Clos des Auges 2017
100% ChardonnaySingle vineyard ‘Clos des Auges’ from the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil sur Oger, located directly next to the wineryOld vinesMatured in small wooden barrelsDosage: 0g/litre6 years bottle ageingNicola FEB25: Brilliant aromas of spices: cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, extremely complex, perfect in itself, balanced, balanced, lots of presence, straightforward, polished, great flavours, salty on the finish, monument!Tilman FEB25: Very elegant, yet powerful, somewhat oxidative character, has something of spices, cinnamon, cumin, very rich in finesse and balanced, salty.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€206.67 / 1 Liter)
Ullens - Domaine de Marzilly L.P.M MAGNUM
100% Meunier Dosage: 2,5g/lAged in traditional 205 l barrels, made from regional oak, for 11 months18 months bottle ageing Riddled by handUnfined and unfilteredThe work is very manual and laborious, with a great sense of time and the needs of wine.The second coup of the highly gifted "newies" of Champagne. L.P.M refers to the area north-west of Reims, originally called "La Petit Montagne", in which their vineyards are located. Now that another area bears this name, it can no longer be written out on the label for Maximes and Anna's champagne and is therefore "encrypted". Nicola FEB26: Aromatic, currently accessible phase (was previously tighter), balanced, fine multi-layered herbal notes, vinous, partly mixed with mature notes, great drinking pleasure with sophistication. Maria FEB26: Vinous, but nevertheless not heavy, rather fresh and lively with ripe fruit and herbal notes. Very complex, yet balanced and accessible. Giuseppe Lauria Editor-in-Chief WEINWISSER APR23: I enjoyed a good 1-hour adventure with this Blanc de Noirs. Because it changes in 10-minute intervals. Initially very restrained, it only reveals its facets with increasing airflow. After 30 to 40 minutes it really gets going: At the beginning only very delicate grapefruit notes, followed by yellow fruits like pear and a touch of marzipan, later bright and light red berries like raspberry join them, which skillfully blend into one with the distinctive sea breeze exciting piece of finesse to be captured in the finale by fine spices such as fennel. An elegant champagne with great evolution in the glass. 17.5+/20-2029 Lukas FEB23: On the nose raspberry, pear and ripe peach with hints of melon and grapefruit in the background. In the mouth juicy lemon and grapefruit, some pear and lemongrass, plus a present and crisp acidity that gives a lot of traction and makes for a great drinkability. A lot of potential for the future, a lot of fun in the glass and a joy to drink right now, but also a very capable food companion. Nicola JUL21: Incredible fragrance that draws you in, very beautiful, subtle honey note, very exciting soft-spicy beguiling, very own aroma, also again wonderful food companion, has something sweet (not sweet), something red-fruity, very light red cherry, red pepper, slight maturity.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€103.33 / 1 Liter)
Georges Laval Les Vignes de Mon Oncle V21/22
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir und Meunier Dosage: 0g/l Single VineyardVincent bought new parcles in the vineyard "Les Chèvres" in Cumières from his uncle and it's currently undergoing conversion to being organically farmed. It's Vincent's first new Champagne since over ten years.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€206.67 / 1 Liter)
Tarlant BAM! 2012 & Réserve Perpetuelle
50% Petit Meslier, 25% Pinot Blanc, 25% Arbane Dosage: 0g/l vinified in oak addition of réserve perpétuelle
Content: 0.75 Liter (€206.67 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Les Beurys 2017 Pinot Noir - Bio
100% Pinot Noir Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelle: Les Beurys Age of vines: 35 years 100% vinified in wood No malolactic Dosage: 3 g/l Nicola FEB24: Tremendous pressure, vibration, balance, great complexity, aromatic + super delicate + drive. Moritz FEB24: Dense blackberry, salt licorice, and a fine spice on the nose. The palate is delicate yet very powerful. Endless finish. Tasting FEB20: Powerful, a lot of body, currently more nutty than vinous"I feel naked" - that's what Eric said to us. Eric Rodez is known as the master of assemblage and now he had to trust that the single parcelle contains all a great champagne needs. And these brand new champagnes are really grand. One of the most elegant, deep and complex champagnes we tasted from this domain so far. His son Mikhael was the driver to this initiative: "It's time father" he said...
Content: 0.75 Liter (€209.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Les Genettes 2017 Chardonnay - Bio
100% Chardonnay Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelle: Les Genettes Age of vines: 41 years 100% vinified in wood No malolactic Dosage: 3g/l "I feel naked" - that's what Eric said to us. Eric Rodez is known as the master of assemblage and now he had to trust that the single parcelle contains all a great champagne needs. And these brand new champagnes are really grand. One of the most elegant, deep and complex champagnes we tasted from this domain so far. His son Mikhael was the driver to this initiative: "It's time father" he sayd... Nicola FEB24: Straightforward top cuvée with a miles-long nutty finish, a Porsche races through the head cinema with the aromas, dizzying one. Moritz FEB24: Light reduction, salty, smoked almond, beautiful symbiosis. The nose is well reflected on the palate. Citrus notes are added. Elegant, dancing acidity, dense. Ultra-long finish. With every sip, one forgets the world around them. Grand head cinema. Pardon my French: But this is pure Chardonnay sex! And there are no more words to describe it. Must be experienced.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€209.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Les Beurys 2018 Pinot Noir - Bio
100% Pinot Noir Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelle: Les Beurys Age of vines: 35 years 100% vinified in wood No malolactic Dosage: 3 g/l Nicola FEB24: Tremendous pressure, vibration, balance, great complexity, aromatic + super delicate + drive. Moritz FEB24: Dense blackberry, salt licorice, and a fine spice on the nose. The palate is delicate yet very powerful. Endless finish. Tasting FEB20: Powerful, a lot of body, currently more nutty than vinous"I feel naked" - that's what Eric said to us. Eric Rodez is known as the master of assemblage and now he had to trust that the single parcelle contains all a great champagne needs. And these brand new champagnes are really grand. One of the most elegant, deep and complex champagnes we tasted from this domain so far. His son Mikhael was the driver to this initiative: "It's time father" he said...
Content: 0.75 Liter (€209.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez La Pierre aux Larrons 2018 Chardonnay - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 3g/l Terroir: Ambonnay Parcelle: La Pierre aux Larrons 100% vinified in wood No malolactic fermentation "I feel naked" - that's what Eric said to us. Eric Rodez is known as the master of assemblage and now he had to trust that the single parcelle contains all a great champagne needs. And these brand new champagnes are really grand. One of the most elegant, deep and complex champagnes we tasted from this domain so far. His son Mikhael was the driver to this initiative: "It's time father" he sayd... Nicola FEB24: Straightforward top cuvée with a miles-long nutty finish, a Porsche races through the head cinema with the aromas, dizzying one. Moritz FEB24: Light reduction, salty, smoked almond, beautiful symbiosis. The nose is well reflected on the palate. Citrus notes are added. Elegant, dancing acidity, dense. Ultra-long finish. With every sip, one forgets the world around them. Grand head cinema. Pardon my French: But this is pure Chardonnay sex! And there are no more words to describe it. Must be experienced.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€209.33 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Les Genettes Rosé Maceration 2018 - Bio
100% Pinot Noir Dosage: 3g/lSingle Plot in AmbonnayVinified in Barrique
Content: 0.75 Liter (€209.33 / 1 Liter)
Paul Bara L’Annociade 2012
100% Pinot NoirDosage 6g/lPinot Noir from Bouzy (Grand Cru)Aged in wood for 6 monthsBottle ageing: At least 10 yearsDomaine Paul Bara: Bright, gold coloured champagne with fine and abundant Bubbles. Complex nose of ripe fruits, buttery apples (tarte tatin) and well-integrated oak with a delicate note of vanilla. Reveals good initial intensity, with a full texture and nice tension. Beautifully long with a distinguished bitterness on the finish.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€210.67 / 1 Liter)
Larmandier-Bernier Chemins d’Avize 2016 - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 2g/l LES CHEMINS D’AVIZE come to enrich the list of our single-vineyard champagnes. We began this approach in 1988 with VV de Cramant, then completed in 1995 with Terre de Vertus and in 1999 by the Rosé de Saignée. We know for many years that Avize is worth a single vineyard cuvee. In 2009, we bought a smaller press so that we can now separate the juice from our 2 Avize vineyards. Vinification: The natural alcoholic fermentation (natural yeast) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in our casks and our wooden vats. 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 as a vintage. 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. Each bottle is disgorged manually 6 months before being marketed. Tasting notes: JamesSuckling.com, October 2017: Les Chemins d’Avize 2010 || 98 points - A single 0.7ha plot in Avize, this has very assertive citrus and dried peach edge with strong chalky minerals. Extremely vibrant. The palate has richness of fruit with white peach and apricot flavors. Sturdy structure supports ripe and concentrated fruit. Grape maturity is expressed at an elite level here – a gift of the terroir and its interpreters. The acidity is striking, driving a deep, sorbet-like finish. Drink now. WineAdvocate/Robert Parker - September 2020 || 96 points - Disgorged in October 2019, Larmandier-Bernier's 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d'Avize is showing brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with a lovely nose of citrus oil, fresh apricot, peach and pear, complemented by hints of fresh walnuts and almond paste. Full-bodied, deep and vinous, it's layered and elegantly muscular, with a concentrated core of ripe fruit, racy acids and a long, mineral finish. Pierre Larmandier invariably excels in cool, late growing seasons, so the 2013 vintage was perfectly adapted to his talents. The Champagne Guide - Tyson Stelzer, 2014-2015: LES CHEMINS D'AVIZE Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2009 : Disgorged on the spot without dosage, hence is unscored, but worthy of at least 95 points.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€212.00 / 1 Liter)
Jérôme Lefèvre Hunger for Speed - Bio
100% MeunierDosage: 0g/lFrom Mont de Bonneil and Charly-sur-MarneVinified in oak barrels1,5 years bottle ageing1500 bottles producedJérôme Lefèvre: 100% Meunier, Mont de Bonneil and Charly sur Marne. This is a cuvée I wanted to do since a long time. I wanted to reach something extreme, kind of how "Rated X" was extreme, but in another way here. Here it is a strong, expressive Meunier, very pure with no dosage and a soft oak aspect. It has something to do what the gravel gives to the wine, which gives smoky notes a the end. The sparkling is subtle but the wine is strong. For this wine I wanted to show a stage diving picture, I finally received some stills from a photographer who is hard to get, because he lives on a boat.Nicola JAN26: Very woody, opulent, smoky, oxidative, spicy, somewhat acacia-like, then the tannins come through. Very distinctive.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€212.00 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Moncuit Clos Andrea 2016
Clos Andrea is a single parcel in the premier cru village of Vertus. Vintage: 2016 Zero dosage No malolactic fermentation Matured under natural corkAs the champagne is natural, it is bottled at a pressure of just 5 bar instead of the usual 6 bar. Bottles produced: 2,000
Content: 0.75 Liter (€213.20 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Blanc de Noirs MAGNUM - Bio
100% Pinot NoirDosage: 5g/l Assemblage using 5-6 vintages. 2007 - 45%, 2006- 30%, 2005 - 13%, 2004 - 8%, 2002 - 2%, 2000 - 2%. Average age of the vines: 32 years Vinification: 75% used wood, 25% enamel tank; 65% without malolactic fermentation, 35% with. Terroir: Les Beurys du bas, Les goisses, les secs, les fournettes, les genettes, les bas touret, les vaux saint basles, La pierre aux larons, les Bouités, les grandes ruelles. More full-bodied and vinous than the Blanc de Blancs. Complex, deep fruits, and elegant with a long finish.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€108.67 / 1 Liter)
Dosnon Millésime 2010
60% Pinot Noir, 40% ChardonnayDosage 0g/lMatured in 228 litre wooden barrels for 10 monthsBottle ageing: At least 10 years
Content: 0.75 Liter (€220.00 / 1 Liter)
Vauversin Ordage Cuvée Perpetuelle Magnum - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l 5 years of bottle maturity Big portion from perpetuum reserve Vinified in oak All champagnes have been vinified with indigenous yeasts and with no filtration. They are low in sulfite (less than 35mg/l). Riddling by hand in natural cellar! Tasting JUL20: wood influence, relatively present acidity, but not unpleasant, extremely complex, incredibly long! Tasting JUL21: exciting aromatics, powerful, masculine, dynamic character, very entertaining, great presence, great finish.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€225.33 / 1 Liter)
Leclaire Thiefaine Cuvée 03 Grand Cru de Cramant V.V. MAGNUM
100% ChardonnayDosage 2g/lFrom Cramant (Grand Cru)Aged in wooden barrels for 9 monthsBottle aging: At least 5 yearsOld vinesNicola FEB24: Minimal sherry notes, mature, with a finish of salted caramel.Moritz FEB24: Despite its beautiful maturity (slight oxidative notes), the Cuvée Constantin seems quite austere. There are aromas of wet stones, citrus fruits, but also white almonds and salted caramel. On the palate, the aromas from the nose seem a little more tart due to the acidity. The long finish leaves a beautifully chalky/mineral aftertaste, which gives the champagne even more grip and length.Nicola JUN22: Perhaps the chalkiest, most mineral of the range, but again with that beautiful ripe fruit note. Exciting, mildly spicy, complex tone. On the third day: racy, spicy notes, strong character with enormous drinkability.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€112.67 / 1 Liter)
Doyard Monts Ferrés 2016
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)
Doyard Voie d'Oger 2016
100% ChardonnayDosage 1.2g/lFrom the single vineyard Voie d'Oger in Avize (Grand Cru)Aged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 5 yearsOne of the last two single vineyard cuvées created by the visionary Charles Doyard, who sadly passed away far too early.Nicola MAI24: I was very sceptical because I love Doyard's ageing in wood so much. But this cuvée is simply amazing. It captivates you with its laser-sharp polish, yet it has such a wide range of aromas that it is not sparse. Then there is a minute-long finish. Unique! It's still a bit young at the moment and will continue to improve, but even now, as I said, it's absolutely impressive.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€228.00 / 1 Liter)
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)
Tarlant L’Étincelante 2002
57% Chardonnay, 29% Pinot Noir, 14% Meunier Dosage: 0g/l First fermentation of the base wines in wooden vats Malolactic fermentation was not forced. Disgorgement September 2018 Bottle aging: 15 years Tasting: wow! The fifteen years on the lees until disgorgement in September 2018 make for a monumental wine. Its expression of character, origin, identity and great elegance is unique. The nose reveals toasted hazelnuts and almonds. The enormously long yeast storage spreads an absolute sense of well-being through the smell alone. Yellow and green apples in all facets. Brioche spread with butter. Almond biscuits and shortcrust pastry. Your mind is totally lost. Lemon tart with burnt meringue. And there is always a wall of pure chalk and filigree behind the countless aromas and nuances. Can't wait for the first sip. As soon as he starts drinking, he really gives it gas. A great combination of maturity, yeast autolysis and minerality. The mousseux creates the first moments in a creamy and opulent manner. As soon as the melt has reached its peak, its balanced acidity sets in and ensures a tightrope walk. The acid harmonizes brilliantly with the incredible minerality. Lemon and apple aromas provide the freshness kick. The maturity of the wine cannot be denied. But matured with dignity and in this construct just the right dose. The mouthfeel is elegant and delicate. The reverberation sticks endlessly on the palate. Sensationally good wine.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€233.33 / 1 Liter)
Doyard Coteaux Rouge (Still Wine) Ay 2020 - MAGNUM
Still wine - Coteaux Champenois100% Pinot NoirFrom AyAged in wooden barrels
Content: 1.5 Liter (€118.67 / 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 (€238.67 / 1 Liter)
Eric Rodez Empreinte Blanche 2011 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 (€238.67 / 1 Liter)