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.
Dosnon Millésime 2010 in wooden box
60% Pinot Noir, 40% ChardonnayDosage 0g/lMatured in 228 litre wooden barrels for 10 monthsBottle ageing: At least 10 years
Content: 0.75 Liter (€240.00 / 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 (€240.00 / 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)
René Geoffroy Lieu-Dit "Les Houtrants complantés" Premier Cru Brut Nature
Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay, Arbane and Petit Meslier (mixed set)Dosage 0g/lFrom the single vineyard Les Houtrants in CumièresAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: At least 4 yearsPerpetuum Reserve since 2008, aged under corkTilman AUG24: Rather reserved on the nose and dominated by white grape varieties, slightly floral, citrusy, a hint of grapefruit. Initially extremely fresh on the palate, almost sparkling, with striking acidity, but this quickly integrates into a more mature aroma, a hint of brioche, accompanied by increasing red fruitiness and spice. It has power and pushes across the palate, but in the end it nestles wonderfully and lingers for a long time. Wow! It will certainly be exciting to follow this over a longer period of time (both in the glass and in the bottle).
Content: 0.75 Liter (€246.67 / 1 Liter)
Adrien Dhondt Le Mesnil sur Oger "Les Potées" 2019
100% Chardonnay From the Grand Cru site "Les Potées" in Le Mesnil sur Oger Fermentation spontaneously in oak barrels Dosage: Extra Brut
Content: 0.75 Liter (€246.67 / 1 Liter)
Adrien Dhondt Le Mesnil sur Oger "Chétillons de Haut" 2019
100% Chardonnay From the Grand Cru site "Chétillons de Haut" in Le Mesnil sur Oger Fermentation spontaneously in oak barrels Dosage: Extra Brut
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)
Adrien Dhondt Le Mesnil sur Oger "Les Coullemets" 2020
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 2-3 g/l From the Grand Cru location "Les Coullemets" in Le Mesnil sur Oger Average age of the vines: 50 years Spontaneous fermentation in casks, followed by aging on the fine lees for eight months. Bottle aging: 3 years
Content: 0.75 Liter (€250.67 / 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)
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 (€252.00 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Gimonnet Millesime de Collection 2014 MAGNUM in wooden box
100% ChardonnayDosage 4.5g/lFrom Cramant, Chouilly (Grand Cru) & Cuis (Premier Cru)Aged in stainless steelBottle ageing: at least 5 yearsOld vines, some planted in 1911Tasting JUL21: very balanced, deep calm, great creaminess, very nutty finish, could drink forever
Content: 1.5 Liter (€131.33 / 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)
Dhondt-Grellet "Les Nogers" 2018
100% Chardonnay From the two Premier Cru sites "Les Nogers" with very clay, limestone and chalky soils in Cuis. Average age of the vines: 50 years Fermentation spontaneously in tuns, followed by aging on the fine lees for eight months. Bottle maturation: 5 years Dosage: 2-3 g/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)
Robert Moncuit Lieu dit d'Oger "Les Vozémieux" 2015 MAGNUM
100% Chardonnay Single vineyard "Les Vozémieux" from the Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Link to single vineyard at Weinlagen-info Dosage: 3g/l Old Vines Tasting vintage 2013: A prime example of an incredibly firm and robust champagne. Biscuit and white bread notes on the nose give way to subtle fruit and herbal aromas, has depth, the fine enamel in a lively interplay with the stimulating perlage. Radiant, extremely fine character.
Content: 1.5 Liter (€140.00 / 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)
Georges Laval Cumières Rosé Premier Cru Brut Nature - Bio
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l
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)
Doyard Libertine
100% ChardonnayDosage 65g/lAged in wooden barrelsBottle ageing: 12 yearsCuvée from 4-5 vintages, reserve wines aged for at least 20 yearsTasting NOV23: One of the most hedonistic champagnes ever! The elegant and balanced interplay of sweetness and acidity makes for a lasting, impressive experience for all fans of fruity champagnes.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€288.00 / 1 Liter)