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.
Gallimard Les Meurgers Blanc de Noirs Zero Dosage
100% Pinot NoirDosage 0g/lAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 3 years30% reserve wines, disgorged by handNicola MAI22: Has something mild and light-footed, but also great vinousness and spice, very balanced, very drinkable, aromatic in combination with polished, very nice finish, acidity perfectly integrated, very pleasant!Andreas JUL22: It starts off with a bang / has power and dark berry aromas / immediately appealing – sticks well to the glass / seems masculine but not macho / then a grippy texture creeps up from behind and skilfully slows down the fruit on the tongue / a ‘what was that’ feeling develops, followed by a ‘but that was good, I'll try another glass’Moritz OKT22: Rustic with a modern twist describes Le Meurgers very well. A true charmer. The delicate red fruitiness and light spiciness that the wine reveals are playful and beguiling. The mousseux is full-bodied and encourages drinking. Fun in a glass.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Vincent Bliard Les Fondamentaux - Bio
40% Pinot Noir, 30% Meunier, 30% ChardonnayDosage 2g/lFrom Hautvillers (Premier Cru)Matured in wood for 1 yearBottle ageing: at least 4 yearsNo fining, no filtration, minimal addition of sulphurNicola Oct25: This bottle at the winery had been open for a few days, which made the otherwise somewhat creamy cuvée spicier and more robust. It has minimal, pleasant tannins that provide some grip, generous notes of ripeness and toastiness, and is always fresh and vibrant.Moritz FEB24: The nose emits a warm spice accompanied by dark berry fruits and a hint of red apple. On the palate, the champagne shows its backbone. The acidity is powerful yet does not lose its elegance. A fine spice and tart red apple also dominate the taste, indicative of a perfectly managed use of wood. The endlessly long finish leaves beautiful mature flavors on the palate. A great companion to food.Nicola FEB24: Very aromatic, rich in extract, herbal, minimal sherry aftertaste, biodynamic touch, a slightly wilder release than in previous years.Moritz OKT22: Fresh, spicy and with a skilful use of wood, the bar is set extremely high with this ‘entry-level’ champagne.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Eric Taillet ExlusivT Blanc de Meunier Extra Brut
100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 1g/l 20-30% Reserve wines from a Perpetuum reserve (start 2011) 2 years of bottle aging Lukas FEB23: In the nose very intense and very dense, especially ripe notes, with brioche, warm cantucchini and some cardamom. In the mouth very full-bodied, complex and and rich. but still fresh with good draft. Long finish, excellent as a food companion to richer dishes e.g. with truffles. Nicola FEB23: Really juicy, swallowing reflex, great, exciting fruit with a mini herbal touch, powerful, lively, straightforward but aromatic
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Gallimard Les Meurgers Blanc de Noir Extra Brut
100% Pinot NoirDosage 4g/lAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 3 years30% reserve wines, disgorged by HandNicola OKT23: Beautifully rich, berry fruit, complex and lovely length!Nicola MAI22: Has something mild and light-footed, but also great vinousness and spice, very balanced, very drinkable, aromatic in combination with polished, very nice finish, acidity perfectly integrated, very pleasantAndreas JUL22: It starts off with a bang / has power and dark berry aromas / immediately appealing – sticks well to the glass / seems masculine but not macho / then a grippy texture creeps up from behind and skilfully slows down the fruit on the tongue / a ‘what was that’ feeling develops, followed by a ‘but that was good, I'll try another glass’Moritz OKT22: Rustic with a modern twist describes Le Meurgers very well. A true charmer. The delicate red fruitiness and light spiciness that the wine reveals are playful and beguiling. The mousseux is full-bodied and encourages drinking. Fun in a glass.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Éric Taillet Luminosi'T Rosé
100% Meunier of which 1% Meunier Coteaux RougeDosage: 1.5g/l 20-30% reserve wines from perpetual reserve (start 2011)2 years bottle ageingTilman AUG24: The colour is relatively pale for a rosé due to the low proportion of red wine. The nose is initially reserved, opening up with air and revealing earthy, spicy and ripe fruit flavours. In contrast to other rosés, it is also significantly less red-fruity, with citrus zest and grapefruit instead. As always with Taillet, it has a lively and structuring acidity, which makes it light-footed. An unusual rosé with a strong character!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Éric Taillet L'Opposé (Still Wine) Coteaux Champenois Blanc
100% Chardonnayvinified in oak barrels
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Simon Rion Originel
50% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 20% ChardonnayDosage: ca. 5g/lVinification: Stainless steel and concrete tanksBottle ageing: 2-3 yearsNicola JAN26: Beautifully open, harmonious, pleasant, balanced between maturity and freshness.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€56.00 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Moncuit Delos
The second cuvée from the Moncuit domaine is produced solely using wines from the Le Mesnil sur Oger vineyard. Here too the wines are made from a single vintage. 100% Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Dosage: 6g/l Nicola OKT23: A little darker than Pierre Moncuit's Hugues de Coulmet, more body, more power, more grip, a little darker, more distinctive, more mineral Antonio Galloni Vintage NV – 93P: The Brut is effusive, bright and focused. The added dosage in the Brut version versus the Extra Brut lends texture and resonance while enhancing all the orchard fruit, citrus and floral flavors. Ample and broad, with notable depth, the Brut is a pure and total delight.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€57.20 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Moncuit Delos Extra Brut
The second cuvée from the Moncuit domaine is produced solely using wines from the Le Mesnil sur Oger vineyard. Here too the wines are made from a single vintage. 100% Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Dosage: 2g/l Awards: "Special wine of le Point" : 17,5/20 Nicola OCT23: Even more grip and character than the Delos Brut, cooler and darker in minerality Antonio Galloni Vintage NV – 92P: The Extra is fabulous. Bright and full of energy and sizzles with tension. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint and white pepper are all beautifully lifted. The Extra Brut really comes alive with a bit of time in the glass. It's a style that works so well at Moncuit.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€57.20 / 1 Liter)
William Saintot Trilogie
29% Pinot Meunier, 40% Pinot Noir, 31% Chardonnay Dosage: 1g/l Spontaneous fermentation Min. 2.5 years bottle ageing Vinification: 63% oak barrels, 37% stainless steel tanksNicola OCT24: Most racy in the basic range, mineral, structured, distinctive.Tilman OCT24: Slimmer, fresher, sparser, has something citric, more mineral, more structured, peanut on the back, salty, but still always melting.Fabio OCT24: Brighter in flavour, more freshness, citric, mineral. Tilman JAN24: Fresh and fruity beginning with a subtle woody body. An uncomplicated, harmonious classic champagne cuvée with a wonderful drinking flow! Moritz OCT22: Youthful, Fresh, Playful. Red berries and a subtle greenish bitterness in combination with a playful acidity make the 1/3 cuvée an absolute pleasure.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€57.33 / 1 Liter)
Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
100% ChardonnayDosage 3g/lFrom Cuis and Epernay (Premier Cru)Matured in enamel tanks and stainless steelBottle ageing: 3 yearsBlending from 4 vintages, 30% reserve winesNicola FEB24: Straightforward, mineral, stony, aromatic, slender, sophisticated aperitif.Tilman FEB24: Nice balance, fresh-citrusy and lively at the beginning, slightly creamy and nice and juicy at the end!Moritz FEB24: Everything is very well balanced. Lemon zest, wet stones, lightly buttered brioche & white almond. round/juicy-elegant mouthfeel, but becomes very slim at the back. A yellow fruitiness is added, but remains very mineral on the palate.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€57.33 / 1 Liter)
Piollot Cuvée de Réserve - Bio
70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay Dosage: 5,5g/l 50% réserve wines Vinified in emaille tank With malolactic fermentationTeam tasting FEB26: Nose: candied fruit, quince/pear, fresh bread crust, delicate nose, not too opulent; Palate: lovely acidity, stimulating, fine bubbles, subtle bitterness, yet beautifully rounded. Ideal as a food pairing.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.00 / 1 Liter)
Henriet-Bazin Cuvée Leonard Rosé Brut
50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir (from that 19% vinified as red wine) From two Grand Cru Terroirs: Verzenay und Verzy Dosage: 7g/l 3 years of bottle maturity Contains 30% reserve wines until 1968 Lukas NOV22: In the nose notes of apple-raspberry with some rosehip as well as hints of cherry and hay flowers, in the mouth apple-raspberry notes, in addition light grapey accents and some raspberry buttermilk, very animating, pleasant acidity and great drinkability. Perfect as an aperitif. Background Story from the winery: Marie-Noëlle likes that her Rosé is not a simple colored champagne but that it clearly marks the aromas of red fruits specific to Pinot Noir Grand Cru from Verzenay and Verzy. For this, she produces its red wine by harvesting the ripest grapes on a south-facing plot located at the bottom of the hills. The southern exposure brings a richness, breadth and body. But this excess of sun also pushes the vines to go underground to hydrate themselves. The accumulation of silt from the bottom of the hill covers the chalk to a great thickness, which deprives the vine of the minerality that Marie-Noëlle did not want for this cuvée. Blended at 19%, the red wine offers a champagne rich in fruity aromas. However, there was no question of making a sparkling red wine, so it was blended with 50% Chardonnay to bring elegance and freshness. But rather than drawing on the minerality of Chardonnay from Villers-Marmery, Marie-Noëlle went to look in these plots of Verzenay so that the chalk is not omnipresent and allows the fruit to express itself fully. The difficulty of this blend and the multiple recepied Marie-Noelle experienced before foinding the perfect blend she was looking for having made me think of the Codex of Leonardo da Vinci, So we decided to baptize the cuvée Léonard. It is therefore a Rosé Champagne that is both powerful and elegant, combining the richness of red fruits, the complexity of the blends and the elegance of our vinifications. Unlike his label companions, Leonard is not on a bicycle but he rides a motorcycle. A beautiful red-raspberry color Monet-Goyon from 1933 which is also in our tasting room. A motorcycle is a bicycle to which an engine has been added to give it power. And Rosé is Champagne to which we have blended red wine which brings all its power. So you understand why Leonardo is the only one on a motorcycle. The character is of strong build, and wears big boots and pretty leather gloves that connect him to authentic and strengh of the Pinot Noir, just like the rosé he represents. But it is no less smiling, attesting to the friendliness and elegance of our rosé.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.00 / 1 Liter)
Henriet-Bazin Meunier Blanc de Noirs Brut
100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 7g/l 3 years of bottle maturity Single vineyard: La Sente au Beurre Terroir: Faverolles & Coëmy Tasting FEB20: juicy fruit with nice acidity, slightly tart, dark, i.e. not only a drinky spruce, also slightly slightly masculine, herbal, harmonious on the finish
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.00 / 1 Liter)
William Saintot Séduction Blanc de Blancs
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 2g/l Spontaneous fermentation Min. 40 months bottle ageing Vinification: 62% inox tanks, 30% oak-barrels, 8% concrete eggs Nicola OCT24: Generous, rich, pleasant, creamy flavour.Tilman OCT24: Slight reduction, rich, creamy, but still fresh. Exciting interpretation of Chardonnay!Fabio OCT24: Compared to the Blanc de Noirs, more subtle in flavour, but again creamy on the palate, acid structure well integrated, slightly bitter on the finish. Smooth and balanced! Moritz OCT22: Warm and rich describes William Saintot's Blanc de Blanc perfectly. Beautiful buttery brioche notes with a little lemon zest and fresh vanilla give the powerful champagne a beautifully round and creamy body.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.53 / 1 Liter)
Sadi Malot - Brut Nature
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 1,8g/l Vinification: in steel tanks, malolactic fermentation 45% solera started in 1982 30 months bottle aging Filled without fining Nicola OCT23: Straightforward, aromatic, powerful, polished, yellow-fruity David OCT23: very clear, precise and fresh, unobtrusive aroma and noticeable depth, lasting drinking pleasure Nicola JUN23: tight, chalky, cool spice, nice slightly tart note at the back, little fruit but a little dried stone fruit, grip.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.53 / 1 Liter)
De Sousa Chemins des Terroirs
50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 20% MeunierDosage 5g/lMatured in stainless steelBottle ageing: 2.5 years40% reserve wines, from 25-30 year old vines, not filtered
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
Francis Orban Brut Préstige
60% Meunier 40% Chardonnay Dosage: 5g/l 50% Reserve wines Vinification in steel tanks 3 years of bottle aging With malolactic fermentation Nicola OCT23: Soft, creamy and buttery with white fruit and a nice nutty finish David Oct.23: Elegant expression, aromatic, creamy, Chardonnay gives brighter, fresher notes and lightness Nicola APR23: Mature, yellow stone fruit, notes of honey, generous, pleasant, aromatic, slightly herbal, pleasant acidity that is not so strongly present, nice nutty finish, has a very nice, calm charisma.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
Vauversin Aubeline - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 7g/l 2 years of bottle maturity 40% reserve wines vinified in oak Named after the grandmother of Laurent, that's why the dosage is a bit higher as this was en vogue these days. All champagnes have been vinified with indigenous yeasts and with no filtration. They are low in sulfite (less than 35mg/l) Riddling by hand . Tasting: Named after Laurent's grandmother, therefore it is slightly higher dosed, as this was so popular in the past. But it looks anything but sweet, but extremely charming, clean, clear, playful, floral, a little fruity, beautiful!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
Vauversin Original - Bio
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 4g/l 2 years of bottle maturity 40% reserve wines 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. Tasting FEB20: Super charming, drinkable, harmonious, round, fresh, straightforward, playful, crystal clear and still round Tasting JUL21: complex aromatic and fragrant, sublime, pleasant, restrained.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq HERITAGE Blanc de Meunier Brut Nature - Bio
100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l Vinification in inox tank 3-4 years of bottle agingNicola OKT24: Rich, yeasty, spicy, roasty, yet also precise. No sulphur, therefore not as fruity as earlier releases, rather spicier flavours. Very harmonious and balanced. Tilman OKT24: Less fruity, a little wilder than the previous releases, spicy and accessible at the back, roasty, rich. Fabio OKT24: Lots of apple on the nose in various stages, taut despite oxidation, but nicely accessible and herbal. Tilman JAN24: Juicy body with notes of apple and pear, becoming leaner towards the end and a stimulating light bitter note. Great Meunier interpretation!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
Éric Taillet La Garde (Still Wine) Coteaux Champenois Rouge 2020
90% Meunier, 10% Pinot Gris21 days macerationMaturation in oak barrels
Content: 0.75 Liter (€58.67 / 1 Liter)
Jean Velut Rosé
100% Pinot Noir Dosage: 7g/l 2 years of bottle matutity Wines from one vintage Rosé d'Saignée: Maceration: 1-3 days Old vines from the oldest vineyard in Velut Single-variety Pinot noir from 50-year-old vines, based exclusively on base wines from a single vintage. Classic one to three day maceration, at least 24 months of yeast storage. A deep-colored, fruity rosé of lasting length and stature.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€59.33 / 1 Liter)
Henriet-Bazin Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut
100% Pinot Noir From two Grand Cru Terroirs: Verzenay und Verzy Dosage: 5g/l Bottle maturation: 3 years Contains 30% reserve wines until 1968 Tasting JUL20: Great mixture of generous wineiness and spicy-nutty-complex complexity thanks to the reserve wines. The latter reverberate for a few minutes and give the feeling of having something of very high quality in the glass (that's the way it is, but you almost have to say it because the price is so extremely cheap). Very harmonious, but also something strong-gripping mixes with it, i.e. has character. Slightly bitter but very pleasant. Tasting JUL21: Generous, full-bodied aromatics, ultra juicy, beguiling fruit, wonderful drinking companion
Content: 0.75 Liter (€59.33 / 1 Liter)