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.
Grumier Réserve Perpétuelle Extra Brut
33% Meunier, 33% Pinot Noir & 33% ChardonnayDosage 4g/lAged in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: 3 years40% reserve wines from a perpetual reserve (starting in 2005) David APR24: Very elegant, floral, fresh with citrus fruits on the nose. Great complexity with yeast, brioche and wood notes. Citrus fruits again on the palate, fine bubbles, fresh and mineral. Intense and long finish. A multi-layered and intense champagne with drinking flow. One of my favourites! Lukas FEB23: In the nose initially a bit closed up, needs air and then shows floral-herbal and complex warm spicy notes. In the mouth very full-bodied and complex, primarily ripe apple and fine spiciness, backed by a nicely integrated acidity and a very long finish. Needs air to show its full potential but then opens up beautifully.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Pierre Gimonnet Brut Extra
100% ChardonnayDosage 4g/lAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: At least 3 yearsCuvée from 5 different vintagesNicola Oct25: more grip, mineral, roasted aromas, bitter aromas, definitely more edgy than CuisTasting JUL21: Round, toasty flavours due to longer ageing, pleasant to drink yet still powerful and exciting
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Jean Velut Lumière et Craie
100% Chardonnay Dosage: 5g/l 100% Reserve wines 4 - 5 years of bottle maturity 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 (could be a bit crisper but might be a day with richer flavors). 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: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Marteaux Guillaume L'Indigène
100% MeunierDosage 5g/lAged in stainless steelBottle ageing: 6 years50% reserve wine, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no malolactic fermentatioNicola OCT24: Powerful, aromatic, spicy, multi-layered, body, structure, yet drinkable.Tilman OCT24: Great balance between power and freshness, beautiful, very subtle yeast, juicy and ripe.Fabio OCT24: Some ripe fruit, lots of power, vinous, nice yeast ageing.Nicola APR24: Spicy scent, powerful aroma, juicy, earthy, balanced but still very expressive.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Gallimard Cuvée Vintage Millésime 2018
65% Pinot Noir, 35% ChardonnayDosage 4g/lAged in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: 6 yearsDisgorged by hand
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque (Still Wine) Coteaux Champenois Pierry Rouge 2022
Still wine - not Champagne100% Pinot Noir Flinty clay, chalky subsoil Les Gouttes d’Or, Pierry planted in 1972 Harvest 15% whole cluster and 85% destemmed. In sandstone jars. Pre-fermentation maceration 3 to 4 days. Vatting for 15 days in total. Press wine added. Aging in 228l oak barrels for 22 months Bottled in July 2024 without filtration or fining Only 304 bottles J.M. Sélèque: "An iconic place of our village, Les Gouttes d´Or is based on a complex soil at the bottom of the hill between ocher clay with flint and Campanian chalk. A typical geological mille feuille of Pierry." Nicola FEB23 (JG20): Exciting character: bacon, chocolate, smoky!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Laborde Tandem
50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir"Tandem" refers to the combination of these two grape varieties - each with a strong character, yet completely contrasting.From vineyards in Nogent l'Abbesse and Berru Dosage: 5g/l Vinification: fermented in steel Assemblage with 45% reserve wine from a perpetuum reserve (start in 2018) Filled without fining 36 months bottle aging Tobi JUL26: Intense and highly inviting nose with notes of hay, florals and delicate spice. Round, smooth and beautifully harmonious on the palate, with hints of honey and agave. Full of flavour, with great length and an irresistible drinkability.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€60.00 / 1 Liter)
Sadi Malot - Lieu Dit "Les Crêtes"
100% ChardonnayDosage: 4.3g/lSelection from selected plotsOld vinesVinification: Base wines undergo malolactic fermentation and also mature in wood for at least a year.Bottled unfinedAssemblage: 15% Solera started in 2010 (in large wooden barrels)33 months bottle aging Nicola JUL23: Interesting mix of mild spice and florality, beautiful brioche aromas, feel-good cuvèe, long and beautiful finish, becomes nutty over time.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
Paul Bara Brut Reserve
80% Pinot Noir, 20% ChardonnayDosage 7g/lPinot Noir & Chardonnay from Bouzy (Grand Cru)Matured in stainless steelBottle ageing: at least 2 yearsUp to 50% reserve winesTilman JAN24: Round and harmonious champagne with ripe fruit and a juicy finish. Fine yeast and great freshness.Tasting FEB20: Fruity, juicy, little that is offputting, vinous, very nutty finish.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
Janisson-Baradon Brut Nature
Simple and refreshing yet with wonderful substance and character; spicy aromas 50 % Pinot Noir, 50 % Chardonnay 30% reserve wines aged in wood 36 months "sur lie" Dosage: 0g/l
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
Bertrand-Delespierre Enfant de la Montagne Rosé
50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier (of which 2% red wine)Dosage 3g/litreChardonnay, Pinot Noir & Meunier from Chamery, Ecueil, Villedommange and Montbré (Premier Cru)Matured in 600 litre wooden barrels & in stainless steelBottle ageing: at least 2 years40% reserve wines, partial malolactic fermentation of the reserve wines, grape processing with traditional Couquard pressNicola FEB23: Full-bodied, juicy, fresh, youthful, enormous drinking pleasure, perfect aperitif rosé, delicately fruity
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 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 (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
Francis Orban Rosé Extra Brut
100% Pinot Meunier Of which 8-10% vinified as red wine Dosage: 4g/l 50% reserve wines Fermentation in steel tank 2 years bottle aging With malolactic fermentation
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
JM Goulard Sereine - Bio
33% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir, 33% MeunierDosage 7g/lAged in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: At least 3 yearsTeamtasting FEB26: Nose: freshly grated apple, stimulating nose, warm, generous, complex. Taste: juicy, full-bodied, beautifully balanced acidity, dense yet lively.Nicola FEB25: Generous, creamy, nutty finishNicola AUG24: Vinous, firm acidity, mineral, juicy, easy to drink.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
André Heucq (Still wine) Coteaux Rouge V.V. Bout de la Ville Meunier 2019 - Bio
Still wine - not Champagne100% MeunierVieilles VignesSingle Vineyard Bout de la Ville 12 months barrel aging Only 300 bottles/year
Content: 0.75 Liter (€61.33 / 1 Liter)
William Saintot Prestige
80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay Dosage: 3g/l Spontaneous fermentation Solera process Min. 2.5 years bottle ageing Maturation: 90% oak barrels, 10% stainless steel tanks The Prestige Cuvée reflects the history of Willmart Saintot.Nicola OCT25: Very powerful, spicy, straight, aromatic, earthy, dark, vibrant, balanced Nicola OCT24: Very balanced, great spiciness, very nice perfectly integrated acidity brings freshness, great integrated wood presence. Tilman OCT24: Rich nose, also generous on the palate, but balanced, balanced, spicy and melting.Fabio OCT24: Red-fruity, fine perlage, again nice creaminess thanks to the beautiful use of wood, balance here too. Moritz OCT22: The warm-heartedness and powerful red fruitiness of the Pinot Noir dominates the cuvée. On the palate, however, we find precise and elegant perlage, which gives the champagne great tension. And the 30% Reserve Perpetuelle delivers even more depth. A great accompaniment to hearty dishes.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€62.67 / 1 Liter)
Jean Velut Noir de Craie
100% Pinot Noir Dosage: 3g/l Very unusual for Montgeux, the Velut family produces a Blanc de Noirs here in a selected plot. From old vines (> 50 years old) Annual production: 1082 bottles Nicola FEB24: Nutty, juicy, pleasant, youthful. Moritz FEB24: Green strawberry, vegetative-spicy, subtle wild strawberry. On the palate very juicy yet elegant. Good momentum - incredible drinkability. Tasting FEB20: Basis 2014 - youthful, juicy, dry, blue-fruity, makes you want a second or third glass!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€62.67 / 1 Liter)
JM-Massonnot Cuvée Gamine
65% Pinot Noir 35% Meunier30% Reserve winesDosage: 6g/lNicola Apr.24: Youthful, juicy, long finish, pleasant, slightly bitter note, lots of flavour, great drinking flow!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€62.67 / 1 Liter)
JM Goulard Origine Rosé - Bio
60% Meunier (including 3% Vin Rouge), 40% Pinot NoirDosage 5g/lAged in stainless steel and wooden barrelsBottle ageing: At least 15 monthsNicola FEB25: Beautiful fruit, paired with lightness and elegance, juicy, easy to drink, makes you want to take another sip!
Content: 0.75 Liter (€62.67 / 1 Liter)
Louis Brochet Rosé Héritage
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: 0.75 Liter (€64.00 / 1 Liter)
Doyard Coteaux Champenois Rouge (Still Wine) Aÿ 2020
Still wine - Coteaux Champenois100% Pinot NoirFrom AÿAged in wooden barrels
Content: 0.75 Liter (€64.00 / 1 Liter)
Gallimard Cuvée Quintessence Extra-Brut
100% ChardonnayDosage 5g/lAged in wooden barrels for 6 monthsBottle ageing: At least 3 years Nicola OCT23: Beautiful use of wood makes it more aromatic and a little more generous than in the past, great nutty aroma! Nicola MAI22: Very nice, very mild, unexcited, elegant, relaxed like the owners, ultra drinkable, soft and charming Moritz OCT22: The Chardonnay for the Quintessence is a blend of different casks. From big to small, from old to new, everything is there. That brings power. Despite the powerful body, the Qunitessence looks downright fresh. Citrus fruits and ripe yellow fruit dominate the nose. The tight acidity and the perfectly integrated wood also make the palate an exciting tour of discovery.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€64.00 / 1 Liter)
William Saintot La Roseraie Rosé
25% Pinot Meunier, 75% Pinot NoirMaceration of 18% for 15 hours Dosage: 3g/l Vinification: 40% stainless steel tanks, 60% small oak barrels Bottle ageing: at least 2 yearsNicola OCT25: Really exciting flavors—it has a hint of smoked fruit!Nicola OCT24: Delicate, fine but spicy fruit, dark chocolate, dark cherry.Tilman OCT24: Berry-cherry nose, with a nice earthy flavour on the palate, chocolaty.Fabio OCT24: Lots of freshness with beautifully balanced fruit, especially cherry.
Content: 0.75 Liter (€64.00 / 1 Liter)
J-M Sélèque Solessence Extra Brut
50% Chardonnay, 40% Meunier, 10% Pinot Noir Terroir: Pierry/ Moussy/ Epernay/ Mardeuil/ Dizy/ Boursault/ Vertus Soil: Mostly flinty clay on chalky subsoil Vinification: Stainless steel tank 60 %, Oak barrels 40 %, without fining or filtration. 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/lTilman MAR26 (B22): Open-hearted release, beautifully warm and inviting on the nose, lively and slightly elegant bitterness on the palate, grippy, very good length with fine salty minerality.Nicola MAR26 (B22): Beautiful red, sometimes cool yellow fruit, grippy, straight, red fruit, mineral, slightly earthy. 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 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. Tasting FEB20: Base 2017 - Rich, generous aromas despite the freshness and the low dosage (longer yeast storage compared to the past and perpetual reserve makes it so multi-layered), more balance than before, extremely versatile, winey, yet youthful, precise, balanced, floral, herbal, minerality stops, Silex in the ground, chalk flashes in the mouth, anything but an entry! JM Seleque: "The Identity of our Winery. A wine of friends, for sharing. The expression of our style, pure and fresh, in all circumstances."
Content: 0.75 Liter (€64.00 / 1 Liter)