Champagne

Wine tasting reports, wine videos, wine reviews and more from Champagne, by James Suckling, wine critic and journalist, and the team at JamesSuckling.com. The best red wines and white wines from Champagne.

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The Proper, Super Quality of the 2010 Dom Perignon
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The Proper, Super Quality of the 2010 Dom Perignon

James reviews the 2010 DP wine, which he tasted with Vincent Chaperon, cellar master for Dom Perignon, over Zoom.
A Champagne moment: Quality matched with value
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A Champagne moment: Quality matched with value

The hot summers are a challenge for Champagne producers, but sustainable winemaking methods are creating some of the best, and best value premium wines in the world.
Penfolds X Thienot Champagne: A luxurious collaboration
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Penfolds X Thienot Champagne: A luxurious collaboration

Australia’s best-known wine brand releases three Champagnes to mark 175 years - and they are outstanding.
A Visit to Abbey de Hautvillers: Dom Pérignon and tasting the 2009 vintage
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A Visit to Abbey de Hautvillers: Dom Pérignon and tasting the 2009 vintage

James visited Dom Pérignon in June 2017 to taste the 2009 vintage, which was released ahead of its 2008. See snippets of the vineyard visit and tasting session here.
Champagne Reboots With Some Fabulous Wines
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Champagne Reboots With Some Fabulous Wines

Contributing Editor Nick Stock has tasted more than 260 Champagne. There’s never been a more interesting time to drink Champagne, and the way in which terroir-driven Champagnes have come to the forefront is a frontiers movement in taste. Check on the report.
Last week on WeChat (微信一週): Champagne Barons de Rothschild, Georges Duboeuf and left bank Bordeaux
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Last week on WeChat (微信一週): Champagne Barons de Rothschild, Georges Duboeuf and left bank Bordeaux

This weekly series is dedicated to recapping content distributed on the COFCO X JS channel. Acting as JamesSuckling.com's major interface in the Mainland China market, let's see what was recently trending.
JamesSuckling.com’s Top 10 Videos of 2015 – #7 – Champagne: The Style of Billecart-Salmon
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JamesSuckling.com’s Top 10 Videos of 2015 – #7 – Champagne: The Style of Billecart-Salmon

How do you make a 100-point Champagne? Here’s Antoine Roland-Billecart, deputy general manager at Champagne Billecart-Salmon, describing what they do to bring the best out of their wines. The Billecart-Salmon Champagne Le Clos St.-Hilaire Brut 2002 was one of three perfect 100-point-scoring wines in our recent Champagne report, which you
JamesSuckling.com's Top 10 Videos of 2015 – #10 – Champagne: Billecart-Salmon – What Makes a Great Champagne?
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JamesSuckling.com's Top 10 Videos of 2015 – #10 – Champagne: Billecart-Salmon – What Makes a Great Champagne?

This is the first of the 10 most popular videos of 2015 at JamesSuckling.com. Over the next couple of days, we will re-release the videos that had the most views. This year, our top 10 list is dominated by Bordeaux, followed by Champagne, with videos scattered in from Spain and
Champagne: Taittinger's Only Single Vineyard – Les Folies de la Marquetterie
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Champagne: Taittinger's Only Single Vineyard – Les Folies de la Marquetterie

Les Folies de la Marquetterie is the first single vineyard wine ever produced at Taittinger. It is exclusively made from fruit grown in a south/southwest exposure vineyard that surrounds the family-owned Château de la Marquetterie. Macerations are slightly longer and the aim here is to showcase more exuberance than elegance