vintage champagne and non-vintage champagne:
vintage champagne: The yield accounts for about 10%; all wine grapes come from the same year, and the styles of different years are slightly different.
Non-vintage champagne: The yield accounts for 90%; wine grapes come from different vintages, and the wine style is constant every year.
A common misconception is that the quality of vintage champagne is higher than that of non- vintage champagne, but in fact this conclusion is not absolute. Non-year champagne also has its own advantages because the wine itself is blended during the brewing process, and the grape juice from different years is fused together, making the overall flavor more complex and diverse. Sometimes it is blended with better quality wine after aging, so that the co-brewed non-year champagne can also bring a surprising performance.
This time, let's learn about the 10 best non-year champagne in the 2022 British Champagne Masters. They are all gold medalists in the leading professional blind champagne competition in the UK. The prices range from £35 to £60. These wines can let us know that not the most expensive wine can bring surprises:
PIPER-HEIDSIECK ESSENTIEL
PIPER-HEIDSIECK ESSENTIEL
Snow Special Brew Collection Champagne
Wine House: Snow Champagne
PIPER Grape: Chardonnay 22%, Pinot Noir 47%, Monier 31%
Type: Extremely dry
Pre-tax price: £40
Win Award: Gold
Wine Comment: Snow champagne is one of the three largest champagne brands in the world, and its collection level is the driest non-year champagne of the Snow brand. Its type is only 5g/L. It is an outstanding representative of the extremely dry shaped type, showing very exquisite and fresh characteristics. The first-class original wine from different years brings a strong pineapple and almond aroma. The key to the quality of this wine is the aroma of toast and toasted nuts brought by the long aging. The bubbles are so long-lasting that this extremely dry champagne is fully displayed. (Patrick Schmidt, MV)
CHAMPAGNE BRIMONCOURT BRUT REGENCE
Busch Monk Black Jones dry champagne
Wine House: Busch Monk Champagne
Grape: Chardonnay 80%, Pinot Noir 20%
Class 1 Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: 35 £
Win Award: Gold award
Wine Comment: Buschmonk Champagne is located in Ai, the Champagne production area of France, and is a rookie winery in the production area. It is popular for its pure, fresh, dry, dry non-year champagne. It has a scent of smoke, hazelnuts, lemon and chalky earth. It tastes a bite and its pure and gentle qualities make people smack their lips and taste it. (Patrick Schmidt, MV)
POMMERY APANAGE BRUTh
PomaliApana dry champagne
Wine House:PomaliChampagne
Grape: Chardonnay 40%, Pinot Noir 30%, Monier 30%
Class 1 Type: Dry
Pre-tax price: £40
Win Award: Gold
Wine Comment: Boma has set a benchmark for high-quality non-vamped dry champagne with this Apana. It uses more high-quality aged original wine than its own royal dry champagne, so the wine is rich in pleasant aromas, such as honey, beeswax, and dried fruit aromas, which complement the aromas of bread, apples, citrus, etc. (Patrick Schmidt, MV)
MOËT & CHANDON BRUT IMPÉRIAL NV
Moet Empire extreme dry champagne
winery: Moët champagne
Grapes: Pinot Noir 30-40%, Monier Pinot 30-40%, Chardonnay 20-30%
Class Type: Dry
Pre-tax price: £35
Win Award: Gold
Wine Review: This wine is the world's best-selling dry non-vintage champagne (about 10% of champagne production) and is also one of the best champagne in the champagne production area.Rich in ripe pineapple and peach, as well as creamy herbs and bread aromas, plus a strong lemon and chalky earthy scent, all of which are very harmonious. In short, this is still a sparkling wine with a strong taste, which can be called a "refreshing drink." (Patrick Schmidt, MV)
GOSSET GRANDE RESERVE, BRUT NV
praise of treasure champagne
winery: praise of champagne
Grapes: Chardonnay 45%, Pinot Noir 45%, Pinot Monier 10%
Class Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: £52
Win Award: Gold award
Wine Comment: Among champagne enthusiasts, the most famous thing about champagne is that they do not ferment malic acid. Therefore, champagne always has bright and firm acidity, which brings people a very obvious refreshing feeling. As imagined before opening the bottle, this champagne is distinctly stylistically, passionate, with a scent of lime, a little toasted apples and hazelnuts, and a hint of bitter almonds and fresh bread. After entering, the lively and long-lasting bubbles make people feel refreshed, and the aftertaste is dry and exquisite. (Patrick Schmidt, MV)
CHAMPAGNE TELMONT RÉSERVE BRUTh
Dimu Selection of dry champagne
Wine House:Dimu Champagne
Grape: Chardonnay 43%, Monier 37%, Pinot Noir 20%
Class 1 Type: Dry
Pre-tax price: £47.5
Win Award: Gold
Wine Comment: Daimu Champagne was founded in 1912 and uses the original wine from 2017 and earlier. It only has 6.7g/L type, which makes this champagne taste very pure, and it also has roundness and complexity. The wine is light golden, long-lasting, full-bodied and full-bodied with rich yellow fruit and brioche flavors, moderate acidity, and can taste rich and lime flavors. The crisp but long-lasting texture gives a firm feel and finishes with a little salty flavor. Suitable for pairing with seafood as an aperitif. (Patricia Stefanovich, MW)
CHAMPAGNE LANSON LE BLACK LABEL BRUTh
Lansong black-label dry champagne
winery: Lansong champagne
Grape: Pinot Noir 50%, Chardonnay 35%, Monier 15%
Class 1 Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: £37
Win Award: Master
Wine Comment: Lansong is a famous champagne brand, founded in 1760. The performance of Lansong black-label non-year champagne is increasing year by year. The original wine of this wine comes from the first-class village Diji, the special-class village Verzena and the first-class village Trepe. The aged wine volume and 6g/L sugar content make it very impressive. The wine has a moderate straw color, with a long lasting aroma, as well as the aroma of red and yellow fruits, with the aroma of butter toast, which has a refreshing sour taste and a soft texture. This is a medium-bodied wine that can be perfectly matched with Thai and Chinese cuisine. (Patricia Stefanovich, MW)
CHAMPAGNE BESSERAT DE BELLEFON BLEU BRUTh
Basset Bellifen Blue Blade Dry Champagne
Wine House: Basset Bellifen Champagne
Grapes: 30% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 45% Monier
Class 1 Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: £45
Win Award: Gold award
Wine Comment: The raw materials of this wine come from the best vineyards in the Champagne production area, including the special village Menil Oger, the special village Maye and the first-class village Reims Mountains. The wine is light lemon color, and the small bubbles that keep coming out are dazzling. It has a rich flavor of green apple and white peach fruit, mixed with fresh yeast flavor and a touch of mineral saltiness. It has a lively acidity after entry, crisp and long texture that makes it taste long aftertaste. It's a stylish champagne that can be paired with cod or crab meat pies, or even a tapas.(Patricia Stefanovich, MW)
CHAMPAGNE LANSON LE GREEN LABEL ORGANIC BRUTh
Lansong Organic Green Brand Champagne
Wine House:Lansong Champagne
Grapes: 50% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay, 30% Monier
Class 1 Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: £55
Win Award: Gold award
Wine Comment: The raw materials of this wine come from two land plots of Verneuil and Vandières, of which 16 hectares of vineyards are planted using organic and biodynamic methods. This wine has a light lemon green with tiny and long-lasting bubbles. The aroma is very pure, mainly composed of cranberries brought by Pinot Noir, with a hint of bread aroma. The wine is light and has a vibrant acidity that complements the fruity aroma. It has a creamy mousse-like texture after the mouth, with a long aftertaste and a hint of locust honey. It is awesome with cream or goat cheese! (Patricia Stefanovich, MW)
CHAMPAGNE VOLLEREAUX CÉLÉBRATION PREMIER CRU
Ville Celebration First Class Garden Champagne
Wine House:Ville House
Grapes: 40% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 30% Monier
Class 1 Type: Dry type
Pre-tax price: £60
Win Award: Gold award
Wine Review: Viagra Champagne is located in the southern wing of Epenny in Pierre. The raw materials come from south-facing vineyards. This wine is the top wine style of the winery. The wine is light lemon color and has tiny bubbles. Rich in the scent of yellow fruit and butter toast, the wine is medium in body, moderate acidity, and has a velvety texture after entry. A slight scent of vanilla pods adds a bit of fun to the long aftertaste. Suitable for grilled lobster or crayfish. (Patricia Stefanovich, MW)
