Champagne
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier from chalk soils — WineFortune tracks 30 sparkling wines across 17 Champagne producers
- Producers
- 17
- Wines tracked
- 30
- Median 1y
- —
- In our shop
- 21
Champagne is France's defining sparkling wine region, where chalk soils and a cool climate shape wines of tension and finesse. WineFortune tracks 30 wines from 17 producers here: 17 wines carry a WineFortune index and 21 are listed in the shop.
The region works with three grapes — Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier — in blends, blanc de blancs and blanc de noirs, in white and rosé. All 30 tracked wines are sparkling and carry the AOP designation; 7 come from Grand Cru villages. Of the wines tracked, 24 are white and 6 are rosé.
The WineFortune index median for Champagne stands at 400 € per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. At the top sit Egly-Ouriet's Brut Millesime Grand Cru at a median of 1829 € per 75 cl and Bollinger's Vieilles Vignes Francaises at 1700 €, with Salon's Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru at 990 €. Critics have filed 31 reviews of the tracked wines, averaging 96.3 on the 100-point scale with a peak of 99; the median drinking window runs from 2020 to 2043.
Facts
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier
- Style
- Sparkling; 24 white and 6 rosé wines tracked
- Classification
- AOP; 7 Grand Cru wines tracked
- Climate
- Cool continental, chalk soils
- Drinking window (median)
- 2020–2043
- WineFortune index median
- 400 € per 75 cl bottle
Bottles · 23 · highest score first · seller WineFortune
Every wine under Champagne, whichever sub-region or producer
SparklingThe rosé expression of Cristal — Louis Roederer's grand cru Pinot Noir, gently infused and raised on the chalk of Champagne
SparklingLouis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards
SparklingThe rosé face of Dom Perignon: Pinot Noir colour and vinous depth over the house's taut, vintage-only Champagne style
SparklingMoët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
SparklingChardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier from chalk soils — WineFortune tracks 30 sparkling wines across 17 Champagne producers
SparklingBollinger's vintage flagship — Pinot Noir-led champagne, barrel-fermented and aged long on its lees under natural cork
SparklingMoët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
SparklingA blanc de blancs from a single grand cru village, made from Chardonnay alone and released only in select vintages
SparklingGrower champagne at full power — Egly-Ouriet's vintage grand cru, Pinot Noir from old Ambonnay vines aged long on the lees
SparklingBlanc de noirs Champagne from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines in Bollinger's walled plots at Aÿ
SparklingA blanc de blancs from a single grand cru village, made from Chardonnay alone and released only in select vintages
SparklingThe rosé expression of Cristal — Louis Roederer's grand cru Pinot Noir, gently infused and raised on the chalk of Champagne
SparklingDom Pérignon's second plénitude — the same vintage held back on its lees for long extra years, released deeper and more intense
SparklingOld-vine Pinot Noir from the chalk of Les Crayères in Ambonnay — Egly-Ouriet's grower grand cru blanc de noirs
SparklingSingle-parcel blanc de noirs from Cedric Bouchard — one plot of Pinot Noir, one vintage, in the spare Roses de Jeanne style
SparklingPerrier Jouet's all-Chardonnay prestige cuvée from grand cru vines, presented in the house's flower-painted Belle Epoque bottle
SparklingLouis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards
SparklingMoët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
SparklingLouis Roederer's prestige cuvée in its clear flint bottle — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the house's own grand cru vineyards
SparklingMoët & Chandon's prestige cuvée, made only in declared vintage years from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
SparklingLaurent Perrier's prestige cuvée, blending several exceptional Champagne vintages into one wine of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
SparklingTaittinger's prestige cuvée — pure Chardonnay from grand cru Côte des Blancs, aged in the chalk cellars of Reims
SparklingBollinger's vintage flagship — Pinot Noir-led champagne, barrel-fermented and aged long on its lees under natural cork
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Champagne
Questions
What does the WineFortune price index show for Champagne?
The WineFortune index median for Champagne is 400 € per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. Of the 30 wines tracked in the region, 17 currently carry an index.
Which Champagne wines top the WineFortune index?
Egly-Ouriet's Brut Millesime Grand Cru leads at a median of 1829 € per 75 cl, followed by Bollinger's Vieilles Vignes Francaises at 1700 € and Salon's Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru at 990 €, all WineFortune index medians over 90 days.
How do critics rate the Champagne wines WineFortune tracks?
Critics have filed 31 reviews of the tracked wines. The average score is 96.3 on the 100-point scale and the highest is 99. The median drinking window runs from 2020 to 2043.
Does the WineFortune Premium Selection hold Champagne?
Yes. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds 14 Champagne vintages, which make up 11.9 per cent of the fund's value.