Top value supermarket Champagne
As the festive season approaches, find our recommendations for the best value supermarket Champagnes to try.
Supermarket own-label wines feature frequently in Decanter’s recommendations and reviews, because they provide notable consistency and value for money.
While it is difficult to make great Champagne cheaply – it is a labour-intensive process, after all – there are still gems to be found on supermarket shelves under their own-label brands.
If you’re looking for recognisable names, the grandes marques can of course also be found in supermarkets.
Scroll down to see the top value UK supermarket Champagne to seek out
There are are also impressive Champagne alternatives in supermarkets that go beyond Prosecco, such as Crémant de Bourgogne and English Sparkling. Find the Decanter team’s recommendations here.
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The UK remains one of the strongest export markets for Champagne, only second behind the US, with 28,061,766 bottles exported to the UK in 2022.
The selection below lists Champagnes from most of the key UK supermarkets, including Aldi, Booths, Co-op, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
Champagne styles
There are a number of factors which influence the style of Champagne, including grapes, vintage, colour and sweetness.
The majority of the supermarket Champagne in the list below is non-vintage, with a few vintage examples.
Blanc de Blancs Champagnes offer the pure, citrus character of Chardonnay, whereas Blanc de Noirs offers a richer, red-fruited character, like Waitrose own Blanc de Noirs Brut made from 100% Pinot Noir.
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The best supermarket Champagne to try:
The wines below have been tasted and rated by the Decanter editorial team, and are ordered by colour and score.
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Champagne Pannier, Brut Selection NV, Champagne, France
New to the Sainsbury's fizz range, this classically styled brut Champagne is a great choice for festive celebrations. A traditional blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, it kicks off with toasty citrus aromas, plus buttered croissants and zesty grapefruit. Rounded and toasty palate: nutty, honeyed, stone fruit notes are nicely balanced by plenty of fresh citrus and crisp palate-cleansing acidity, with persistent bubbles.
Champagne Pannier
Co-op, Les Pionniers Vintage, Champagne, France, 2013
Always a solid choice if you're looking for an affordable aged Champagne. Bready lemon and bruised golden apple on the nose, with hints of honey. Still bright and fresh on the palate, showcasing red apple peel and brioche roundness. Nutty depth and umami linger on the finish. Secure a bottle while stocks last.
2013
Co-op
EH Booth, Brut, Champagne, France
While Booths own-label English sparkling is a better buy, if you must have Champagne, then you can't go wrong here. From both Grand and Premier Cru vineyards, it has good autolytic toasty biscuity notes as well as rich appley depth and fine complexity from reserve wine.
EH Booth
Charles Clément, Cuvée des Vignerons, Champagne, France
Matured on its lees for 18 months, this Pinot Noir-dominant non-vintage Champagne has a nice roundness to it, with crisp apple, hints of red fruits and spice, and some citrus zest. Good value.
Charles Clément
Asda, Extra Special Louis Bernard, Champagne, France, 2014
While Louvel Fontaine is a blend, this Extra Special Champagne from Asda is 100% Chardonnay, and – at the time of writing in mid-November 2023 – is on sale for just £23, which makes it a strong buy. Herby, spicy and creamy, it features very fresh acidity, appley fruit and a long finish.
2014
Asda
Landric, Champagne Brut NV, Champagne, France
A well-balanced blend of the classic Champagne grapes: 45% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 25% Pinot Meunier. Appealing aromas of citrus, pear, creamy apricot and brioche. Toasty notes play against fresh citrus and stone fruit on the rich palate, which is balanced by refreshing acidity, with a light mousse and a crisp finish. A super aperitif and great value.
Landric
Veuve Monsigny, Premier Cru, Champagne, France
Crisper and more precise than its Veuve Monsigny Brut partner, the Pinot Noir-led premier cru is not quite so eye-catching in terms of price, but it is a very elegant Champagne, with a tingle of pure-lemon acidity and an appealing oatcake savouriness.
Veuve Monsigny
Waitrose, Blanc de Noirs Brut, Champagne, France
Lovely soft Bramley apple characters and toasted fruit bread aromas, injected with cinnamon and spice. Comforting notes of warm pastry, and a long, complex finish.
Waitrose
Louvel Fontaine, Champagne, France, 2014
This Silver Medal winner at the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards, a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay, is a reasonable buy if you're a fan of vintage Champagne but don't want to blow the budget. Soft, round appley fruit is accompanied by a subtle note of stone fruits, with streaks of spice and pith. It has a slightly saline character which gives it freshness, contrasting with the rather heavy, earthy finish.
2014
Louvel Fontaine
Tesco, Finest Grand Cru Brut, Champagne, France, 2017
A fairly lean vintage Champagne that's restrained in its aromas of lemon zest, yellow apple and yellow plum. There's a toasty, smoky lift to the palate, with some notes of candied orange peel coming through with the soft, approachable mousse. Sweet notes of cinnamon and buttered toast linger on the finish. Made by Union Champagne, based in Avize, which is the largest owner of premier and grand cru grapes in Champagne, with around 1,200ha of vines.
2017
Tesco
Devaux, Oeil de Perdrix Rosé, Champagne, France
Offering great value for money at the mix-six price, this rosé is 80% Pinot Noir, mostly from Les Riceys, an area in the Champagne region famous for its high-quality Pinot Noir. The grapes are picked late in the harvest to maximise flavour, and only the first press is used, which is always a sign of quality. The wine spends at least four years on lees in bottle, far beyond the regulatory minimum period. It's quite a serious style of rosé, a mid-salmon pink in hue – the name 'oeil de perdrix' given as the colour – 'eye of the partridge'. In the glass, you'll enjoy the fleshy red berry flavours – strawberry, raspberry and redcurrant – and hint of smoke. Power and elegance, a classy pour. Dosage: 9g/L. Mix-six price: £24.99
Devaux
Marks & Spencer, Collection, De Saint-Gall Premier Cru Rosé Brut NV, Champagne, France
De Saint Gall is the flagship brand of the Union Champagne cooperative, makers of this Chardonnay-Pinot Noir rosé and a Tradition Brut NV which have both joined M&S's premium Collection range. With the fresher 2018 vintage as base wine (the Tradition uses 2015), it boasts tart strawberry and crisp red apple, alongside brioche notes on a lean yet creamy palate. Drinking well now but should cellar well for a few years if you like your Champagnes with more toasty complexity.
Marks & Spencer
Co-op, Les Pionniers Rosé, Champagne, France
Blended by Piper-Heidsieck exclusively for Co-op, this Rosé Champagne from the 'Les Pionniers' range is a value treat for summer drinking. Bready redberry and blood orange on the nose, it's richly yeasty on the palate with raspberry and red apple peel bitterness. Dry on the palate with cleansing acidity and moreish umami notes on the finish.
Co-op
