Top Vintage Champagnes from 2000 and 2002

Though it’s clear that only one of these noughties vintages is built for long-term cellaring, Richard Juhlin finds that the two make for a fascinating comparison when tasted side by side at this stage of their development. See below his Top Vintage Champagnes from 2000 and 2002.

Every year for the past few years, it has been my pleasurable task to select an especially interesting style or segment from the world of Champagne, and to subject it to an in-depth tasting and analysis.

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