Decanter experts give their verdict, tasting notes and drinking windows on vintage Champagne.
While vintage Champagne may cost more than non-vintage, many say this category is the best value of all Champagnes, showing real personality and terroir. Out of 85 vintage Champagnes tasted, the 2003s didn’t impress, the millennium vintage exceeded expectations but it was the 2002s plus the vintage category as a whole that provided the real talking point. See all 35 four and five star vintage Champagnes here…
Charles Heidsieck, Brut 2000
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De Venoge, Blanc de Blancs 2000
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De Castelnau 2000
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Bruno Paillard, Blanc de Blanc de Blancs 1996
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Collet 2002
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Moet & Chandon 2002
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Louis Barthelemy, Brut Saphir 2002
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Veuve Clicquot 2002
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Waris Larmandier, Empreinte Millisimee, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 2002
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Lallier, Grand Cru 2002
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Marks & Spencer, St-Gall, Premier Cru 2004
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RH Coutier, Grand Cru 2002
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Pierre Gimonnet & Fils, Fleuron Brut 1er Cru 2004
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Pierre Moncuit, Brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2002
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Pierre Paillard, Brut Grand Cru 2002
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J Dumangin Fils, Premier Cru 2002
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Duval-Leroy 1999
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Pommery 2002
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Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Nicolas François 2000
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Sainsbury’s, Taste The Difference, Premier Cru 2004
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Devaux 2002
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Pol Roger, Brut 2000
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Gaston Chiquet, Brut Cuvée d’Or 2002
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Perrier-Jouët, Grand Brut 1998
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Marks & Spencer, Orpale Grand Cru 1998
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Henriot 1996
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Union Champagne, Pierre Vaudon Premier Cru 2004
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Jacquart 2004
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Louis Roederer, Brut 2004
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Bouche Pere et Fils, Grande Réserve Brut 2000
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Nicolas Feuillatte, Blanc de Blancs 2004
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Adnams, The Cellar Selection, 2003
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Paul Dethune 2002
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De Castellane, Brut 2004
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Alfred Gratien, Brut 1999
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Vintage Champagne panel tasters
While vintage Champagne may cost more than non-vintage, many say this category is the best value of all Champagnes, showing…