Can anyone recommend a decent Champagne?

snuggle69

I hope that someone can help me with this. Looking to buy some champagne for my partners 40th Birthday, but I really havent a clue what to buy!!
I have heard of all the bollingers, etc but are they really the best?
Any recommendations gratefully received anything up to around £100 a bottle.

eleanor73

Recently I was at a party and they served Bollinger and this - http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/DWBase/jsp/article/index.jsp;jsessionid=0E635E01ACDB552774C26B81B853CA0D.node1?productId=prod2290564

and we all far preferred the latter. Not sure if you can buy individually though.

seafarers_wife

I love Lansom's Black label champagne, usually around £30 a bottle, but can be found for around £22 when on offer.

I also like Tattigner which is around £36 a bottle as well.

gastronomix

For something special but not well known, Champagne Gosset produces the Grande Reserve and Grande Millesime champagnes, a blended vintage and vintage respectively. http://www.champagne-gosset.com/indexusmini.html Deep flavoured, rich and full bodied, these are regarded by quality wine merchants as exceptional champagnes. Expect to pay £50+ a bottle. You'll probably only find these at independant wine merchants or online.

kochi1

Personally I prefer Nicholas Feuillatte - a bit of a drier champagne and there is often offers around found this one
http://www.winesdirect.co.uk/nicolas-feuillatte.aspx?e=7&ext=Nicolas_Feuillatte_Champagne&gclid=COWuj-3m4KcCFUtC4QodLxvd8g

Have had vintage Dom Perignon before which turned out to be corked - my uncle was gutted, was given for his first born son. So far for me NF works out ok

Hope the birthday goes with a decent POP!

irstaroo22

Dom Perignon

bitemebankers

Pol Roger Reserve:

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=619&afwinid=90909

Really good value for money, IMHO.

goamike

Tattinger probably the best for middle of the range price imho

Krug of dom perignon usually top of the range or look for henriot champagne or duvey leroy is one of my favourites.

2sides2everystory

How about the Heidseck recommended in the Tesco ASDA pricecheck thread? Looked to me like you could get it for a net £10 per bottle if you were canny ... :money:

... but then again ... if you reckon that £100 a bottle is what floats your boat then I am sure you can find plenty at Oddbins

p4tti

Agree with the Tattinger.
I tried both Dom Perignon and Cristal at Christmas and neither are worth the money in my opinion.
You could probably get a couple of days away in Reims - the champagne region for the price of a bottle of Cristal.