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Cuisine Wine | Best Buys | Enter a Wine Tasting

Cuisine Wine | Best Buys | Enter a Wine Tasting

Champagne

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  • Achille Princier Grande Réserve Brut NV

    3 | $60-$70
  • Achille Princier Grande Réserve Brut NV (France)

    An understated style that has been well crafted. The nose has subtle notes of biscuit, bread and citrus orange peel. …

    4 | $50-$60
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  • Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur NV

    Rich and complex on the nose with lemon citrus and spiced pastry-cream aromas. The palate is full bodied and luscious …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur NV

    Expressive on the nose with toast, white chocolate, cream and nutty marzipan aromas. The palate is well weighted and has …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur NV

    4 | $80-$100
  • Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur NV Ay/France

    Medium colour verging on pale gold in the glass, the nose is rich with nutty mealy characters and citrus pith …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Champagne Ayala Rosé Majeur NV

    Pale pink tinged with orange in the glass, this rosé Champagne boasts aromas of rose petals, chocolate and summer fruits …

    4 | over $100
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  • Champagne Ayala Rosé Majeur NV (France)

    A beguiling mid-copper colour leads to a nose teeming with red summer fruits and cream. The red fruits come through …

    5 | over $100
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  • Champagne Beaumet Cuvée Brut NV (France)

    A skillfully made Champagne with white blossoms and creamy notes present with nice intensity on the nose. The palate is …

    5 | $50-$60 Best Buys
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  • Champagne Bollinger Rosé NV (France)

    A pale pink-orange, the nose is subtle with aromas of chocolate and red summer fruits with just hints of autolytic …

    4 | over $100
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  • Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvee NV

    3 | over $100
  • Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvee NV Ay/France

    3 | over $100
  • Champagne Charles Hubert Cuvée Prestige 2018

    Fresh and bright on the nose with some doughy brioche aromas alongside. The palate shows great freshness and complexity with …

    5 | over $100
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  • Champagne Fallet Dart Grand Selection Brut NV

    3 | $60-$70
  • Champagne Fallet Dart Heres NV

    3 | $70-$80
  • Champagne Henriot Bruit Souverain NV

    $80-$100
  • Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain NV (France)

    The history of Champagne reminds me of Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s quote, “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” The long …

    5 | $70-$80
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  • Champagne Irroy NV

    Pale gold in the glass, its toasty, nutty aroma is backed by creamy fruit that is altogether inviting. The palate …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Champagne Lanson Green Label Vin Biologique Organic NV

    Medium-gold colour with a highly aromatic nose laden with citrus, pear and stone fruit. A lean style of Champagne, light-bodied …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Champagne Lanson Le Black Label Brut NV

    Pale in colour with lots of toasty creamy brioche and browned apple aromas on the nose and through to the …

    4 | $50-$60
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  • Champagne Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée NV

    Fresh and fruit driven up front with citrus and crunchy red-apple aromas on the nose that give the wine a …

    4.5 | over $100
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  • Champagne Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée NV

    Elegant and lifted on the nose with fresh aromas of green apple, lemon sorbet and white florals that are altogether …

    4.5 | over $100
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  • Champagne Moutard Pere & Fils Grand Cuvée Brut NV

    Although pale in the glass this is a bright, fruit-driven style of Champagne. The nose is clean with hints of …

    4 | $50-$60
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  • Champagne Roger Manceaux Héritage 2012

    A mature style that has lovely nutty, toasty developmental characters on the nose and through the palate. This richness is …

    4 | over $100
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  • Champagne Taittinger Brut Millesime 2014 (France)

    The toasty nose and fresh aromatics are exotic and compelling. Fresh, lean and bright with an incredible acid structure. The …

    5 | over $100
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    top 5
  • Champagne Vauversin a Oger Original Grand Cru Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV

    $80-$100
  • Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV

    Medium colour in the glass verging on the palest gold. Aromas of apples, cream and biscuit make up a very …

    4 | over $100
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  • Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV

    Most of us have heard the term ‘Champagne Charlie’, a good time guy – or gal – who enjoys fun …

    5 | over $100
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  • Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV

    THOSE WITH A keen eye may have noticed that in the Champagne section of your local wine vendor there are …

    5 | over $100
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  • Charles Heidsieck Rosé Reserve NV

    An intriguing copper-gold colour with a rich and evolved nose full of positive development characters alongside apple peel and delicate, …

    4 | over $100
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  • Charles Heidsieck Rosé Reserve NV

    A pale copper in the glass with a beautiful and inviting nose of pain au chocolat which sits perfectly alongside …

    5 | over $100
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  • Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve NV (France)

    A bewitching pale-copper colour with earthy, savoury notes on the nose that come through onto the palate matched with red …

    5 | over $100
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  • Charles Hubert Brut Blanc de Noirs NV

    A bold and powerful chardonnay expression with aromas of toffee apple, cherries and lemon citrus on the expressive nose. The …

    4.5 | $80-$100
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  • Charles Hubert Brut Tradition NV

    3 | $70-$80
  • Charles Hubert Cuvée Prestige Grand Cru Brut 2013 (France)

    A mature style with medium colour thanks to time. Nuts, brioche, apples and citrus are evident on the nose. The …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Charles Hubert Grand Cru Brut Rosé NV

    A beguiling orange-pink colour with a delicate nose of strawberries, honey and biscuit. The palate has wonderful acidity and restrained …

    4 | $60-$70
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  • Delamotte Blanc de Blancs NV

    Understated but correct in every way, this example has restrained nutty autolytic aromas on the nose with complex sulphides. The …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Drappier Blanc de Blanc Signature Brut NV

    4 | $80-$100
  • Drappier Carte d’Or Brut NV

    Medium in the glass with creamy, lemony, salty mineral aromas that can make your mouth water before you’ve taken a …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Drappier Carte d’Or Brut NV

    Aromas of cream and nuts on the nose that belie the palate which has lots of citrus and red-apple flavours …

    4.5 | $70-$80
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  • Drappier Carte d’Or Brut NV

    4 | $80-$100
  • Drappier Carte d’Or Brut NV (France)

    Lifted aromatics of ripe apples, brioche and cream come through on the nose. The palate has an appealing bright lemon …

    5 | $70-$80
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  • Drappier Clarevallis NV

    $80-$100
  • Drappier Clarevallis NV

    4 | $80-$100
  • Fallet Dart Grande Selection Brut Champagne NV

    Yellow with a whisper of gold in the glass and creamy brioche notes on the nose. The palate is mid …

    4 | $60-$70
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  • Fallet Dart Heres Brut Champagne NV

    An understated nose with light aromas of citrus fruit and freshly toasted bread. The palate is well weighted and complex …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Gimonnet Cuis 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs NV

    Pale in the glass with a nice floral lift on the nose alongside aromas of apple and lemon citrus. Toasty …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • H. Lanvin & Fils Brut NV

    Medium coloured in the glass with lovely creamy, nutty aromas mixed with apple and orange blossom on the nose. The …

    5 | $50-$60 Best Buys
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  • H.Lanvin & Fils Brut NV

    Vibrant in the glass with a golden hue and an enticing lifted sorbet creamy character on the nose alongside yeasty …

    4.5 | $50-$60 Best Buys
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  • H.Lanvin & Fils NV

    A polished and understated elegant Champagne. Restrained aromas of white blossom and citrus with subtle fruit and toastiness on the …

    4 | $40-$50
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  • H.Lanvin & Fils NV

    Pale in the glass with a restrained nose of nectarine, lemon peel, oatmeal and toast that comes through onto the …

    4.5 | Best Buys
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  • Heidsieck & Co Champagne Monopole Blue Top Champagne NV

    Verging on gold in the glass with lots of apple, citrus and white florals alongside richer honey and dough aromas …

    4.5 | $80-$100
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  • Heidsieck & Co Monopole Blue Top Champagne NV

    This wine is creamy on the nose balanced against crunchy apple and zesty grapefruit aromas. The palate is weighty and …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Henri Giraud Esprit Nature NV

    A bright straw-gold colour with toasty aromas and hints of honey and beeswax. A bigger, bolder Champagne with depth and …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Henri Giraud Esprit Nature NV

    Delightfully luscious aromatics with chocolate, caramel, brioche and browned apples all culminating on the complex and enticing nose. The palate …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Henriot Brut Souverain NV

    On the nose fresh white blossom sits against contrasting rich honey and toasted nut aromas. The palate has great complexity …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • J Lassalle Preference 1er Cru Brut NV (France)

    Pale gold in the glass with developed yeast and lifted brioche notes on the nose together with apples, honey and …

    5 | $70-$80
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  • J Lassalle Préférence NV

    From a small-scale champagne house, this pinot meunier-dominant Champagne has a lovely fruit-forward lift on the nose with aromas of …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Jean Josselin Cuvée Des Jean Extra Brut NV (France)

    Top 12 A pale yet bright colour in the glass with white blossom and biscuity brioche alongside lemon sorbet on …

    4.5 | $70-$80
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  • Lanson 1760 Bio-Organic Champagne NV

    Certified organic, this champagne has a heady, plump, doughy aroma on the nose. Similarly, the palate is rich, derived from …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Lanson 1760 Le Black Label Brut NV

    Tropical aromas and lemon citrus on the nose matched with biscuit, browned apples and white blossoms, all of which segue …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Lilbert & Fils Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV

    The nose is understated with subtle aromas of hazelnuts and white florals which belie the experience on the palate which …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Lilbert-Fils Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut NV

    Medium colour in the glass with a fine bead. Fresh and fruit-forward with aromas of citrus and apple on the …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Louis Roederer Collection 242 NV France

    3 | $80-$100
  • Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2016

    Pale in the glass with a lovely doughy and creamy nose with hints of toast and white florals. The palate …

    5 | over $100
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  • Mumm Grand Cordon NV

    A quiet style that is understated, so can often be misunderstood. Fresh and lively on the nose with aromas of …

    4.5 | $70-$80
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  • Mumm Grand Cordon NV

    Fresh and bright on the nose with lovely citrus and white florals with just a hint of toastiness. This freshness …

    4.5 | $70-$80
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  • Mumm Grand Cordon Rosé NV

    Pale pink with tints of orange in the glass, aromas of sweet, red summer fruits dipped in chocolate stream through …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Paul Bara Réserve Brut Grand Cru NV

    The bright gold colour belies the understated style of this Champagne. Restrained aromas of brioche, lemon and orange on the …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Paul Bara Reserve Brut NV

    3 | $70-$80
  • Perrier Jouët Blason Rosé NV

    Mid pink with lovely autolytic characteristics and complex aromatics; apple brioche, strawberries, florals, nuts and warm toast abound on the …

    5 | over $100
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  • Perrier Jouët Grand Brut NV

    Delightful aromatics, creamy buttered toasted brioche and dried vanilla pods alongside high-toned fruit lead into a similarly complex palate which …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV

    Freshly baked bread, green apple and honeysuckle aromas commingle on the nose which is mirrored onto the palate. Roasted nuts …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV

    This wine is very lifted and characterful on the nose with aromas of toasted nuts and fresh dough. The palate …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV (France)

    A Champagne with real character and lots of elements working in harmony. The palate has lovely autolytic development, which gives …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Essential NV

    A medium hue in the glass that verges on gold with a complex nose full of development aromas, nuts and …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Rosé Sauvage NV

    I find the history of Champagne fascinating. Each time I look for information I am inevitably found some time later …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Essentiel NV

    Fresh lemon sorbet topped with nuts and a drizzle of chocolate sums up the nose on this complex and layered …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Essentiel NV (France)

    A rich, complex and expressive nose full of rich toasty, yeast notes that leads into a beautifully crafted palate. Complex …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper Heidsieck Rose Sauvage Premium NV Reims

    3 | $80-$100
  • Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV

    A complex style that has lots of toast and biscuit on the nose with strong yeast notes that are balanced …

    5 | $80-$100
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  • Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage NV

    A pale pink in the glass with ripe strawberries and yeast sitting alongside a salty aroma that adds intrigue. The …

    5 | over $100
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  • Piper-Heidsieck Vintage 2012

    4 | over $100
  • Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV

    A golden glow in the glass with a toasted lifted creamy complexity on the nose that comes through onto the …

    5 | over $100
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  • Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV

    4 | over $100
  • Pol Roger Brut Réserve NV (France)

    Top 11 A riper style of Champagne with a fine persistent bead, bold creamy notes and nutty characters on the …

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  • Pol Roger Cuvée Rich Demi Sec NV

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  • Pol Roger Reserve NV

    Caramelised apples and aromas of freshly baked apple crumble on the nose hint at a complex palate that does not …

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  • Roger Manceaux Brut Grande Réserve NV

    Medium colour in the glass with attractive, light toasty aromas of freshly baked bread that lead into a nicely crafted, …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Roger Manceaux Brut Millésimé 2012

    A rich style of Champagne with aromas of nuts and toasted brioche on the nose which also come through on …

    4 | $80-$100
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  • Roger Manceaux Brut Rosé NV

    A gorgeous mid-pink colour with aromas of strawberry, chocolate, red apple and florals on the expressive nose. The palate is …

    4.5 | $80-$100
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  • Serge Mathieu Tradition Brut NV

    Another rich example with dominant autolytic characters complete with spice aromas, these biscuit and brioche characters are brought through onto …

    4 | $70-$80
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  • Taittinger Brut Millésimé Vintage 2015

    Pale in the glass with lovely complexity on the nose, this wine shows attractive sulphides, rich hazelnuts and cream against …

    5 | over $100
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  • Taittinger Brut Réserve NV

    Citrus flowers on the nose go alongside creamy lemon sorbet and lovely autolytic complexity. The palate feels initially tight but …

    5 | over $100
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  • Taittinger Folies de la Marquetterie NV

    A medium colour in the glass, this is a bold Champagne style with aromas of honey and toast along with …

    5 | over $100
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  • Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus Brut NV

    Some positive reductive characteristics are present on the nose amid the heady and rich aromas of brioche and cream. A …

    4.5 | over $100
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  • Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV

    A mid copper-pink glittering in the glass with restrained aromas of grilled nuts, strawberries and chocolate on the nose and …

    4 | over $100
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