Champagne Valentin Leflaive’s latest lieu-dit releases: Les Champs Elysées
Behind Olivier Leflaive's Champagne project is a "quietly radical plan to reinvigorate the category."
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The Battle of the Bubbles: Judgment time for sparkling wine
Which regions came out on top in a blind tasting of top Champagnes and global sparkling wines at the London…
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Ayala 2015 Perle Extra Brut: Racy purity
The 13th and latest “beautifully linear” release of a long-aged cuvée that fits with the house’s signature, light, bright style.
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André Drappier (1926–2025): True to his roots
Tim Hall pays tribute to the founder of the much-loved family-owned Côte des Bar Champagne house.
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Prestige Cuvée Rosé with Marina Olsson
Simon Field MW reports from an inspiring tasting of the best examples of a style that is being taken increasingly…
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Bruno Paillard 2009 Nec Plus Ultra and 2015 Assemblage: Beyond the Straits?
The latest vintages of two very different wines from the family Champagne house.
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Cristal Rosé in London: 50 years of joy and wonder
A celebration of the enduing progressive spirit of the house’s prestige cuvée rosé as it reaches its half-century.
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2015 Philipponnat Champagne: A trio of splendid gifts
Simon Field MW finds surprising finesse in the house’s latest offerings from the powerful 2015 vintage and relishes the two…
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