Cuisine Wine

Best Buys for Champagne $100 & under

  • Beaumet Brut

    Fruit, nuts and preserved lemon aromatics are the prelude to a wine that starts quietly and grows in the mouth. …

    4 | $45.00 Best Buys
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  • Beaumet Rosé Brut

    The Beaumet rosé is a perennial favourite of the Cuisine tasting panel. This expression is all about the fruit at …

    4 | $50.00 Best Buys
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  • Charles de Cazanove Tête de Cuvée

    This is a smart package and represents excellent value too. Muted aromatics presage a seductive mouthful, with citrus, nougat and …

    5 | $49.95 Best Buys
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  • Drappier Carte d’Or Brut

    ‘Assertive’ is a word often used to describe the Drappier style. It is always pinot noir dominant, which gives it …

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  • H. Lanvin et Fils Cuvée Sélection Brut

    This non-vintage expression makes another of its regular appearances among our top placegetters. It’s a fresh, approachable style with bready …

    4.5 | $40.00 Best Buys
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  • J. Lassalle Préférence Premier Cru Brut

    Run by three generations of women, this grower Champagne estate has built an enviable reputation for quality. This is a …

    5 | $60.00 Best Buys
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  • Jean-Josselin Blanc de Blancs Millésimé

    Made by a small family-owned producer based in the tiny Champenois town of Gyé-sur-Seine, this is an attractive 100 per …

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  • Jean Josselin Cuvée des Jean

    Only pinot noir grapes are used to make this intriguing wine, though you wouldn’t know it from the minerally, green …

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  • Louis Auger Brut

    This is a lean, racy style. It opens its account with fresh, appley and pressed linen scents, then washes like …

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  • Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut

    This one entranced Tony Jordan – “fine, elegant, lovely.” It leads with patisserie and wet chalk aromas. In the mouth …

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