NM Producers
Producer | Prestige Cuvées | Blend | Inaugural Vintage |
Ayala (Aÿ) |
„Cuvée Perle d’Ayala“ (Brut and Nature) |
80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir |
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Billecart-Salmon (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) |
„Nicolas François Billecart“ | 40% Chardonnay 60% Pinot Noir |
1955 |
„Grande Cuvée“ | 40% Chardonnay 60% Pinot Noir |
1982 | |
„Elisabeth Salmon Rosé“ | 42% Chardonnay 58% Pinot Noir |
1988 | |
Bollinger (Aÿ) |
„La Grande Année“ | ||
„R.D.“ | 1952 | ||
„Vieilles Vignes Françaises“ | 100% Pinot Noir | 1969 | |
Boizel (Épernay) |
„Joyau de France“ (Brut and Brut Rosé) | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1961 |
Canard Duchêne (Ludes) |
„Charles VII“ NV (Brut, Brut Rosé, Blanc de Blancs, and Blanc de Noirs) |
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Comtes Audoin de Dampierre (Chenay) |
„Prestige“ | 100% Chardonnay | |
De Castellane (Épernay) |
„Cuvée Commodore“ | 30%Chardonnay 70% Pinot Noir |
1961 (no longer produced. A NV blend called „Commodore“ is now produced only for sale in French Supermarkets.) |
„Cuvée Commodore Rosé“ | 20% Chardonnay 80% Pinot Noir |
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De Meric (Aÿ) |
„Catherine de Médicis“ | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
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De Venoge (Épernay) |
„Grand Vin des Princes“ (Blanc de Blancs) |
100% Chardonnay | „Grand Vin des Princes“ (modern bottling): 1961 The GVdP was discontinued in 1994 with the creation of the „Louis XV“ label, but produced again for the 2000 vintage. In 1961 it was an NV wine, but it has been vintage-dated in every following release. |
„Louis XV“ (Brut & Extra-Brut Rosé) |
50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
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Delamotte (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
„Nicolas Louis Delamotte“ | 90% Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir |
(no longer produced) |
Deutz (Aÿ) |
„Cuvée William Deutz“ (Blanc/Rosé) | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier | 1959 |
„Amour de Deutz“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1993 | |
Diebolt-Vallois (Cramant) |
„Fleur de Passion“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1995 |
Drappier (Urville) |
„Charles de Gaulle“ | 20% Chardonnay 80% Pinot Noir |
1990 |
Duval-Leroy (Vertus) |
„Femme de Champagne“ | 89% Chardonnay 11% Pinot Noir |
1990 |
Gosset (Formerly Aÿ, now Épernay since 2010) |
„Celebris“ (Blanc de Blancs NV, Vintage Extra Brut Rosé and Vintage Extra Brut) |
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (blends vary widely with vintage.) | 1988 |
Alfred Gratien (Épernay) |
„Cuvée Paradis“ NV (Brut and Brut Rosé) |
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1985 |
Charles Heidsieck (Reims) |
„Champagne Charlie“ (discontinued after 1985 vintage) |
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„Blanc des Millénaires“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1983 | |
Henriot (Reims) |
„Cuvée des Enchanteleurs“(Discontinued after 2000) | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
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„Hemera“ | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
2005 | |
Jacquesson (Dizy) |
„Grand Vin Signature“ | 1981 (discontinued after the 2002 vintage) | |
Lanson (Reims) |
„Noble Cuvée Brut“ | 60-70% Chardonnay 30-40% Pinot Noir |
1979 |
„Noble Cuvée Blanc de Blancs“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1979 | |
„Noble Cuvée Rosé“ (NV) | 62% Chardonnay 38% Pinot Noir |
1979 | |
Laurent-Perrier (Tours-sur-Marne) |
„Grand Siècle“ (typically NV) |
50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir (approx.) |
first NV wine released in 1960 |
„Alexandra“ (Vintage Rosé) | 80% Pinot Noir 20% Chardonnay |
1982 | |
AR Lenoble (Chouilly) |
„Cuvée Les Aventures“ (NV) | 100% Chardonnay | |
„Cuvée Gentilhomme“ (Vintage) | 100% Chardonnay | ||
Moët et Chandon (Épernay) |
„Dom Pérignon“, „Dom Pérignon Oenothèque“ (both Brut/Brut Rosé) |
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1921 (Rosé in 1959) |
G.H. Mumm (Reims) |
„Cuvée R. Lalou“ | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1966 (discontinued in 1985, revived in 1998) |
Bruno Paillard (Reims) |
„Nec-Plus-Ultra“ | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1990 |
Joseph Perrier (Châlons-en-Champagne) |
„Cuvée Joséphine“ | Pinot Noir and Chardonnay | 1982 |
Perrier-Jouët (Épernay) |
„Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne (USA)“ (Brut, Brut Rosé, and Blanc de Blancs) |
Brut: 50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, 5% Meunier |
1964 2002 – Last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label |
Piper-Heidsieck (Reims) |
„Rare“ | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | 1976 |
Ployez-Jacquemart (Ludes) |
„Liesse d’Harbonville“ | 70% Chardonnay 30% Pinot Noir |
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Pol Roger (Épernay) |
„Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill“ | Pinot Noir and Chardonnay | 1975 |
Pommery (Reims) |
„Cuvée Louise“ (Brut and Brut Rosé) |
Brut: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir |
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Louis Roederer (Reims) |
„Cristal“ (Brut and Brut Rosé) |
Cristal Brut: 55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay (approx.) |
Cristal: 1876 (not available commercially until 1945) Cristal Rosé: 1974 |
Ruinart (Reims) |
„Dom Ruinart“ Blanc de Blancs | 100% Chardonnay | 1959 |
„Dom Ruinart“ Rosé | 85% Chardonnay 15% Pinot Noir |
1966 | |
Taittinger (Reims) |
„Comtes de Champagne“ Blanc de Blancs | 100% Chardonnay | 1952 |
„Comtes de Champagne“ Rosé | 30% Chardonnay 70% Pinot Noir |
1973 | |
„Taittinger Collection“ | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1978 | |
Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin (Reims) |
„La Grande Dame“ Brut | 60-65% Pinot Noir, 30-35% Chardonnay |
1969 |
„La Grande Dame“ Brut Rosé | 1988 |
RM Producers
for producers of the prestige cuvée „Special Club“, click here.
Producer | Prestige Cuvées | Blend | Inaugural Vintage |
Henri Billiot (Ambonnay) |
„Cuvée Laetitia“ (NV) | Predominantly Chardonnay | |
„Cuvée Julie“ (NV) | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1999 | |
Bonnaire (Cramant) |
„Cuvée Prestige“ | 100% Chardonnay | |
Chartogne-Taillet (Merfy) |
„Fiacre“ | 60% Chardonnay 40% Pinot Noir |
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Hubert Dauvergne (Bouzy) |
„Fine Fleur de Bouzy“ | 100% Pinot Noir | |
Paul Déthune (Ambonnay) |
„Brut Prestige“ (NV) | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
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Guy Larmandier (Vertus) |
„Cramant Grand Cru Cuvée Prestige“ | 100% Chardonnay | |
Jacques Selosse (Avize) |
„Substance“ NV | 100% Chardonnay | |
Vilmart & Cie (Rilly-la-Montagne) |
„Coeur de Cuvée“ | 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir |
1989 |
CM Producers
Producer | Prestige Cuvées | Blend | Inaugural Vintage |
Nicolas Feuillatte (Chouilly) |
„Palmes d’Or“ Brut | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1985 |
„Palmes d’Or“ Brut Rosé | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1996 | |
Jacquart (Reims) |
„Cuvée Alpha“ NV | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | |
„Brut de Nominée“ discontinued (vintages declared from 1985-1990) | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | ||
Mailly Grand Cru (Mailly-Champagne) |
„Les Échansons“ | 25% Chardonnay 75% Pinot Noir |
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„L’Intemporelle“ Brut | 40% Chardonnay 60% Pinot Noir |
1990 | |
„L’Intemporelle“ Brut Rosé | 40% Chardonnay 60% Pinot Noir |
2004 |
Noteworthy Single Vineyard (Monoparcel) Champagnes
Producer | Monoparcel | Blend | Inaugural Vintage |
Agrapart (RM, Avize) |
„Vénus“ Brut Nature (0.3 ha, Avize) |
100% Chardonnay | |
Billecart-Salmon (NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) |
„Clos St-Hilaire“ (1 ha, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) |
100% Pinot Noir | 1995 |
Cattier (NM, Chigny-les-Roses) |
„Clos du Moulin“ (2.2 ha, Ludes) |
50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1952 (since the inaugural release, the wine has always been a NV bottling) |
Chartogne-Taillet (RM, Merfy) |
„Les Barres“ (ungrafted vines, Merfy) |
100% Meunier | 2006 (in some years, this has been released as NV) |
„Les Orizeaux“ (planted in 1961, grafted, Merfy) |
100% Pinot Noir | 2007 (NV) | |
„Les Alliées“ (planted in 1969, Merfy) |
100% Meunier | 2008 (NV) | |
Claude Cazals (RM, le Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
„Clos Cazals“ (3.5 ha, le Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
100% Chardonnay | 1995 |
Drappier | „Grande Sendrée“ (Urville, the Aube) |
45% Chardonnay 55% Pinot Noir |
1975 (Rosé version released in 1990) |
Duval-Leroy | „Clos des Bouveries“ (Vertus) |
100% Chardonnay | |
Egly-Ouriet (RM, Ambonnay) |
„Les Crayères“ NV | 100% Pinot Noir | 1989 |
Jacquesson | Dizy Corne Bautray“ (1 ha) |
100% Chardonnay | 1995 |
„Aÿ Vauzelle Terme“ (0.3 ha) |
100% Pinot Noir | 1996 | |
„Dizy Terres Rouges Rosé“ (1.35 ha) | 100% Pinot Noir | 2002 | |
„Avize Champ Cain“ (1.3 ha) |
100% Chardonnay | 2002 | |
Krug (NM, Reims) |
„Clos du Mesnil“ (1.84 ha, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
100% Chardonnay | 1979 |
„Clos d’Ambonnay“ (0.68 ha, Ambonnay) |
100% Pinot Noir | 1995 | |
Larmandier-Bernier (RM, Vertus) |
„Vieille Vigne de Cramant“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1990 |
„Terre de Vertus“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1995 | |
Jean Milan (NM, Oger) |
„Terres de Noël“ | 100% Chardonnay | 1985 |
Pierre Peters (RM, le Mesnil-sur-Oger) |
„Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons“ | 100% Chardonnay |
1971 – released as ‚Cuvée Spéciale, sold as Special Club 2000 – first vintage to include the vineyard name ‚Les Chétillons‘ on the label |
Philipponnat (NM, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) |
„Clos des Goisses“ (5.5 ha, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ) |
30% Chardonnay 70% Pinot Noir |
1935 |
Taittinger | „Les Folies de la Marquetterie“ NV (Pierry) |
55% Chardonnay 45% Pinot Noir |
First NV release in 2006 |
Tarlant (RM, Oeuilly) |
„La Vigne d’Or“ | 100% Meunier | 1999 |
„La Vigne d’Antan“ | 100% Chardonnay, ungrafted | 1999 | |
„La Vigne Royale“ | 100% Pinot Noir | 2003 | |
„Cuvée Louis“ (NV) | 50% Chardonnay 50% Pinot Noir |
1982 | |
Veuve Fourny (NM, Vertus) |
„Clos Faubourg Notre Dame“ (.23 ha walled vineyard, Vertus) |
100% Chardonnay | 1993 |