Non-VintageChampagne
Accounting for more than 80% of all bottles sold, non-vintage Champagne is by far the most popular style.
What Does Non-Vintage Champagne mean?
A more accurate description of Non-Vintage Champagne would be ‘multi-vintage’, given that non-vintage blends typically comprise 60%-90% from one vintage, with the remainder made up of ‘reserve’ wines from other years, to ensure that the Champagne keeps its house style intact. Non-Vintage is often shortened to 'NV' – so if you see NV on a bottle of Champagne, you can be confident it is a blend of several vintages.
Non-Vintage Champagnes do not have to be drunk within a year of purchase; in fact, if left to mature for up to five years or so, they will become more complex – or, if your preference is for fresher, cleaner flavours, then they can be enjoyed immediately; the choice is yours. And while the big names are deservedly celebrated, it’s worth trying a ‘grower’s’ Champagne, made by smaller producers; you may not recognise their name, but their Champagne is often top-notch.
Famous Non-Vintage Champagnes
The best-known Champagne brands are some of the most famous brands in the world full stop – think of Krug, Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot, Moet et Chandon – the list goes on. All the biggest Champagne brands are a byword for luxury – and it helps that Champagne itself is forever linked with good times and celebrations.
Typical Character and Style of Non-Vintage
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Apple
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Lemon
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Biscuits
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Toast
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Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut NV ChampagneSmall Bottle
£12.95
(£6.48 per 10cl)
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial NV ChampagneMini Moet
£14.25
(£7.13 per 10cl)
Gallimard Les Riceys Cuvee Reserve ChampagneHalf Bottle
£14.95
(£39.87 per litre)
Jean Velut Premier Temps Brut NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£17.95
(£47.87 per litre)
Ayala Brut MajeurHalf Bottle
£18.95
(£50.53 per litre)
AR Lenoble Brut Intense Mag 17 ChampagneHalf Bottle
£19.95
(£53.20 per litre)
Veuve Fourny 1er Cru Vertus ChampagneHalf Bottle
£19.95
(£53.20 per litre)
Taittinger Brut Reserve NVHalf Bottle
£22.95
(£61.20 per litre)
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£23.45
(£62.53 per litre)
Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£23.95
(£63.87 per litre)
Brice Brut Tradition NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£23.95
(£63.87 per litre)
Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve ChampagneHalf Bottle
£23.95
(£63.87 per litre)
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£24.95
(£66.53 per litre)
Gallimard Les Riceys Cuvee Reserve Champagne
£25.95
(£34.60 per litre)
Henri Giraud Esprit Nature ChampagneHalf Bottle
£26.25
(£70 per litre)
R de Ruinart Brut ChampagneHalf Bottle
£26.45
(£70.53 per litre)
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label NV ChampagneHalf Bottle
£26.95
(£71.87 per litre)
Xavier Alexandre Brut NV Champagne
£26.95
(£35.93 per litre)
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve ChampagneHalf Bottle
£28.95
(£77.20 per litre)
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£6Mumm Cordon Rouge ChampagneGift Box
£28.95
(£38.60 per litre)
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£6Mumm Cordon Rouge Champagne
£28.95
(£38.60 per litre)
Pierre Legras Champagne Orior Brut NV
£29.95
(£39.93 per litre)
Gosset Grande Reserve Brut ChampagneHalf Bottle
£29.95
(£79.87 per litre)
Ayala Brut Majeur ChampagneGift Box
£29.95
(£39.93 per litre)