Vintage Champagne

Vintage Champagne is the pride and joy of a Champagne producer. Champagne’s greatness is founded on vines fighting to ripen grapes on a cool and rainy knife-edge. Every few years, a season blessed by a bit more sun and a little less rain comes along, and the resulting grapes are so perfect that they’re good enough to make a wine that’s all about that one magical year. Champagne vintages aren’t officially ‘declared’ (unlike Port), and it’s up to each producer to decide whether or not to make a pure vintage in any given year. A great vintage Champagne is a rare, luxury product that combines complexity, richness and energy – a real treat.