At the recent Taste Champagne event in London, organised by Australian wine writer Tyson Stelzer, Jancis Robinson MW tasted an impressive array of non-vintage champagnes. Jancis’s tasting notes – more than 60 in total – cover a huge variety of producers and give a great idea of what’s currently on the market and which non-vintage champagnes are showing the best.
“There were so many champagnes available to taste – 211 – that a strategy was needed. I decided to taste each exhibitor’s standard non-vintage blend, which is after all the calling card of all producers and, according to the most accurate estimate I could get from champagne officials, represents 94.4% of all champagne produced. We may all fuss about the luxury-priced prestige cuvées, and I would like to point out that vintage champagne is probably the bargain category at the moment, but in reality, the champagne business is all about NV.”
Read the full article on JancisRobinson.com here.
Read the full article including all tasting notes and scores on JancisRobinson.com here
