Champagne Recommendations

[AllorNothing]

1. What taste profile do you look for in Champagne?

2. Your top 3 choices 

3. Favorite cigar pairing(s)

 

I rarely drink champagne but I would love to start getting into it. 

[Nevrknow]

Pol Roger

Tattinger

Cooks if she’s ugly and I really don’t care. 😳

Cigar pairings go in the same order as the champagne. Not hard to figure out.

Cohiba

Montecristo

Guantanamera because if you’re at the cooks level of champagne, who cares.

[wjs]

Profile: clean, acid driven, low dosage. not a fan of oxidative styles

Cristal, Ttaittinger cdc, Bouchard, Pierre Peters

Never paired champagne w/ cigar.

[Li Bai]

4 hours ago, wjs said:

Never paired champagne w/ cigar.

One of the best pairings imho, you should definitely try 👍

[JohnS]

1. Having sampled a wide variety of champagne, especially during the infamous Covid-19 lockdown era (where Napoleon's famous quote was ever so pertinent, "I drink champagne when I win, to celebrate...and I drink champagne when I lose, to console myself."), I prefer lighter, citrus-y or fruity types rather than heavier examples on the palate. (E.g. the ones that taste 'bread-y.') In summary, even though eight grape varieties are permitted to be used in the manufacture of champagne, such as Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier, Arbane and in 2021 the addition of Voltis, in reality 99% of champagne is made of a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. So, I tend to favour champagnes that has more notable Chardonnay, because they tend to be lighter, for me.

2. My three favourite brands are Lanson, Taittinger and Pol Roger.

3. I pair champagne with any cigar. Literally anything. In Australia, in recent times the Hot Sauce company Frank's RedHot has been conducting a strong advertising campaign against market leader, Tabasco by claiming that their product "goes on anything!" Champagne is like that, it goes with any cigar...trust me!

[Wlu1988]

Came in to say Pol Roger. Looks like it’s been covered. 

[potpest]

I love the full bodied, rich styles so tend to lean towards Pinot Noir dominant blends or Blanc de Noir. Bollinger (favourite), Gosset, Villmart. Having said that, I love all champagne and would suggest to try many different bottles and styles as they all offer something different. Laurent Perrier, Louis Roederer, Deutz, Henri Giraud, Billecart Salmon all excellent. Would pair it with any cigar. Krug is the best I've tried, but too expensive for my usual consumption, but if you have the means definitely give it a go.

[Fuzz]

8 hours ago, potpest said:

I love the full bodied, rich styles so tend to lean towards Pinot Noir dominant blends or Blanc de Noir. Bollinger (favourite), Gosset, Villmart. Having said that, I love all champagne and would suggest to try many different bottles and styles as they all offer something different. Laurent Perrier, Louis Roederer, Deutz, Henri Giraud, Billecart Salmon all excellent. Would pair it with any cigar. Krug is the best I've tried, but too expensive for my usual consumption, but if you have the means definitely give it a go.

Try the Phillipponat Blanc de Noir Extra Brut.

[BrightonCorgi]

Champagne Le Mesnil is a great value brand from the best regions in Champagne.

[LaoFan]

I took the missus to Champagne a couple years back. Her nickname's 'the bubble queen' amongst friends. 

Typically our go to is Ruinart.

But on the trip we fell in love with Jacquesson Cuvée No. 745. It's a smaller house (IMO not for long). Great value. Giver a rip.