A champagne novice seeking advice: What older vintages and producers should I try?

[John.V]

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Aging champagnes/ buying drinking aged champagnes- help please

Since I became impassioned with champagne about 20 years ago, most of my exposure was for newly released bottles that challenged the question as to how long should they be stored and when should they be opened. In the 3 wine groups I have been associated with for over 25 years and in a few other instances, I’d be occasionally exposed to a champagne that was 30+ years old and it seemed to me that they were not nearly as enjoyable, refreshing and vibrant and very similar to all other “older” wine…