Favourite NV champagne

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Thanks for that suggestion - definitely cheap enough that a bottle doesn’t feel too expensive to try.

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I’ve got nothing to add. Seriously, build a couple/three mixed cases with one bottle of each of the above and have a blast tasting through different producers and styles.

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Love the Bereche, but only see it at $75+ whereas I can regularly find the Bollinger at $60 :frowning:

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It seems to have settled into a $70 bottom locally. Bollinger tried but has fallen back to $60 with CostCo selling it a lot. But Bereche man, they are doing something right with this NV. I’m frequently impressed with what they get in that bottle. Pretty yet substantial. $70 doesn’t seem out of line for the quality vs the market.

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No it doesn’t, but I cant seem to get it for under 75 per bottle. At that price Ill go after the Bollinger for the extra bottle when I buy 4.

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Deutz and Laurent Perrier Rosé

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This appears to come in Brut and Extra Brut versions - which do you prefer?

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I don’t have a single favourite - variety is the spice of life. But in the last 12 months, these are the NVs costing me less than US$50 that I have rated Excellent:

(But I’m in Hong Kong, so I’ve no idea of the availability of these in the USA.)

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I’m a big fan of these for regular drinking:

Paul Bara GC Rose
Laherte Freres Rose de Meunier
Nathalie Falmet Brut
Hebrart 1er Cru BdB
Larmandier Bernier Longitude

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Never noticed, never cared. I am very accepting across dosage levels, except zero, as long as the wine is balances. I am pretty sure most of ours are labeled Brut.

If I had to guess, it looks like they used to be Brut, and now are labeled Extra Brut. Since Brut on the label could be Extra Brut in the bottle, I don’t know what that means for actual dosage. I am drinking a much older disgorgement from most people, I would guess, so it’s possible I’ve never even tried one that’s labeled Extra Brut. Fwiw, their website only lists Extra.

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Thanks for the tremendous feedback WBs. I appreciate the re-endorsement of some familiar names here but also the new recommendations I’ll be very actively seeking out. Exactly as hoped. Please keep the recs coming! Sp

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Thanks. Yes - I was tending towards thinking there is probably only one wine and it’s just that the labelling has evolved with the dosage reduced in more recent disgorgements (I saw an older review claiming a dosage of 9g/l). I see that CT has two separate listings, but that’s often the case in situations like this.

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I’m in the Diebolt-Vallois Prestige camp as well.

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Love Laherte BdB Brut Nature

Also would add to the conversation:
Jacquesson 700 series
Agrapart 7 Crus
Huré Freres Invitation
Chartogne-Taillet St Anne
Jacques Lassaigne Les Vignes de Montgueux

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First try of the Bereche this weekend and it was awesome. Big fan of that.

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Bereche Brut Reserve - If I had to drink one “reasonably priced” NV, which is what I think most people think about when asked this question–not Krug, Collin or similar–it’s Bereche. I used to drink a ton of Egly Ouriet Brut Grand Cru or whatev, which isn’t really all that far off in style from Bereche. Others I frequently enjoy:

Jacquesson 700s
Agrapart
Dhondt-Grellet
Hebrart
Lanson
Gimmonet
Calsac l’Echappee Belle
Dehu La Rue
Diebolt-Valois
Paul Bara
Roederer
Laherte
Vilmart
Mousse (l’Or and Mon Village)
Seleque solessence

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Second the Lilbert NV

Lallement Brut Reserve is awesome as well. Unfortunately, I never see it anymore in Austin.

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I love Lilbert, but find it really needs a few years of aging to come alive.

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I am fan of Roederer Collection, specifically the even number releases 242, 244 and 246. This is my ‘house’ Champagne.

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As someone still finding their way around bubbly, Roederer 244 is the one NV I can confidently endorse as well.

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