Rich champagne knock-offs: what’s the wish version of selosse, krug, vintage bollinger?

[Andrew_K]

@phil.lukeman

oxidative style

I think we had this conversation not too long ago and Krug isn’t really oxidative.

"Reductive" (non oxidative) Champagne

I think you have to be careful with reductive vs. oxidative and really define the meaning of what oxidative is or what style you are looking for. Wines made in a reductive, stainless steel environment can taste identical to wines made in a more oxidative, barrel aged environment - especially as they age. This can lead to a very reductive wine that has seen a lot of reserve wines or post-disgorgement aging tasting similar to a wine made in what would be defined as a more oxidative environment. …