GRAND CRU

Champagne

GRAND CRU

Our maisons’ grand cru champagnes are the royalty of the region. These carefully crafted cuvées use grapes grown in the appellation’s 17 most highly prized villages, judged after centuries of research and analysis to contain the most superior terroir.

Rare & Exceptional
Krug
Clos d'Ambonnay 2000
Bottle - 75 cL
£1,650
Rare & Exceptional
Krug
Clos du Mesnil 2002
Bottle - 75 cL
£700
Rare & Exceptional
Dom Pérignon
Rosé 2005
Magnum - 1.5 L
£700
Dom Pérignon
Rosé 2005
Bottle - 75 cL
£270
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Behind the Style

  • Style
  • Krug
  • Ruinart
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Style

From only the finest terroir

A champagne can only be classified as a grand cru when it is made with grapes grown in the 17 Champagne villages designated as grands crus. The vineyards here contain the most prestigious and desirable plots, with terroir that imparts a distinctive character to the fruits.

Krug

Focused and rare

Crafted from grapes grown in tiny plots in the Mesnil-sur-Oger and Ambonnay grands crus, Krug’s Clos du Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay vintages are extremely rare. Clos du Mesnil reveals the purest expression of chardonnay, while exceptional pinot noir thrives in Clos d’Ambonnay.

Ruinart

When only the best will do

Ruinart’s chardonnay-driven Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs and Rosé are made using exclusively grand cru grapes, harvested and blended in only the best years. The fruits are picked from the most desirable plots in grand cru villages in Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims.

Almost exclusively grand cru

Dom Pérignon’s reputation lies in its almost exclusive production of vintage grand cru champagnes. There is only one notable exception – the maison’s vineyards in the Hautvillers premier cru, the location of the historic abbey and the home of the spiritual father of champagne.