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Champagne

An appellation of sparkling wines made by second fermentation in bottle. The ranges given apply to vintage cuvées: a non-vintage brut is released ready to drink.

Country
France
Region
Champagne
Main grape varieties
Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot meunier

Drinking window

Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.

  • Sparkling

    3 to 12 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2021 and 2030.

These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.

Sources

The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.