The wine region within the historical province of Champagne in the northeast of France is best known for the production of champagne, the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name. EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region located about 160 kilometres (100 miles) east of Paris. The viticultural boundaries of Champagne are legally defined and split into five wine-producing districts within the historical province: Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The city of Reims and the town of Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. Reims is famous for its cathedral, the venue of the coronation of the French kings and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Champagne is a wine region, France. We track 2,938 of its wines in stock at 137 shops, from 309 wine houses, from € 6.50; mostly sparkling.
- Country
- France
- In our wines
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Riesling, Pinot Blanc
- Styles
- Sparkling 2791 · White 75 · Rosé 55 · Red 16
- Prices
- from € 6.50 · median € 80.14 / 75 cl
Vintages
per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote| Vintage | Wines | From | Median / 75 cl | Critics' score | Growing season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 9 | € 90.31 | € 92.99 | – | – |
| 2026 | 4 | € 75.00 | € 95.27 | – | hotdryso far +4.1 °C · 1,819 GDD · 36 % rain |
| 2025 | 4 | € 34.02 | € 86.94 | – | hot +1.4 °C · 1,393 GDD · 74 % rain |
| 2024 | 2 | € 33.42 | € 54.21 | – | warmwetwet harvest +0.5 °C · 1,200 GDD · 141 % rain |
| 2023 | 11 | € 50.00 | € 80.00 | – | hot +1.9 °C · 1,534 GDD · 103 % rain |
| 2022 | 45 | € 26.76 | € 86.00 | 94.0 (1 wine) | hot +2.0 °C · 1,536 GDD · 88 % rain |
| 2021 | 51 | € 33.50 | € 80.28 | 95.0 (2 wines) | cool −0.7 °C · 1,012 GDD · 116 % rain |
| 2020 | 68 | € 32.90 | € 95.33 | 95.0 (1 wine) | hot +1.1 °C · 1,331 GDD · 96 % rain |
| 2019 | 64 | € 33.32 | € 93.59 | 94.0 (4 wines) | hot +1.0 °C · 1,317 GDD · 83 % rain |
| 2018 | 135 | € 34.90 | € 113.66 | 94.3 (3 wines) | hotdry harvest +1.5 °C · 1,419 GDD · 90 % rain |
| 2017 | 78 | € 24.50 | € 117.07 | 94.5 (2 wines) | average +0.4 °C · 1,213 GDD · 98 % rain |
| 2016 | 78 | € 44.00 | € 116.41 | 94.8 (5 wines) | average −0.3 °C · 1,091 GDD · 127 % rain |
| 2015 | 116 | € 36.12 | € 107.20 | 94.8 (5 wines) | averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 1,139 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2014 | 62 | € 58.48 | € 197.25 | 95.7 (3 wines) | average +0.1 °C · 1,122 GDD · 106 % rain |
| 2013 | 60 | € 49.00 | € 240.70 | 95.8 (5 wines) | coolwet −0.6 °C · 1,001 GDD · 149 % rain |
| 2012 | 76 | € 60.00 | € 230.77 | 95.6 (5 wines) | cool −0.5 °C · 1,050 GDD · 128 % rain |
| 2011 | 22 | € 79.61 | € 190.22 | 89.0 (1 wine) | average +0.3 °C · 1,158 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 2010 | 21 | € 56.00 | € 119.75 | – | cool −0.8 °C · 969 GDD · 98 % rain |
| 2009 | 38 | € 58.00 | € 234.01 | 93.0 (1 wine) | average +0.2 °C · 1,136 GDD · 94 % rain |
| 2008 | 78 | € 59.90 | € 334.42 | 96.9 (7 wines) | cold −1.1 °C · 941 GDD · 118 % rain |
| 2007 | 15 | € 94.00 | € 250.00 | 96.0 (1 wine) | average −0.3 °C · 1,027 GDD · 106 % rain |
| 2006 | 21 | € 62.39 | € 400.00 | 97.0 (1 wine) | warm +0.8 °C · 1,289 GDD · 114 % rain |
| 2005 | 10 | € 84.16 | € 365.66 | 95.0 (1 wine) | warm +0.5 °C · 1,205 GDD · 90 % rain |
| 2004 | 11 | € 113.73 | € 395.00 | – | averagedry harvest −0.2 °C · 1,074 GDD · 105 % rain |
| 2003 | 3 | € 64.90 | € 334.49 | – | hotdry harvest +1.5 °C · 1,479 GDD · 76 % rain |
| 2002 | 8 | € 79.80 | € 381.47 | – | averagedry −0.2 °C · 1,074 GDD · 60 % rain |
| 2001 | 1 | € 167.24 | € 167.24 | – | average −0.3 °C · 1,101 GDD · 98 % rain |
| 2000 | 12 | € 83.90 | € 185.34 | – | average −0.3 °C · 1,050 GDD · 99 % rain |
| 1999 | 7 | € 50.00 | € 234.81 | – | averagewet harvest +0.1 °C · 1,139 GDD · 96 % rain |
| 1998 | 2 | € 375.00 | € 1,726.02 | – | cool −0.6 °C · 1,035 GDD · 119 % rain |
| 1997 | 4 | € 200.69 | € 1,370.00 | – | averagedry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,078 GDD · 89 % rain |
| 1996 | 15 | € 120.28 | € 427.48 | – | cold −1.2 °C · 866 GDD · 74 % rain |
| 1995 | 3 | € 173.80 | € 234.81 | – | average −0.4 °C · 1,054 GDD · 106 % rain |
| 1994 | 1 | € 620.00 | € 620.00 | – | averagewet harvest −0.4 °C · 1,071 GDD · 113 % rain |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.6 °C · 1,004 GDD · 118 % rain |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | average −0.1 °C · 1,184 GDD · 95 % rain |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | averagedry −0.1 °C · 1,142 GDD · 65 % rain |
| 1990 | 3 | € 286.99 | € 390.00 | – | warmdry +0.6 °C · 1,282 GDD · 68 % rain |
| 1989 | 1 | € 536.52 | € 268.26 | – | average ±0.0 °C · 1,180 GDD · 86 % rain |
| 1988 | 1 | € 450.00 | € 450.00 | – | cool −0.5 °C · 1,003 GDD · 103 % rain |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | cool −0.7 °C · 938 GDD · 118 % rain |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.1 °C · 993 GDD · 108 % rain |
| 1985 | 1 | € 380.00 | € 380.00 | – | colddry harvest −1.1 °C · 895 GDD · 78 % rain |
| 1984 | – | – | – | – | coldwet harvest −1.8 °C · 778 GDD · 113 % rain |
| 1983 | – | – | – | – | cool −0.8 °C · 988 GDD · 129 % rain |
Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Champagne's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the region. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.
Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.
Louis Roederer 112 · Champagne Billecart Salmon 79 · Champagne Bollinger 75 · Taittinger 61 · Champagne Charles Heidsieck 54 · Moët & Chandon 51 · Bereche et Fils 49 · Dom Perignon 46 · Champagne Deutz 41 · Ruinart 40 · Veuve Clicquot 38 · Laurent-Perrier 34 · Jacquesson 34 · Leclerc Briant 33 · Pol Roger 32 · Bruno Paillard 31