This delicious champagne bucks the trend in every way with its long aging time in bottle prior to release; where most bubblies spend 18 months aging, André Clouet Grand Reserve spends four years. It's made from 100% Pinot Noir, which is where all its rich, deliciously toasty aromas come from and the style is a complex blend of wine from the 2015 vintage with depth of flavour coming from the 50% proportion of older reserve wines from 2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2005, 2004 and 2002.

The dosage is 8 grams per litre, which makes it dry in taste and in style.

This wine offers substantially more flavour than most champagnes at this price on the market today - and kicks many more expensive bubbles to touch too.

Champagne André Clouet dates back to 1741. Today the family owns eight hectares of estate vines in the best middle slopes of Bouzy and Ambonnay in the Champagne region from which it makes (along with purchased grapes) great wines of richness and depth. André  Clouet Grand Reserve is one of our staff faves and is made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes, all grown on grand cru vineyards and aged on lees for four years before disgorgement. That is significantly longer than the legal minimum of 18 months aging on lees, pre release, in the Champagne region.

This long aging time provides great depth and complex flavours to this deliciously flavour some non vintage champagne. It offers incredible taste and richness.

If you’re after a complex champagne made from the great Pinot Noir grape, try this.