BIG Champagne Surprises! Grand Marques Blind Tasting

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I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony
I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Veritas Champagne
I have tasted the following wines in this Video:
Pol Roger Brut Reserve, Champagne, France
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Taittinger Brut Reserve, Champagne, France
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Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial, Champagne, France
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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Yellow Label Brut, Champagne, France
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Louis Roederer Collection 242 Brut, Champagne, France
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Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut, Champagne, France
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The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.
I drink Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Otherwise, I never touch it―unless I’m thirsty. Goes the abbreviated quote by Lily Bollinger that is probably the most famous Champagne-related statement.
I love to drink Champagne, even though I don’t have the Lily's consumption habits, and I also enjoy exploring the region, looking for new and undiscovered gems.
However, the vast majority of the region's production is commercialized by the Grandes Marques and those are the Champagnes most of you know and will be able to get
The Oxford Companion to Wine defines the term Grandes Marques as "an obsolete, self-imposed term for some of the major houses or brands of champagne. The original Syndicat des Grandes Marques was founded in 1882 but was disbanded in 1997. The term means literally ‘big brand’ in French and is still used informally."
So today I want to taste the Grandes Marques - the big Champagne Houses side by side in a blind-tasting face-off to see which ones have invested in quality and which ones in marketing.

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@tommylanger7686

That Moët was this well rated is crazy. The beauty of blind tasting indeed.

@Kefirpir

There is quite a wide selection of "supermarket" champagne for 15-20€, that can be bought in Aldi, Hofer, Lidl, Spar.. It would be really interesting to see a blind tasting of theese champagnes, concidering they usually are not bad, due to Champagnes strict regulations.

@theskilled99

I believe that Jancis Robinson wrote a piece in the last year or two urging wine buffs to give Moet another look as she had been very impressed with the commitment to quality and investment in aging reserve wine that she had seen on a visit and tasting.

@noahcap

My favorite entry level grand marquee is Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve. This was the first Champagne that I enjoyed as a wine as opposed to being just a fun cork-pop. I still love it!

@olisauv

Moet is consistently showing great on blind tasting, people hate it for being too commercial, but it is a very balanced Champagne

@bonwatcher

I am surprised KB was disappointed by Bollinger hearing he likes their Champagne. I guess this tasting shows how good Moët & Chandon does with their blending.

@annaralas6998

Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve stands out for me.

@andrewkerr9750

The Louis is my favourite as well 😊

@nicomeier8098

I used to drink Veuve Clicquot for being a clean, straight forward Champagne but seeing your impressions on the Moët & Chandon Imperial brut I think I'm going to try one.

@anha1962

Great timing. We tasted 8 champagnes blind yesterday evening, all the ones in this video included. Moët came out on top. Pol Roger was also well liked.

@whitelightning2291

What a fun video! Really cool comparisons, been looking for this kind of insight as I get more into sparkling 🥂

@jovegajo

Awesome tasting! I always love these videos. Keep it up!

@timdijkema1743

Quel surprise, one of the best recent videos I’d say. Thanks Constantin 👍🏻🥂

@user-je2mr7it7b

I waited sooo long for this tasting!! Love champagne and your unbiased opinions on them! Thanks Konstantin!

@marcelog.2916

Lol...I would never expect the bolinger was the worse one....one of the most realiable NV cuves.....❤❤

@craigmetcalfe1749

Thanks for picking these universally available houses. My favorite is still Bollinger based on the levels of complexity. I think you should cellar these for one year and come back and compare them with the current NV offerings of the same houses in a year. Cheers!

@ArnorroKid

Konstantin out here doing champagne cork trick shots 🍾

@treyporter7611

The cork catch was amazing. A replay on that would make a great short! Your results did not match my preconceived notions and I’m excited to give some of those a try. Awesome