Aurelien Suenen La Cocluette Oiry Grand Cru 2016
Champagne 12.5% ABV ABV Aurelien Suenen
16 February 2026
Worth every penny
Splurged on this after seeing it on a list somewhere and I have zero regrets. It smells amazing straight away — really expressive and clear — and the taste just builds and builds. Shared it with my dad who's been drinking champagne for decades and even he was like, yeah, that's the real deal.
19 January 2026
Good but maybe overhyped?
I'd read loads about grower champagnes and picked this up expecting to have my mind blown. It's definitely good — clean, well-balanced, nice long finish. But at £210 I was hoping for something more dramatic? Maybe I just need to learn more about champagne because everyone else seems to love it.
4 January 2026
Really elegant stuff
Had this at a restaurant and liked it enough to track down a bottle. It's quite different from your typical champagne — more serious and focused, with a kind of wire-like sharpness that I really enjoyed. The finish goes on forever. Bit pricey for what it is though, if I'm being honest.
25 December 2025
The wine shop guy was right
Guy at my local recommended this when I said I wanted something special for a dinner party. It's a Grand Cru from a small producer and you can really tell the difference. Beautiful clarity to the flavours and it just kept opening up in the glass. Everyone at the table was impressed.
6 December 2025
Best champagne I've ever had
My wife got me this for my 40th and I'm still thinking about it weeks later. So precise and clean, with this incredible long finish that just hangs around. I don't normally rate things 10 but I genuinely can't find a fault with it.
29 November 2025
Special occasion champagne
Bought this for our anniversary and wow, it did not disappoint. The bubbles are super fine and there's this amazing depth to it — layers of flavour that kept changing as I drank it. At £210 it's not an everyday thing but for a big occasion it's absolutely worth it.
20 November 2025
Oiry Grand Cru is no joke
Been getting into grower champagnes lately and this Suenen from Oiry is something else. The fruit is generous but there's this tight acidity holding everything together — really controlled and deliberate. Drank it with some seared scallops and it was perfect. 12.5% ABV so it's not heavy at all.
28 October 2025
Impressive but steep price
Tried this at a tasting event and it's genuinely excellent — really structured with a lovely acidity that keeps everything fresh. But £210 is a lot of money for champagne when you can get great stuff for half that. Would I buy it again? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.