Cedric Bouchard Val Vilaine Roses de Jeanne Brut 2022

Henrik Larsen - Really nice but steep price

8/10

Saw this on a wine list and decided to try it by the glass first. Glad I did — it's genuinely good champagne with proper depth to it, not just fizzy nothing. But £118 a bottle is a lot when there are solid grower champagnes for half that. Would I buy it again? Maybe for an anniversary.

Samir Patel - Opened this for our engagement party

9/10

We popped this at our engagement dinner and it was perfect. Really expressive on the nose, proper fruit character not just yeast and toast. The finish lingers in a way that made everyone at the table go quiet for a second. At 12.5% it's dangerously easy to drink too.

Grace Kim - Good not great for the money

7/10

I know grower champagne is having a moment and this is well made, nice acidity, clean finish. But at £118 I expected to be completely blown away and I wasn't quite there. Solid 7 from me — I'd rather spend that on two bottles of something else honestly.

Gianluca Ferro - Birthday splurge that delivered

9/10

Bought this for my 40th and honestly it was worth every penny. The bubbles are super fine and there's this lovely fruit thing going on that just keeps developing in the glass. At £118 it's not an everyday buy but for a special occasion? Absolutely.

Yuki Nakamura - The wine shop guy was right

9/10

Got recommended this by the guy at my local and he said it was special. He wasn't wrong. It smells amazing straight away and then when you drink it there's all these layers that sort of unfold. Makes you want to slow down and actually pay attention to what you're drinking.

Marcus Blackwell - Best champagne I've had in years

10/10

A friend brought this to dinner and I've been thinking about it since. It's so precise and clean, nothing flabby about it at all. The finish just goes on and on. I've already ordered two bottles for myself.