Louis Roederer Brut Nature 2015 / Philippe Starck

Victor Osei - Birthday present to myself

9/10

Treated myself to this for my 40th and sat on the sofa savouring it for about two hours. It genuinely changes as it opens up — started quite tight and focused then these deeper layers came out. The finish just lingers and lingers. Felt properly special.

Carlos Mendez - Solid champagne, interesting concept

8/10

Picked this up because I liked the idea of no dosage — what you taste is what the grapes actually gave you. It's direct and honest, nice mineral thread running through it. At 12.5% it's not too boozy either. Would I buy it again? Probably for Christmas or something like that, yeah.

Benjamin Ross - Zero dosage done right

9/10

I've been getting into brut nature champagnes lately and this is the best one I've tried. Some zero dosage fizz can be a bit aggressive but this is beautifully balanced — proper fruit, proper acidity, nothing out of place. The aromatics are really clean and precise too. Not cheap at nearly £100 but Roederer know what they're doing.

Daisy Miller - Surprised how much I liked this

8/10

Not gonna lie, I usually prefer champagne with a bit more sweetness, so I was nervous about a zero dosage. But this totally won me over. It's got real fruit to it and doesn't taste bone dry like I expected. Had it with some oysters and seared scallops and it was banging.

Hannah Brooks - Philippe Starck collab is cool

8/10

Saw this on a menu at a nice restaurant and the Starck connection caught my eye. Really elegant champagne — the bubbles are fine and it's got proper depth to it, not just fizzy wine. I'd say it's more of a food champagne than a party popper though, so bear that in mind.

Luciano Bianchi - Really good but bit steep

7/10

The wine shop guy recommended this and it IS excellent — complex, layered, lovely long finish. But I keep coming back to the price. For a hundred quid I'd probably just get two bottles of something else that's 90% as good. One for special occasions maybe.

Jason Steel - Best champagne I've had full stop

10/10

My mate who's properly into wine brought this to a dinner party and I was blown away. It just keeps changing in the glass — every sip is slightly different. The finish goes on forever with this lovely chalky mineral quality. I've never given a 10 before but this deserves it.

Mia Sundberg - Worth every penny for a special night

9/10

Bought this for our anniversary dinner and it was stunning. No added sugar at all but it doesn't taste harsh or stripped back — just really pure and clean with this mineral thing going on that kept me going back for more. At a hundred quid it's not an everyday buy but for a celebration it's absolutely perfect.