Aurelien Suenen La Cocluette Oiry Grand Cru 2016

Aria Kim — Worth every penny

10/10

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.

Ravi Krishnan — Good but maybe overhyped?

7/10

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.

Suki Patel — Really elegant stuff

8/10

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.