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.