Champagne Telmont Reserve de la Terre

Kenji Watanabe — Nice but steep price tag

7/10

Had this at a friend's dinner party and it was genuinely lovely — clean, well balanced, not too sweet. But when I looked up the price afterwards... nearly £70 is a lot when there are solid champagnes around the £40 mark. Would I buy it myself? Probably not regularly, but I'd happily drink someone else's bottle again.

Elena Morozova — The wine shop guy was right

8/10

Went in looking for a champagne for our anniversary and the guy behind the counter recommended the Telmont Reserve de la Terre. So glad he did. It's properly complex without being pretentious — the fruit and acidity are really well balanced and it opens up beautifully after a few minutes in the glass. Felt like a proper treat.

Benjamin Ross — Finally a champagne that doesn't hide behind sugar

8/10

I've been getting into champagne this year and a lot of the mainstream ones taste overly sweet to me. This one is honest — you can actually taste what's going on rather than just getting hit with dosage. Clean finish that makes you want another sip. At 12.5% it's dangerously easy to drink too.