Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie / Cellared 2017

Natasha Volkov — Impressive but hard to justify the price

8/10

Tried this at a tasting event and it's genuinely excellent champagne. Really precise acidity, lovely evolved fruit character, long clean finish. But £525 is a LOT of money and I've had bottles at half the price that got me nearly as excited. Would I buy it again? Probably not, but I'm glad I tried it.

Kofi Asante — Charles Heidsieck nailed it

9/10

The wine shop guy recommended this when I said I wanted something a step up from regular vintage champagne. He wasn't kidding. It's got proper weight and complexity but stays really fresh and clean. Goes brilliantly with good cheese if you're wondering. Not cheap obviously but it's a serious bottle for serious occasions.

Farah Abboud — Best champagne I've ever had

10/10

My father-in-law brought this to Christmas dinner and I'm still thinking about it three months later. It's got this incredible depth to it, almost creamy but still really fresh and zippy. I don't usually rate things 10 but I genuinely can't find a fault with it.