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.