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Master Sommeliers TOP 5 Champagnes 🍾🥂

Got Somme - Master Sommelier's Wine Podcast

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In this bubbly conversation, Angus O'Loughlin and Master Sommelier Carlos Santos delve into the world of champagne, discussing the rise of champagne content on social media and reveal Carlos' Top Five favourite champagne houses while and exploring the unique characteristics of each.

The episode highlights the differences between various champagne styles and producers culminating in a passionate discussion about why **** stands out as the ultimate champagne experience.

We want to know WHATS YOUR FAV CHAMPAGNE!
Comment below 👇🏼

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🔖 champagne, wine, sommelier, top champagne houses, champagne tasting

Key Takeaways:
Carlos shares his top five favourite champagne houses.
Agrapart is known for its clean and fresh style.
Egly-Ouriet offers a richer, more powerful champagne.
Krug is a famous champagne house with a unique wine.
Salon is produced only in exceptional years.
Salon is known for its finesse and minerality.
The price of Salon reflects its rarity and quality.

Chapters
00:00 - How we had 8 million views on our Champagne content
02:32 - #5
05:12 - #4
10:27 - #3 🥉
14:08 - #2 🥈
18:04 - #1 🏆

20 Comments

@anthonyashley6884 1 year ago

I remember drinking Salon regularly back in the day when I could afford it.
Deal of the century was when I saw it on the shelf of my supermarket with a price of 19.99 USD per bottle it should have been 199.99. I bought every bottle on the shelf and the checkout person then rang up the wine 1.99 per bottle! I just kept my mouth shut and walked out with 5 bottles and some cheap beer to be used as slug bait in my garden . Best wine deal ever!!!!

@ianmcleish6113 8 months ago

Carlos introduced me to Egley-Ouriet at Vue De Monde in 2015. His knowledge of wine is something else.

@mosesahmadi7030 5 months ago

what a fun episode! Ive watched this several times over for sure. Top 5 for me are Krug, Saint Chamant, Bollinger, Charles Heidsieck, and had a bottle of Jacques Lassaigne that I still think about!

@eric644 1 year ago

If you fly Japan Airlines 1st class from Tokyo they serve 2013 Salon. I agree it’s one of the most incredible champagnes- toasty, delightful bubbles, lovely acid and alcohol balance. Heavenly.

@anthonyashley6884 1 year ago

@mike_editor_ 1 year ago

Philipponnat Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra-Brut Vintage is flippin lush!

@AlexanderBerg89 1 year ago

Thanks guys!

@yriafehtivan 1 month ago

As an American noob, my favorite so far is Veuve Cliquot. I love Champagne, but I'm on a beer budget at the moment.

@manunithianantha4659 1 year ago

Bravisimo, A Voutre Saunte Monsieurs. (my 2 cents, it gives you appreciation of the excellent value that Champagne Dellamotte is).

@francmassaneda 1 year ago (edited)

You can get a lot of brioche-like style like in Champagne in well made (for a fraction of the price) Cava (Corpinat), aged in lees for quite some time.
Edit: Lol, just after writting Carlos just also pointed out cava. Nice

@davidgoulden5956 10 months ago

Henriot is a GEM house. So classy.

@WarChortle 1 year ago (edited)

My guess would be Champagne Salon, but I really enjoy Billecart-Salmon BdB. Philipponnat used to be in my top 5 but I think has been pushed out by Jeeper, Krug, and Roederer. I know it's not Champagne, but Domaine Carneros, Bride Valley, and Schramsberg are nice bubbles as well. The Roederer 242 collecting and 244 have been quite nice. I prefer it over Cristal because of the added texture, but I know that's a hot take. I've always enjoyed Bollinger's La Grande Annee.

Edit: I was struggling to remember Mandois. Love their champagne!

@Kelli-y5t 9 months ago

So lucky to have tried Selosse, Agrapart and Fils, Ayala. I have Egly-Ouriet and Salon in my wine fridge. I have not yet purchased any Krug but have had my eye on a bottle for awhile. Selosse was AMAZING. I loved the Agrapart as well.

@SESSION.in.PROGRESS 2 years ago

Krug for me 🥂

@amxnetwork 1 year ago

Great work guys!!

@geoffreytbh 9 months ago

Where I live, our selection is rather small. So the ones I have had the pleasure of tasting that I thought were really good were Pol Roger (the one around $110 CAD), Bollinger (around $130 CAD) and Peter Heisdieck ($80). One day I hope to get to try more high end ones.

@hugoadenot6705 2 years ago

Very good video guys
Thanks !

@hectorborgprivate 1 year ago

I like 'efficient frontier' picking. For this I choose Delamotte Vintage Blanc de Blanc. A & steal.

@supersonicbird11 1 month ago

On BA Concorde - they passed continuously “ La Grande Dame” vintage - I must have drunk a full bottle on the 3hour 20minute flight - also a La tour and a Château Lafite - was served out a wicker basket.

But the champange never stopped - from the Concorde lounge to direct boarding onto Concorde … was heaven
Ontop of of the 5 course brunch from Heathrow to Dulles airport 😉

Great memories- we had Pol Roger “ Sir Winston Churchill “ on the Dulles to Heathrow flight … from the Concorde cellars.

@BackwardsMoving 9 months ago

Would love to see a version of this done for Australian or (at the risk of revealing my Tasmanian pride/bias) a Tassie Sparkling episode. A lot of fantastic Méthode Traditionelle being made down here!