Champagne Cazals Carte Or Grand Cru NV

Delphine Cazals’ vineyard lies right next door to one of Champagne’s smartest addresses, the bottles from which go for upward £300 a bottle. No wonder all the Grandes Marques are after her property. Instead, a few years back, she decided to make her own Grand Cru Champagne. Production is tiny. Her great grandfather, Ernest Cazals, founded the property. He was a cooper from Hérault, who sold his barrels in Champagne and dreamed of having his own Champagne estate. In 1897 he bought a tiny plot in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, one of the Côte de Blancs' most highly rated villages. Her Grand Cru comprises all grapes from the family's 40+ year old vineyards. A very classy glass of fizz priced at a fraction of the price of its fancy name neighbours.