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Top 10 Prestige "Tête de Cuvée" Champagnes

Veuve Clicquot 1998 La Grande Dame

For bubbly-lovers who don't have to ask "how much?" we have compiled a selection of top-of-the-line Champagnes. Sometimes called “Tête de Cuvée,” prestige, special or deluxe cuvées, this is the best stuff on the market. Of course, every smart purchase doesn't need to be a major investment: Check out our budget and value lists, or for in-between choices, see our mid-range selection.

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Consider these additional options:

- Billecart-Salmon
: 1990 Grande Cuvée; $125
- Gosset: 1998 Célébris; $125
- Laurent-Perrier: Grand Siècle; $110
- Salon: 1996 Blanc de Blancs; $300
- Charles Heidsieck: 1985 Champagne Charlie; $120
- Deutz: 1995 Cuvée William Deutz; $120
- De Venoge: 2000 Brut Blanc de Blancs; $62
- Krug: N.V. Grande Cuvée Brut; $174
- Krug: N.V. Brut Rosé; $280
- Lanson: 1995 Noble Cuvée; $120
- Louis Roederer: 2002 Cristal; $289
- Louis Roederer: 2000 Cristal Rosé; $505
- Marcel Hemard: 1995 Origine Grand Cru; $130
- Nicolas Feuillatte: 1998 Vintage Palmes d'Or Brut; $150
- Nicolas Feuillatte: 1999 Rosé; $170
- Perrier-Jouët: 2000 Fleur de Champagne; $140
- Piper-Heidsieck: 1999 Rare Millesime; $250
- Pol Roger: 1995 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill; $196
- Pommery: 1998 Cuvée Louise Brut; $185

- Vranken: 1999 Diamant Blanc Millesime; $140

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