Champagne Discovery Collection (6 pack of Half Bottles)

Ah, half bottles… the happy little tool you didn’t know you needed until you have a few lined up in the fridge. How we love thee! They’re the perfect bottle to pop when you don’t want to commit to a full 750 milliliters for mini celebrations, appetizer toasts, or just a small taste of something fun. And having SIX remarkable, well-made half bottles of Champagne in your arsenal… well, it certainly can’t hurt! The fact that each of these comes out to under $27 a bottle (shipping included!) – and five out of six have glowing critical reviews – only adds to the major prestige and whimsy of this collection. 

What’s included in our Champagne Discovery Collection? I’m so glad you asked. Inside, you’ll find one half bottle of each:

Champagne Monmarthe Secret de Famille Brut Premier Cru NV
This bottling blends 40% Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier each, plus 20% Chardonnay, combining the wine from three successful vintages to create depth and intrigue. The aromas rush forth with lemon blossom, Fuji apple, honey, lime zest, and freshly baked croissants, as the palate adds more layers of white peaches, honey roasted peanuts, apple turnover, and wet river stones. It’s soft yet crisp, ripe yet mineral-driven, bright yet so elegant.

Champagne Antoine Derigny Rosé Brut NV
A blend of 60% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay & 5% Pinot Meunier, colored with 12% Pinot Noir from Bouzy, makes up the wine’s cepage. It is a crowd-pleaser, through and through, with aromas of garden roses, red apple skin, and wild strawberries with cream spilling from the glass, as the palate brings in vibrant flavors of raspberry, cranberry, Bing cherry, spring flowers, and clementines, all accentuated by salty sea mist, nice acidity, and a really pretty, lasting finish.

Champagne Gardet Origine 1895 Brut NV
Luscious and creamy, with rich opulence balanced with a citrus-focused edge – this brings fresh-baked brioche, golden plums, Suncrisp apples, and floral marzipan notes to the fore with satisfying accents of honeysuckle, tangerines, and honeycomb nougat. Its blend of 45% Pinot Noir, 45% Pinot Meunier, and 10% Chardonnay gives it both electrifying raciness and charming roundness that endlessly delights!

Champagne Philippe Glavier Blanc de Blancs La Grâce d'Alphaël Extra Brut Grand Cru NV
The bouquet in this 100% Chardonnay is practically three-dimensional, with toasted almonds, orange blossoms, tangerine oil, lemon cream, and roasted red apples – all framed by warming, autolytic yeastiness. The mouthfeel is round and viscous to match, but with an uplifting and bright acidity that sparkles!

Champagne Fluteau Coeur de Cuvée Extra Brut NV
This 100% Pinot Noir is made from a 50/50 blend of fruit harvested in 2018 from the historic Les Evallons site, a plot planted in 1960, blended with the family’s reserve solera wines. Strong aromatics waft from the glass with notes of almond biscuits, cherry blossoms, rose petals, lemon pastry, and a smudge of vanilla bean, followed by flavors of raspberry tartine, juicy peach, orange zest, and lemon, with a tart and mineral undercarriage to balance out the big fruit of it all.

Champagne Paul Berthelot Eminence Brut Premier Cru NV
A blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay showcases both a full, round texture as well as acidity and minerality. Flavors run the gamut from peach to apricot, tangerine to lemon, with accents of wildflower honey, and an underriding vein of river rocks and chipped flint. Simply a perfect balance between ripe, fruity richness, and zippy, piquant minerality. 

What are you waiting for? Have at it – and grab an extra 6-pack for your favorite Champagne-loving friend, too!