New Year without champagne is like Santa Claus without gifts. It seems to be - but something is not right. However, choosing good champagne in Russia is not easy. The market is oversaturated with various brands, some of which are ordinary wine, carbonated with carbon dioxide from cylinders. With real sparkling wines, such a “champagne” was just lying nearby.
So that your New Year holiday is not overshadowed by an unpleasant taste, we have compiled top 10 best champagne wines of 2018 according to Roskachestvo. The total score is indicated (on a 5-point scale). All the studied samples passed strict selection according to the rules specified in the regulations of the World Organization of Grapes and Wine and in the corresponding Russian GOSTs.
| A sparkling wine | Total score | Assessment in accordance with GOST 32051-2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Abrau-Durso (pink brut) | 4.24 | 84.9 |
| Chateau Tamagne (Brut White) | 4.23 | 84.74 |
| Chateau Tamagne (semi-dry white) | 4.22 | 84.35 |
| Chateau Tamagne (Select rose brut) | 4.2 | 84 |
| FANAGORIA (semi-sweet white) | 4.19 | 83.8 |
| ZB (semi-sweet white) | 4.19 | 83.78 |
| Kuban-Vino (brut white) | 4.17 | 83.46 |
| FANAGORIA (brut white) | 4.16 | 83.23 |
| Winery "Jubilee" (semi-dry pink) | 4.16 | 83.2 |
| INKERMAN (semi-sweet pink) | 4.15 | 83.11 |
| Aristov (brut white) | 4.14 | 82.91 |
| Chateau Tamagne (semi-dry white) | 4.14 | 82.86 |
| Chateau Tamagne (Brut White) | 4.14 | 82.86 |
| FANAGORIA (semi-dry pink) | 4.08 | 81.66 |
| Aristov (Brut Pink) | 4.08 | 81.61 |
| Taman (brut white) | 4.08 | 81.61 |
| Golden Beam (Brut White) | 4.07 | 81.36 |
| Chateau Tamagne (semi-sweet white) | 4.04 | 80.74 |
| INKERMAN (brut white) | 4.04 | 80.73 |
| Aristov (semi-dry white) | 4.03 | 80.55 |
| INKERMAN (semi-sweet white) | 4.02 | 80.43 |
| ZB (semi-sweet pink) | 4.02 | 80.4 |
| Golden Beam (semi-dry white) | 4.02 | 80.4 |
| Golden Beam (semi-sweet white) | 4 | 80.02 |
| ZB (dry white) | 4 | 80 |
| New World (semi-sweet pink) | 4 | 79.99 |
| Kuban-Vino (semi-dry white) | 3.99 | 79.85 |
| ZB (semi-sweet red) | 3.99 | 79.77 |
| Golden Beam (semi-sweet pink) | 3.97 | 79.49 |
| ZB (semi-dry pink) | 3.94 | 78.9 |
| Winery "Jubilee" (semi-sweet white) | 3.94 | 78.88 |
| New World (Brut Pink) | 3.93 | 78.86 |
| Chateau Tamagne (Brut Pink) | 3.93 | 78.86 |
| Golden Beam (semi-sweet pink nutmeg) | 3.93 | 78.73 |
| Abrau-Durso (semi-dry white) | 3.92 | 78.34 |
| Manor of Perovskikh (extra brut white) | 3.91 | 78.23 |
| Golden Beam (semi-sweet white nutmeg) | 3.9 | 78.1 |
10. INKERMAN - 4.15
Grade - semisweet pink.
Price - 352.8 rubles.
The specific grape varieties from which this sparkling wine is made are not indicated in the Wine Guide. However, it is known that vineyards are located on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Champagne itself has a light pink color with shine, a large number of bubbles and a well-balanced taste. In the aftertaste, berry tones are felt. The experts did not reveal any flaws.
9. Winery "Jubilee" - 4.16
Variety - semi-dry pink.
The price is 518 rubles.
The second most expensive champagne wine on our list. For this money, you will get a pink drink with a raspberry tint, intense play of bubbles in a glass and a fruity-berry aroma. The taste will also be fruit and berry, with a rich, but not very long finish.
Like most participants in the rating, the Yubileynaya Winery is made from grapes from Kuban vineyards. Specific varieties are Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
8. FANAGORIA - 4.16
Variety - brut white.
The price is 369 rubles.
This sparkling wine is created by assembling from popular wine grape varieties (Chardonnay, Pinot Gray and Cabernet Sauvignon). It is characterized by transparency, a pronounced and pleasant taste and a clean, albeit short-lived aftertaste.
7. Kuban-Vino - 4.17
Variety - brut white.
Price - 199 rubles.
This is the cheapest champagne in the ranking of the best champagne wines. However, in quality it is no different from more expensive counterparts. Experts from the Wine Guide of Russia commented positively on both the color of the drink and its taste. It feels floral and fruity, and the aftertaste is refreshing and long.
The grapes from which Kuban-Vino is made (and these are Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Riesling) are grown in Russia.
6. ZB - 4.19
Variety - semisweet white.
The price is 348 rubles.
This champagne made from Crimean grapes has a transparent color without impurities, and there are so many bubbles that any effervescent bath salt would envy.
Fruit and nutmeg shades are felt when you inhale the aroma of ZB. And if you also try this drink, your taste buds will sweeten the shades of floral honey and juicy fruits. What else can you say, rather put it on the New Year's table!
5. FANAGORIA - 4.19
Variety - semisweet white.
The price is 508 rubles.
Top-5 of the best champagne wines in Russia opens with sparkling wine made from Kuban grapes of the Muscat Ottonel variety.
The drink has a golden straw color with a greenish tint, a clean aroma with characteristic fruity notes and a harmoniously balanced taste. And the finish is sweet and fruity.
4. Chateau Tamagne - 4.22
Variety - Select rose brut.
The price is 470 rubles.
A pleasant pink color with a raspberry hue, an intense aroma in which researchers of Roskachestvo felt fruity and berry notes, as well as an impeccable taste with a long finish, allowed this drink to be included in the list of the best sparkling wines of 2018.
The product is made from technical varieties of Kuban grapes - “saperavi”, “pinot blanc”, “muscat”, etc.
3. Chateau Tamagne - 4.22
Variety - semi-dry white.
The price is 287 rubles.
Experts from Roskachestvo gave third place to champagne in a golden-straw color, with an intense “play” of bubbles and a clean, rich aroma inherent in muscat grape varieties. The taste is balanced in sweetness and good enough so that you do not have to regret the wasted money.
White semi-dry Chateau Tamagne champagne is made from nutmeg varieties grown in the Kuban vineyards.
2. Chateau Tamagne - 4.23
Variety - brut white.
The price is 349 rubles.
In second place in the ranking of the best champagne is a clean, transparent sparkling wine with a greenish tint. Its aroma felt fruity and floral notes. The taste of Chateau Tamagne is long and rich, with a pleasant, albeit not too long aftertaste.
The drink is made using various technical grape varieties, including Pinot Blanc and Aligote. Vineyards are located on the territory of the Taman Peninsula.
1. Abrau-Durso - 4.24
Grade - pink brut.
The price is 750 rubles.
Roskachestvo experts called this champagne the best in 2018. They especially liked such parameters as transparency and color quality of the drink, its clean and fresh aroma with pronounced berry-fruit notes and the harmony of taste with a pleasant aftertaste.
This champagne is made from wine grapes such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Fran and Chardonnay. All of them are grown in the Kuban, so we can say that when buying “Abrau-Durso” you support a domestic producer.
