Best supermarket champagne revealed - £23 winner beats Moët & Chandon
Consumer group Which? set up a blind taste test where wine experts tried out champagnes from a range of supermarkets and big names.
A supermarket champagne has been crowned the best in a blind taste test, beating big-name brands including Moët & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot. Consumer group Which? had a panel of wine experts put eight supermarket champagnes to the test alongside bottles from some of the biggest names in the industry, to find out which came out on top. In a surprising result, a bottle costing almost half the price of Moët & Chandon took the top spot.
According to the experts, Aldi's Veuve Monsigny Premier Cru Brut Champagne outperformed its competitors and more expensive rivals. The 75cl bottle, which has an ABV of 12.5%, costs just £22.99, significantly less than Moët & Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne. The latter also has a 12.5% ABV and comes in a 75cl bottle, but costs £45.
The tasting panel described Aldi's offering as having: "Aromas of ripe apples and soft red fruits meet delicate floral hints. Citrus, strawberry and baked apple notes lead to a clean, lingering finish."
However, Aldi wasn't the only supermarket to impress. The taste test saw several other own-brand bottles outperform some of the more expensive champagne labels.
Asda's Exceptional Benoît Renaud Blanc De Noirs Brut Champagne came in second place. Priced at £24.98, the bottle was praised for being "well-balanced and fruity".
Other supermarket champagnes that ranked ahead of Moët & Chandon included bottles from Co-op, Marks & Spencer and Lidl. Lidl's Comte de Senneval Brut Champagne, priced at just £13.99, also impressed the judges.
Sainsbury's and Tesco followed Moët & Chandon in the rankings, while Veuve Clicquot landed in ninth place.
At the bottom of the table was Waitrose's Brut Champagne. Despite coming last, the £26 bottle still received praise from the panel, who described it as "round and fruity with a lovely toastiness".
