NV Henri Champliau Cremant de Bourgogne Rose Burgundy France 750 ml

We’ve always loved Crémant de Bourgogne as a Champagne alternative. Made from the same grape varieties as Champagne, produced in a region loaded with winemaking expertise, and priced for frequent drinking, there’s much to love.

And when we first took a sip of the Henri Champliau Cremant de Bourgogne Rosé, we knew we were in the presence of what would become a new favorite. 

As clean and sharp as rosé Champagnes that cost three times as much, sporting an incredible 95-point score from the Decanter World Wine Awards, we cannot point to another méthode champenoise bubbly that delivers this much quality for the price. This wine has earned dozens of four- and five-star member-reviews, putting it up with some of our most popular Champagnes.  

Perhaps that’s because Champliau’s Crémant de Bourgogne is made exactly like Champagne—just in an area south of Champagne. 

From a family-owned producer in Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise, Henri Champliau is named for founder Alexandre Graffard’s grandfather. Graffard started his label in 2016 after discovering that the vineyards his grandfather had purchased around Mercurey produced grapes with acid levels closer to Champagne than to their still-wine cousins in Burgundy. 

For his Crémant de Bourgogne, he meticulously vinifies of multiple lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Gamay, all of which are gently pressed, fermented in bottle, and undergo 15 months of aging sur lie—painstaking processes that are identical to those undertaken in Champagne.  

With its dazzling purity and shocking affordability, this sparkler is an absolute must for any Champagne lover.