Champagne 2014: First Impressions

I found the mood a little less ebullient than last year as I made my rounds in Champagne earlier in the spring. Two thousand fourteen has turned out to be an irregular vintage, although there will undoubtedly be some surprises. Salon, Roederer, Bollinger, Philipponnat and Taittinger are among the houses I visited that will release their tête de cuvées. Krug and Dom Pérignon will not declare, although Krug plans to bottle their Clos du Mesnil.

Tasting from cask at Jacquesson