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Cooperative champagnes in 2016 There are a great many cooperatives in the Champagne region, but at the moment, 67 of them make and sell Champagne under their own label – an astonishing number of different brand names – 2 234. Cooperatives may account for just about 9 per cent of total Champagne sales, but they process more than 50 per cent of all the Champagne produced, at one stage or another. In the recent decades, the direction is towards building strong own brands. Nicolas Feuillatte, Jacquart and Devaux would count among the most commercially successful ones. Palmer & Co, De Saint Gall and Collet are quality-conscious cooperatives on the rise.
Overall ranking 1
(12)
Palmer & Co Vintage 2008
92 p
2
(14)
De Saint Gall Orpale 2002
92 p
3
(28)
Pannier Egérie de Pannier Extra Brut 2006
91 p
4
(35)
Palmer & Co Blanc de Blancs NV
91p
5
(44)
Palmer & Co Amazon de Palmer NV
90p
6
(52)
Beaumont des Crayères Fleur de Prestige 2006
90 p
7
(60)
De Saint Gall Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
90 p
8
(67)
Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d'Or Brut 2006
89 p
9
(74)
De Saint Gall Premier Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs NV
89 p
10
(75)
Devaux Cuvée D Brut NV
89 p
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