Savvy wine buy: Champagne Comte Audoinde Dampierre

Max Jacobson

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000 | 9:28 a.m.

Many of us like to ring in the New Year with authentic French champagne, but most of them, other than low-end, large production champagnes, are prohibitively expensive. This one combines both high quality and reasonable affordabilility. This champagne is beautifully crafted and intense, and has been gathering high marks in wine journals throughout the world. It has a fresh, fruity taste with subtle citrus and mineral flavors in the nose and a toasty, lingering finish. It's probably at its most enjoyable right now, so don't plan to sit on it until the next New Year rolls around.

Available at Lee's Discount Liquors, $30.

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