19 Nov – See more details about the composition of Armand de Brignac cuves kindly supplied by Tom Stevenson after a visit to Cattier below.
Attentive purple pagers may remember the saga of Armand de Brignac champagne, apparently hatched by Cattier and an American importer to take the place of Cristal in rappers' affections after Cristal's owner Roederer seemed less than enthusiastic about this particular market.
See Armand de Brignac Brut Gold and Salon '96 and the rather dismissive Armand de Brign yuk – the future of vintage champagne in the Members' forum [posts no longer available].
This champagne...