Was 1975 a good year in Champagne?
Champagne 1975 scores 90 out of 100. Great character and density with excellent fruit and acidity. It misses the top rank only on a relative softness of structure.
A cold spring with late budbreak and flowering, then a hot, sunny, dry summer. A relatively large 9,082 kg/ha picked from late September into October.
What it has traded at
| Month | Low | Median | High | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10 | £295 | £298 | £304 | 3 |
| 2015-11 | £306 | £306 | £306 | 1 |
| 2015-12 | £306 | £306 | £306 | 1 |
What drinkers rate it
95.5 out of 100 from 4 ratings, the most recent in 2025.
Should you buy the 1975?
The recorded drinking window closed in 2022. Bottles can still show well when they have been stored properly, but you are buying a mature wine and should treat provenance as the deciding factor rather than the price.
Whatever you pay, ask the seller when the bottle was last moved and how it has been kept. Storage history changes what a mature bottle is worth far more than a few pounds on the shelf price.