< Previous120 GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX TAITTINGER T he Taittinger family created its eponymous Champagne house almost a century ago, having purchased the Château de la Marquetterie from the wine house of Forest- Fourneaux in 1932. The house was the subject of some controversy in the industry when, in 2005, it was sold by the family to Starwood Hotels in a short-lived deal. However, in May 2006, the Northeast Regional Bank of the Crédit Agricole collaborated with Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger to return the business’ 289 hectares of primarily Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyards to family ownership, along with the Château de la Marquetterie, its cellars and around 13 million bottles of stock. Today, Pierre Emmanuel Taittinger continues to work in the family business, though the maison is helmed by his daughter, Vitalie Taittinger, and her brother, general manager, Clovis Taittinger. BRUT RÉSERVE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Chic NonnaNVAED595 2Hakkasan Abu DhabiNVAED600 3Carnival by TrèsindNVAED759 4Butcher & StillNVAED845 599 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED900 6MayabayNVAED1,000 7MoonriseNVAED1,100 8Mott 32NVAED1,150 8OssianoNVAED1,180 9City SocialNVAED1,400 =10Ristorante L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED1,590 =10Al MuntahaNVAED1,590 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 120GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12022/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX 121 BRUT PRESTIGE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Butcher & Still NVAED775 2Pierre's TTNVAED800 3Talea by Antonio GuidaNVAED1,080 BRUT 'COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE' BLANC DE BLANCS Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Butcher & Still2005AED3,750 ROSÉ BRUT PRESTIGE ROSÉ Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1BB Social Dining DubaiNVAED950 2CLAPNVAED995 3Pierre's TTNVAED1,000 4The Artisan Il RistoranteNVAED1,050 5MoonriseNVAED1,150 699 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED1,200 7L'Atelier RobuchonNVAED1,250 8City SocialNVAED1,270 =9Dinner by Heston BlumenthalNVAED1,305 =9OssianoNVAED1,305 =11Butcher & StillNVAED1,350 =11Mott 32NVAED1,350 =11Talea by Antonio GuidaNVAED1,350 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 121GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12122/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28122 GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX BRUT PRESTIGE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Talea by Antonio GuidaNVAED4,950 LARGE FORMATS JEROBOAM, 3L MAGNUM SELECTION, 1.5L BRUT 'COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE' ROSÉ Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 =1Al Muntaha2007AED5,200 =1Pierchic2007AED5,200 BRUT RÉSERVE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Trèsind StufioNVAED4,950 14Al MuntahaNVAED1,590 15Ristorante L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED1,590 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 122GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12222/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX 123 TELMONT T elmont was founded in 1912 and became known as the modern Champagne de Telmont brand from 1947. A frontrunner in sustainable practice, the house received organic certification in 2017 and launched its first fully certified organic cuvée in 2021 . BRUT RESERVE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Chic NonnaNVAED910 2Zuma DubaiNVAED990 3Hakkasan Abu DhabiNVAED1,100 4Il Ristorante - Niko RomitoNVAED1,150 5Mimi KakushiNVAED1,200 =699 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED1,250 =6Mott 32NVAED1,250 8Al MuntahaNVAED1,470 9Ristorante L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED1,470 10MayabayNVAED1,500 ROSÉ RESERVE ROSE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Chic NonnaNVAED980 2Mott 32NVAED1,350 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 123GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12322/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28124 GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX ULYSSE COLLIN F ound in Congy in the Coteaux du Morin, Olivier Collin is the sole proprietor of Ulysse Collin. The vineyard has 8.7 hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot noir vines. The Collin family has been in Congy for two centuries, leasing their vines on long-term contracts to Pommery. An internship with Anselme Selosse in 2001 led Collin to reclaim his family’s land and embark upon independent production. In 2003 he named his estate after an ancestor and a year later bottled his first successful vintage. Each release from is terroir-driven and express great singularity. LE JARDIN D’ULYSSE EXTRA BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Ossiano NVAED18,295 LES ENFERS BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1OssianoNVAED15,510 LES PIERRIERES BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Ossiano2014AED10,00 LES ROISES BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1OssianoNVAED17,445 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 124GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12429/11/2023 19:1629/11/2023 19:16GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX 125 VEUVE CLICQUOT BRUT YELLOW LABEL Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1PierchicNVAED590 2Jun’sNVAED600 3FollyNVAED650 4COYA DubaiNVAED720 5ROKANVAED800 699 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED850 7Indya by VineetNVAED930 8Martabaan by Hemant OberoiNVAED940 =9Celebrities by Mauro ColagrecoNVAED950 =9HutongNVAED950 =11GohanNVAED985 =11La Cantine du FaubourgNVAED985 13STAY by Yannick AllénoNVAED1,000 14Twiggy by La CantineNVAED1,050 15City SocialNVAED1,100 F ounded in Reims in 1772 by Madame Clicquot – herself credited with creating the world’s first vintage and Rosé Champagnes – the house of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin is one of the largest operating today. The house, which has borne its distinctive yellow label since the late 19th century, was purchased in 1986 by Louis Vuitton and now forms a key part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE group. Today, it is a front-runner in the mission towards a more sustainable Champagne industry, using sustainable viticulture and herbicide-free cultivation. GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 125GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12522/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28126 GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX BRUT YELLOW LABEL VINTAGE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Pierre's TT2002AED2,000 1Pierre's TT2004AED2,000 1Trèsind Studio2012AED1,680 1City Social2015AED1,400 16Al MuntahaNVAED1,150 =17Mimi KakushiNVAED1,090 =17AvataraNVAED1,150 19Ristorante L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED1,150 20Armani/RistoranteNVAED1,200 21OssianoNVAED1,205 =22Butcher & StillNVAED1,350 =22Trèsind StudioNVAED1,350 24TrèsindNVAED1,400 25CinqueNVAED1,855 LA GRANDE DAME Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Pierre's TT1998AED3,980 1Butcher &Still 2006AED2,500 2STAY by Yannick Alléno2006AED4,410 1COYA Dubai2008AED2,500 =1Al Muntaha2012AED4,200 =1Ristorante L’Olivo at Al Mahara 2012AED4,200 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 126GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12629/11/2023 19:1629/11/2023 19:16GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX 127 RICH Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Dinner by Heston BlumenthalNVAED1,310 299 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED1,500 BRUT ROSÉ Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1PierchicNVAED690 2Zuma DubaiNVAED740 3Jun’sNVAED750 4FollyNVAED800 5COYA DubaiNVAED830 6CLAPNVAED850 7Zuma Abu DhabiNVAED890 8HutongNVAED950 9ROKANVAED950 10L'Atelier RobuchonNVAED995 1199 Sushi Bar & Restaurant Abu DhabiNVAED1,100 12OssianoNVAED1,190 13Armani/RistoranteNVAED1,250 14Butcher & StillNVAED1,350 15Celebrities by Mauro ColagrecoNVAED1,400 16Al MuntahaNVAED1,490 17L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED1,490 =18Martabaan by Hemant OberoiNVAED1,650 =18The Artisan Il RistoranteNVAED1,650 ROSÉ GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 127GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12722/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28128 GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX LA GRANDE DAME ROSE Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1Oak Room1998AED2,750 ROSÉ Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1CLAPNVAED1,700 2FollyNVAED1,950 LARGE FORMATS - ROSÉ MAGNUM SELECTION, 1.5L BRUT YELLOW LABEL Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1L’Atelier RobuchonNVAED1,650 2Twiggy by La CantineNVAED2,075 =3GohanNVAED2,200 =3La Cantine du FaubourgNVAED2,200 5Ristorante L’Olivo at Al MaharaNVAED2,575 LARGE FORMATS MAGNUM SELECTION, 1.5L GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 128GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12829/11/2023 19:1629/11/2023 19:16GAULT&MILLAU CHAMPAGNE INDEX 129 VILMART & CIE Arenowned champagne producer, operated by the Champs family since its establishment in 1890 in the village of Rilly-la-Montagne, Vilmart & Cie is renowned for its 'grower champagne'. Unlike larger houses that may source grapes broadly, Vilmart & Cie's champagnes are made exclusively from grapes grown in their own vineyards, allowing for meticulous quality control from vine to bottle. The house is known for its artisanal approach, with a focus on sustainable viticulture and a reluctance to use herbicides, reflecting their commitment to environmental friendly practices. Vilmarts’ champagnes are distinguished by their vinification in oak barrels, a practice that adds complexity and a subtle oaky note to the wines. Their portfolio is characterised by a depth of flavour and a creamy texture, BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai2012AED4,800 GRAND CELLIER BRUT Value RankingNameVintage Price as of November 2023 1LPM Restaurant & Bar DubaiNVAED1,400 2City SocialNVAED2,100 GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 129GMUCI_02_120-129_G&M REPORT T-V_13075246.indd 12922/11/2023 12:2822/11/2023 12:28Next >