It never hurts to sanity check prices when shopping for champagne or ordering champagne at a restaurant.
A lot of factors impact price, especially different states or specific vintages, so don’t assume you’re getting ripped off just because a price is different from this list. But this will help give you an idea of the typical price ranges for the specific group of champagne houses that are best known as Les Grandes Marques.
This article will focus on retail prices. If you’re looking at a restaurant menu in the US, unfortunately you can expect the menu prices to be at least double – it’s a pet peeve when dining in the US compared to France, but that’s a discussion for another article.
Summary of Grande Marque Champagne by Price:
In the table below, I summarize the number of bottles available by price point in a recent survey (using data from USA retail stores). This is just a sample and doesn’t represent every bottling by the Grandes Marques houses. However, it does represent the most popular bottles that you would be most likely to find at retail stores in the USA.
Example List of Grande Marque Champagne Prices:
These prices are based on typical online and retail prices in the USA (California) – data as of Fall 2023.
- Billecart-Salmon
- Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve $70
- Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Louis 2008 $200
- Billecart-Salmon Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart 2008 $295
- Bollinger
- Bollinger Brut Special Cuvee: $75
- Bollinger Brut Rose: $130
- Canard-Duchêne
- Canard-Duchene Rose $45
- Charles Heidsieck
- Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve $65
- Deutz
- Deutz Brut Classic $65
- Dom Perignon
- Dom Perignon Champagne $280
- Drappier
- Drappier Carte d’Or $30
- Drappier Brut Nature $55
- Drappier Brut Nature Rose $60
- Drappier Grande Sendree 2010 $118
- Duval–Leroy
- Duval Leroy Cuvee Brut Reserve $40
- Gosset
- Gosset Brut Grande Reserve $60
- Heidsieck and Co. Monopole
- Heidsieck and Co. Monopole Extra Dry “Gout Americain” $50
- Henriot
- Henriot Brut $41
- Joseph Perrier
- Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Brut $50
- Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale 2012 Millesime $90
- Krug
- Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne $260
- Lanson
- Lanson Champagne Brut Black Label $53
- Lanson Organic Brut Green $70
- Lanson Clos Lanson $390
- Laurent–Perrier
- Laurent Perrier Le Cuvee Brut NV $60
- Laurent Perrier Rose Champagne NV $95
- Laurent Perrier Champagne Grand Siecle $240
- Louis Roederer
- Louis Roederer Brut Collection Series $65
- Louis Roederer Cristal 2013 $370
- Louis Roederer Cristal Rose 2013 $750
- Mercier
- Mercier Brut $38
- Moët & Chandon
- Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut $45
- Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial $70
- Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial $72
- Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial $90
- Moet & Chandon Brut Grand Vintage 2015 $95
- Mumm (G.H. Mumm & Cie)
- G.H. Mumm Grand Cordon Brut NV $64
- Perrier-Jouët
- Perrier Jouet Brut $85
- Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque 2013 $200
- Piper-Heidsieck
- Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV $50
- Piper-Heidsieck Rose Sauvage $47
- Pol Roger
- Pol Roger Brut NV $80
- Pommery
- Pommery Brut Royal $55
- Ruinart (one of our staff favorites)
- Ruinart Brut Rose NV $120
- Taittinger
- Taittinger Brut La Francaise $50
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
- Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label NV $60
- Veuve Clicquot Rose $70
- Vranken
- Vranken Diamant Brut $50
- Vranken Diamant Brut Rose $66
If you aren’t sure where to start, the brands highlighted below are regular favorites among our staff.
Champagne School Staff Favorite Grandes Marques:
- Billecart-Salmon
- Bollinger
- Ruinart
Grandes Marques Champagne Grapes
As with most champagne, the most commonly used grapes are chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier with the amount of each type of grape varying depending on the champagne style. To keep learning more about champagne styles and how it’s made, check out the links below.
- Different styles of champagne
- How champagne is made
- Champagne sweetness levels
- What is a Grande Marque Champagne
How Many Grande Marque Champagne Houses Are There?
Only 24 brands are categorized as Grande Marque, and they represent some of the most famous champagne makers in the sparkling wine sector.
The term Grande Marque came to describe champagne produced by a small number of large and prestigious houses located in the Champagne region of France.
Many of these houses have been making champagne for centuries, and overall their wines tend to be recognized for consistency, quality, and aging potential.
What is a Grande Marque Champagne?
A Grande Marque Champagne is a champagne made by one of the major champagne houses, or Grandes Maisons, that have built a great brand and been historically designated as Grandes Marques, or “big brands” in French.
The collection of houses which are considered Les Grandes Marques are relatively large champagne producers with globally known brands. They typically have a reputation for quality in the champagne industry, but the term grande marque doesn’t really mean these Champagnes have higher quality compared to other smaller champagne producers. The grapes, production methods, and taste profile of a grande marque label are not different than other champagnes.
While some of these houses might claim to have unyielding customer loyalty or an infallible reputation, the main thing that they all have in common is a long history of producing and selling champagne.
In reality, the designation of a Grande Marque House represents international brand awareness as opposed to any specific technical definition or quality standard.
You can learn more about the criteria for and background for what makes a grande marque champagne here.
Visiting the Champagne Grandes Marques:
One advantage to being a large producer with more sales, more staff, and a bigger budget is that many of the Champagne Grandes Marques listed above are able to host visitors for a tasting and/or tour.
Not all of the producers listed above offer public tours, but many do. Trust me, it’s a super memorable experience to drink champagne in one of their famous cellars or caves, and even watch a champagne bottle come off the production line if they are operating during your visit.
To learn more about the best champagne champagne tours, check out our related article here.
