5 Highest Quality Champagne Brands Under $300

3. Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2008

Insider Monkey Score: 7

Price: $271

The perfect Blanc de Blancs, the Taittinger 2008 is a wine of excellent craftsmanship and impeccable purity. It is entirely Grand Cru, and only from the Côte de Blancs, made from a selection of the best lots from Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil, and Oger. After each sip, this full-bodied wine shows more complexity and nuances that will keep you going back for more.

With more than 700 acres of vines, Taittinger is one of the region’s largest vineyard owners. Despite those extensive plantings, the Champagne house also buys up to 50% of the grapes it uses to supply its substantial output.