Was 1995 a good year in Champagne?
Champagne 1995 scores 94 out of 100. Rich, generous and balanced, marked by inviting fruitiness and slow-building finesse. Particularly successful for Chardonnay and better than first expected.
Spring frosts and summer mildew and rot, in the seventh consecutive high-cropping year, yet quality rose above all of it.
What it has traded at
| Month | Low | Median | High | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01 | £100 | £100 | £100 | 1 |
| 2017-06 | £128 | £128 | £128 | 1 |
| 2017-07 | £129 | £129 | £129 | 1 |
| 2017-09 | £129 | £129 | £129 | 1 |
What drinkers rate it
92.3 out of 100 from 58 ratings, the most recent in 2025.
Should you buy the 1995?
The recorded drinking window closed in 2012. 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.