Cheaper alternatives to Krug Vintage

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Krug Vintage

2000 · Champagne, France · Champagne blend

BodyAciditySweetnessFruit

€748

The steal

Dead ringer

Taittinger Prélude Grands Crus Brut Champagne

Champagne, France · Champagne blend

Shared Chardonnay in the blend. Same Champagne postcode. Same traditional method. Same orchard-fruit bite.

€64 save €684

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Prices are typical retail, checked Sep 2026 — the retailer has the last word.

• Dead ringer
  Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve

  Champagne, France · Champagne blend

  Shared Chardonnay in the blend
  €55

  save €693
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• Dead ringer
  De Venoge Cordon Bleu Brut Champagne

  Champagne, France · Champagne blend

  Shared Chardonnay in the blend
  €49

  save €699
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• Veuve Clicquot Vintage Brut Champagne€91 → €34
• Gosset Grande Réserve Brut Champagne€45 → €14
• Dom Pérignon Brut Rosé Champagne€996 → €57
• Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne€40 → €14
• Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill Brut Champagne€603 → €49
• Drappier Pinot Noir Brut Nature Champagne€51 → €20
• Palmer & Co. Brut Réserve Champagne€45 → €14
• Bollinger Rosé Brut Champagne€85 → €24

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