Champagne is available in various bottle sizes. The standard size is the 0.75 liter bottle. The size of the bottle plays an important role in the ageing and maturing process of the champagne. The same cuvée usually tastes more harmonious from a magnum bottle than from a standard bottle, and it also matures better afterwards. However, even larger formats no longer offer any advantage, as the wine was not necessarily fermented in this bottle for practical reasons.
- 0.2l quart
- 0,375l Demi
- 0,75l Standard
- 1,5l Magnum
- 3l Jeroboam or double magnum
- 4.5l Rehoboam
- 6l Methuselah or Imperial
- 9l Salmanazar or Salmanasar
- 12l Balthazar or Balthasar
- 15l Nebuchadnezzar
- 18l Melchior or Goliath
- 25l-26l Souverain or Sovereign
- 27l Primate
- 30l Melchizedech or Midas
The usual commercial sizes are demi to double magnum. The production of bottles with a capacity of 6 liters or more is very complex and cost-intensive and therefore only available in very limited quantities.
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