HOK-Elanto restaurants have tempting offer which is valid until 31.3.2014. A bottle of champagne for 37€, which is the cheapest price for bottle ever seen at restaurants in Helsinki.
Last year same restaurants offered the whole year bottle of champagne at a price of 39€.
Promoted champagne was Nicolas Feuillatte Brut which is basic champagne from Centre Vinicole-Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte uniting 82 cooperatives in Champagne.
The non-vintage Brut Champagne is aged for at least 2 years in cellars. Wine is made from Chardonnay 20%, Pinot Noir 40% and Pinot Meunier 40%.
THE LOOK
The color of wine is pale yellow and you can see a ribbon of fine and delicate bubbles
THE NOSE
Whitefruit aromas like apple and pear brought in mind Solero ice-cream/sorbet from the childhood, the sorbet part of it
THE TASTE
Delicate taste with same fruits which were already sensed with nose. Mixed feelings because of temperature of the wine, it was too warm. Wine was tasted at restaurant Kaarna lounge bar.
The problem with these offers has been that champagne is stored in too warm wine cabinet. So when it is served you can not find the best palate out of it. Difficult to say if this champagne would have got better points, if stored correctly, but this time it did not got more. 20% of chardonnay grape is not usually enough but typical for basic Champagnes.
Would invest a little bit more and buy Reserve or Grande Reserve if considering Nicolas Feuillatte to be enjoyed at home
OVERALL REVIEW 3-/5 – BANG FOR THE BUCK ( restaurant price) +++ / +++
http://www.hok-elanto.fi/syo-ja-juo/ravintoloiden-edut/nicolas-feuillatte/
Reijosfood 
That is really “cheap”! If you buy this at Alko, how much does it cost? Is it the cheapest of champagnes available?
We had NF at Christmas because there was a very good promotion, but it is not my favorite champagne (and not yours either, it seems). If you find Canard-Duchêne in Finland, try it! In my humble opinion, it is the best affordable champagne widely available at supermarkets.
Alko sells Reserve Brut, not the cheaper Brut. Cheapest Champagnes are just under 27€ like Louis Massing