bouteille

French · bottle format

The bouteille is the standard Champagne bottle of 75 cl.1

In the range

On the Comité Champagne list of formats it comes between the demie (demi-bouteille) (37.5 cl) and the magnum (1.5 L).1 Champagne in this format must be sold in the bottle in which the prise de mousse took place (same-bottle rule).2 A Champagne bottle is built to withstand 12 atmospheres; the second fermentation produces about 6 bar at 20 °C.3,4

All formats side by side: bottle sizes. On size and ageing: bottle size and ageing.

See also

Bottle sizesServingsame-bottle ruleGlossarydemie (demi-bouteille)GlossarymagnumGlossaryPrise de mousseGlossary

Sources

  1. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). Factsheet: Champagne bottle sizes (EN) (2024-05)
  2. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - modifications approved by the INAO national committee on 11 September 2024 (national opposition procedure text) (2024-09-11)
  3. Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC). Second fermentation: capturing the sparkle
  4. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). Fiche Élaboration du Champagne (FR) (2024-05)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19