A wine expert gives his honest verdict on Idris Elba’s £99 champagne

A wine expert has given an honest review of Idris Elba’s champagne, which costs £99 a bottle.

Tom Gilbey has over 150,000 followers on TikTok, where he shares videos reviewing all kinds of wine – from cheap Aldi bottles to the really expensive stuff. And he recently managed to get his hands on a bottle of Elba’s Champagne Porte Noire Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs.

In order for a bottle of bubbly to be labeled “Grand Cru”, all the grapes used must come from one of the 17 Grand Cru villages in the Champagne region of France. Tom said that Idris came from the village of Avize.

Explaining the difference between this and regular Champagne, Tom said: “Grand Cru Champagne should have a little more weight, a little more elegance and a little more subtlety than regular Champagne.”

Warning: The video below contains strong language

Tom said he smelled “brioche” after sniffing Elba’s Champagne. She added: “I absolutely love it!”

And he was amazed after taking a sip. Tom gushed, “Holy s**t! Idris, it’s almost as delicious as you. It’s a beautiful Grand Cru champagne. Absolutely blood.”

Captioning the video, Tom added that the champagne “should be £99 a pop”. He also confirmed that he was not paid for the inspection.

Tom’s video has been viewed over 30,000 times and has garnered thousands of likes. One follower commented in the comments section: “Idris makes champagne?!?? Just when you think the man couldn’t be more perfect.”

Another wrote: “Love how you do these. Great content and great information. Very funny too.” A third said: “Your videos literally get me through life.”