Great houses blend hundreds of plots for a style that never changes. Growers make wine from their own vines, and every year tastes of that year.
We do both: our Brut is a blend for consistency, and our Blanc de Blancs and vintages come from three families in Avize and Cramant.
With caviar, the grower wines win. Their chalk and lemon cut through the fat of the grain far better than any rich, dosed blend.
How to open a tin (and what never to do)
Why mother-of-pearl, and not silver