NAME-CHECKED by rappers, de rigueur at high-end clubs, but is Cristal really worth $600 for this Christmas and New Year’s Eve?

We invited three champagne novices to a blind taste test at the Meatpacking District’s Level V club, and BR Guest wine and spirits director Laura Maniec helped The Post see if top bubblies really pop.

“I don’t think that anyone needs to take out a second mortgage on their house in order to enjoy a great bottle of champagne,” she says.

Indeed. While Cristal did rank high, our panel said you could save $540 and buy a just-as-tasty bottle of Bellavista instead. Cheers!

Chart rating the champagnes – see newspaper