Champagne
| SPARKLING | 1981 | 1 bottle | Krug | Magnum | £2,200 per bottle | Krug 1981 / 1 bottle / Magnum £2,200 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | 1988 | 1 bottle | Bollinger - La Grande Année | 75cl | £240 per bottle | Bollinger La Grande Année 1988 / 1 bottle / 75cl £240 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | 1998 | 2 bottles | Krug | 75cl | £320 per bottle | Krug 1998 / 2 bottles / 75cl £320 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | 2000 | 1 bottle | Louis Roederer - Brut Vintage | Magnum | £195 per bottle | Louis Roederer Brut Vintage 2000 / 1 bottle / Magnum £195 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | 2002 | 3 bottles | Dom Ruinart Rosé | 75cl | £260 per bottle | Dom Ruinart Rosé 2002 / 3 bottles / 75cl £260 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | 2004 | 1 case | Dom Pérignon | 75cl | £760 per case of 6 | Dom Pérignon 2004 / 1 case / 75cl £760 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2004 | 5 cases | Dom Ruinart Rosé | 75cl | £1,080 per case of 6 | Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 / 5 cases / 75cl £1,080 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2008 | 2 cases | Pol Roger - Cuvée Winston Churchill | 75cl | £950 per case of 6 | Pol Roger Cuvée Winston Churchill 2008 / 2 cases / 75cl £950 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2008 | 1 case | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | 75cl | £840 per case of 6 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008 / 1 case / 75cl £840 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2011 | 3 cases | Krug | 75cl | £1,380 per case of 6 | Krug 2011 / 3 cases / 75cl £1,380 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2012 | 1 case | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | 75cl | £560 per case of 6 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2012 / 1 case / 75cl £560 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 3 cases | Dom Pérignon | 75cl | £820 per case of 6 | Dom Pérignon 2013 / 3 cases / 75cl £820 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 5 cases | Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs | 75cl | £950 per case of 6 | Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2013 / 5 cases / 75cl £950 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 2 cases | Mailly Grand Cru - Les Echansons | 75cl | £480 per case of 6 | Mailly Grand Cru Les Echansons 2013 / 2 cases / 75cl £480 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Top of the range, this beautifully balanced blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay is impressive. It has intense freshness, the citrus and minerality integrated well together. It is a great wine and this bottling is ready to drink. 95 points." Roger Voss, The Wine Enthusiast, Nov '23------"This is a classic prestige cuvee champagne with effusive candied orange, toast and spicy aromas. Lovely balance of rich creaminess and freshness with the fine mousse lifting the ample mouth-filling palate. Long, subtle and precise finish that pulls you back for more. Drink or hold. 95 points." James Suckling, July '23 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 3 cases | Salon Le Mesnil | 75cl | £2,220 per case of 3 | Salon Le Mesnil 2013 / 3 cases / 75cl £2,220 per case of 3 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 2 cases | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | 75cl | £580 per case of 6 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2013 / 2 cases / 75cl £580 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesNOT FOR EXPORT------"“The 2013 Comtes de Champagne captures all the pedigree of this great vintage in its energy, depth and vibrancy. Lemon confit, dried flowers, chamomile, spice and crushed rocks all race across the palate. Passionfruit, ginger, marzipan and mint appear later, filling out the layers beautifully. Harvest took place in October in what has become the exception rather than the norm in Champagne.” 98 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2023 |
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| SPARKLING | 2013 | 20 cases | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | 75cl | £620 per case of 6 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2013 / 20 cases / 75cl £620 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2014 | 3 cases | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | 75cl | £595 per case of 6 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014 / 3 cases / 75cl £595 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesNOT FOR EXPORT------“Frankly, who cares about the specs – for the record, this Chardonnay hails from Grands Crus Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; it spent 10 years in the cellar; its dosage is 8-9g/L. Nothing new here. What is showstopping about this wine is that it is an absolute beauty from the tips of its toes to the last fibre of its being...a glittering kaleidoscope of effortless, cleansing, elegant and sophisticated Grand-Cru-born, and perfectly balanced Chardonnay...If you, like me, have missed ‘classic Comtes’ of late, here she is...19.5 points." Matthew Jukes (Drink now – 2040), Sept 2025------“The 2014 Comtes de Champagne is pristine. In this tasting, it comes across as a mini-2008, similar in its linear personality, with just a touch more mid-palate creaminess. Readers will find a Comtes that plays in the realm of tension and energy. Citrus confit, white flowers, chalk, mint and chamomile are all finely sketched. Light tropical overtones grace the finish. What an absolute delight. The 2014 can be enjoyed now or cellared. Dosage is 9 grams per liter. 97 points." Antonio Galloni, Vinous, April 2025------“Closed in style and character like the 2013, Taittinger's 2014 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne reveals aromas of ripe orchard fruit, confit citrus, dried flowers, herbs, spring blossoms and mirabelle mingled with customary autolytic notes. Full-bodied, seamless and enrobing, it has a delicate, elegant, fleshy core of fruit and racy acids, all enhanced by a saline, fresh and penetrating finish marked by finesse and elegance. This refined, chalky-inflected Comtes de Champagne has the potential to age gracefully over the next 30-40 years. 97 points." Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, Oct 2024------“Apricots, hazelnuts, lemons, white flowers, sliced almonds and hints of licorice on the nose. It's creamy and layered, with soft, rounded bubbles that spread across the palate. Lovely balance of breadth, ripeness and freshness, with delicious wildflower honey and nut notes lingering. 100% grand cru chardonnay from Avize, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cramant and Chouilly. Drink or hold. 97 points." James Suckling, Aug 2025 |
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| SPARKLING | 2014 | 2 cases | Taittinger - Comtes de Champagne | Magnum | £780 per case of 3 | Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014 / 2 cases / Magnum £780 per case of 3 |
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| SPARKLING | 2015 | 3 bottles | Bollinger - La Côte aux Enfants | 75cl | £745 per bottle | Bollinger La Côte aux Enfants 2015 / 3 bottles / 75cl £745 per bottle |
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Tasting Notes“Many believe that the rare Champagne version of La Côte aux Enfants has replaced the red wine of the same name. This is incorrect. The south-facing slope that produces one of the most powerful Pinot Noir expressions Bollinger has at its disposal is still used for the red wine, but the hard and compact chalk on the west side produces wines of a completely different character and is made in vanishingly small quantities as a world-class Blanc de Noirs. When Björnstierne and I tasted 2014 La Côte aux Enfants and Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises from the same vintage at Old Man Storr in Scotland, the late-harvest edition of La Côte aux Enfants was almost as rich and viscously powerful as the VVF. Now that the wine came from a warm 2015 and the VVF emerged from the light year of 2016, I expected a heavily loaded behemoth, but instead I was greeted with the lightest and most finely tuned edition of Enfants to date. This is how terroir can control vintage character if the location has its own exceptional character, as is the case here. Not nearly as much "Right in your face" character as VVF, but an extremely sublime chalk reaking string quartet that elegantly passes all difficult passages with the light flapping of an Aurora butterfly's wings. The intensity of the color and sparkling clarity suggest that we are dealing with a Blanc de Noirs. The aroma, however, has the same minerality as a Blanc de Blancs from Avize or Le Mesnil. Extremely fresh and cool bouquet of chalk, geranium, orange blossom, lemon and blood grape. In the complexly structured taste, I find the same earthy notes as in the aroma. In addition to citrus and chalk-oriented mineral notes, there are also Gravenstein apple, gunpowder, oyster shell and a whole armada of maritime salt-splashed and salivating gastro elements. If, against all odds, you come across this rare treasure, promise me to wait until 2035 before drinking it. I am convinced that the mineral backbone the wine is built around will carry the fruit and the new layers of maturity with pride and reverence.” 96 points Richard Juhlin |
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