Champagne
| SPARKLING | 2015 | 5 cases | Dom Pérignon | 75cl | £849 per case of 6 | Dom Pérignon 2015 / 5 cases / 75cl £849 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Disgorged in January 2023, the 2015 Dom Pérignon shows a singular, ethereal profile with aromas of white pepper, iodine, ripe orchard fruits, toast, smoke, herbs and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered, and structured, it’s enveloping and round with a delicate phenolic mid-palate that underlines chalky dry extracts, concluding with a sapid, penetrating finish with gastronomic bitterness. This iteration of Dom Pérignon, though replete with the customary charm and vinous generosity that typify the label, distinguishes itself by its structural delicate austerity and a notably phenolic profile, giving rise to a remarkably linear and well-defined style that diverges markedly from the more familiar expressions of Dom Pérignon. This is a blend of 51% Pinot Noir and 49% Chardonnay with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter; it will age wonderfully and can be enjoyed now or over the next 20 years. 95 points." (YC) The Wine Advocate------"The 2015 Dom Pérignon is terrific. Bright and poised, the 2015 shows terrific energy. Citrus peel, white flowers, mint, white pepper and slate all race across the palate. There's gorgeous tension and backbone here, with bright saline notes that extend the mid-palate and finish. This is a fine showing in a vintage that has proven to be tricky. I am intrigued to see how the 2015 develops in the coming years. 96 points." Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
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| SPARKLING | 2015 | 1 case | Louis Roederer - Cristal | 75cl | £850 per case of 6 | Louis Roederer Cristal 2015 / 1 case / 75cl £850 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | 2018 | Mailly Grand Cru - Extra Brut | 75cl | £400 per case of 12 | Mailly Grand Cru Extra Brut 2018 / / 75cl £400 per case of 12 |
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Tasting Notes"A ripe and structured Champagne that tastes less dry than it really is thanks to the rich fruit of the 2018 vintage. Aromas of violets and lilac. I love the creamy texture on the mid-palate and the chalkiness at the generous and well balanced finish. A cuvee of 75.9% pinot noir and 24.1% chardonnay from the sites Les Godats pres Romont, Les Villiers and Sous la Ville. 8.8% was vinified in oak casks and disgorged on December 13th 2022. Just 2.6 g/l dosage. Drink now. 94 points." James Suckling, July '23 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 5 cases | Bollinger - Blanc de Noirs PN AYC18 | 75cl | £414 per case of 6 | Bollinger Blanc de Noirs PN AYC18 NV / 5 cases / 75cl £414 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The NV PN AYC 2018 is the newest edition in Bollinger's range of single village-based Champagnes, a series of wines created by former Chef de Caves Gilles Descôtes, who passed away earlier this year. Tense and vibrant, with notable saline intensity, the AYC (based on Ay) sizzles with energy. Dried pear, crushed flowers, mint, sage, chalk and light pastry notes all race across the palate. This release is 53% 2018 and 47% reserve wines, a big part of which are Bollinger's famous reserve magnums (in this case 2009 Verzenay Pinot), plus dollops of 2017 and 2016 wines. The 2018 was done in equal parts oak and tank. Dosage is 6 grams per liter, but the impression is of a slightly drier style. The combination of a very warm base vintage blended with a high proportion of reserve wines yields a Champagne of notable complexity and texture. 92 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"Finally, it was time for Aÿ to take center stage in Bollinger's new Pinot Noir series. It wasn't until the fourth edition that one got home to the house's most powerful stronghold and DNA. In comparison to the three previous editions, we are dealing with a tasting winner from the start. The oak notes and the home village's smoky features hit me like a wall of sauna, grilled meat, hazelnuts and tar. The color is deeper than in previous editions and the power stronger than in the first three PN. 47% of the wine comes from the home village in casks both from 2018 and in the reserve wine on magnums from 2009. In between these mighty parts we have steel tank-aged Tauxières, Avenay and Verzenay from the lighter and more mineral-influenced vintages of 2016 and 2017. This particular side takes the biggest place in the middle register and mid-palate of the wine. In aroma and aftertaste, Aÿ pushes forward with its broad muscular shoulders and leaves no one untouched. A bargain with peak 2030–2035! 93-95 points" Richard Juhlin------"PN AYC18 is a showpiece for the expansive dimensions, intoxicating allure and purity of Aÿ pinot noir; a wonderfully characterful blanc de noirs that celebrates the sumptuous fruit generosity of 2018 and the purity and precision of this fabled cru. With the generous tones of a full straw hue and a blush tint, it ripples with grand fruit depth of red cherries and perfectly ripe plums. The magnificent depth of complexity that is Bollinger rumbles in deep reserves, reminiscent of fruit mince spice and dried nectarines. I love that it is so emphatically Aÿ, so intrinsically Bollinger, and yet all transposed with the transparency and delicious fruit generosity that is 2018. It holds fantastic, succulent allure on a very long finish; the ripeness of 2018 translating in supple, silky fruit generosity, yet in no way heavy or broad, beautifully energised by the fine chalk salinity and pure acid freshness that make Aÿ such a beloved place. 97 points" Tyson Stelzer, International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 10 cases | Bollinger - Blanc de Noirs PN VZ19 | 75cl | £375 per case of 6 | Bollinger Blanc de Noirs PN VZ19 NV / 10 cases / 75cl £375 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"PN returns to its Verzenay origins (as per its first iterations as VZ15 and VZ16, followed by TX17 and AYC18). 2019 ranks among the best of Champagne’s recent vintages and the cool, north-eastern slopes of Verzenay uphold compelling tension in the midst of a warming climate. The result is a magnificent juxtaposition between the rumbling, billowing depths of ripe pinot noir like only Bollinger can conjure, thanks to the presence and magnitude of primarily Aÿ and also Avenay-val-d’Or, Tauxières, and Mutigny, and the pristine definition and lifted freshness of vibrant fruit that characterises Verzenay. Boasting a medium straw hue, it wells up with deep black and red cherry fruit, satsuma plum, blackberries and layers of anise and sarsaparilla. Barrel fermentation and a record 25 percent of reserve magnums lend their characteristic creaminess and subtle patisserie complexity, but it is the fine chalk minerality of Verzenay chalk that remains the hero of a long finish, upholding magnificent texture, tension and crystalline brightness like no other pinot village. 97 points" Tyson Steltzer------"Unsurprisingly, the 2019 base year with its richness once again received mineral-influenced Verzenay (40%) as the base terroir when Aÿ produced slightly too rich wines. The reserve wines on the magnum once again go all the way down to the tasty 2009 vintage all from Verzenay. Aÿ, Louvois, Bisseuil, Avenay, Tours-sur-Marne, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Mutigny stand for the background chords. Currently, the champagne charms through its complex and youthfully energetic bouquet of peach peel, gooseberry, cox orange apples, sea buckthorn, geranium and marigolds. The texture is at the same time softly ripe and velvety. The breadth of flavours is magnificently orchestrated and each new sip brings additional aromas at hand. The potential alcohol content was record high from the start especially in Aÿ with 11.1 % straight away and Denis, just like me, sees great similarities between 2015 and 2019, but where the sharpness and freshness is better in 2019. It is not the acidity but rather the mineral salt that gives the freshness together with the sense of umami the concentrated grapes give. Here there is a swirl of exotic fruit and honey, but also a dry smokiness that I've learned to associate with the cluster of aromas that transforms over time into the note of railway on a hot summer's day. It might sound fuzzy, but it actually makes perfect sense. The combination of heated rail, dry gravel, dandelions and nettles that thrive in the embankment gives a concentrated warm dryness that is strongly reminiscent of the character the grapes acquire when the temperature crosses the vine's pain point on a few hot summer days. 41 degrees in the shade was a heat record in Champagne and especially a lot of shade, the vineyards in Champagne cannot boast of so the effect is reminiscent of that which arose in 1947, 1959, 1976 and 2003. Hence this aroma albeit less marked in 2019. Let's see if I'm right in 10 years when I expect that "the famous note of Railroad track" will appear in this beauty. PN VZ19 is tasted with great pleasure and intellectual challenge straight away, but personally, as usual, I will wait as long as I can before opening my own bottles to get the increasing depth of butter-fried cepp and toasted hazelnut aromas that only aging can provide. 93-95 points" Richard Juhlin------"On the ripe but fresh and harmonious harvest year 2019, Bollinger chose Verzenay as the pillar of its PN cuvée. A warm year needed the freshness from northern facing terroirs, thus 40% of the blend come from the Verzenay, including a hefty 25% of reserve wine magnums from 2009. The rest of the blend is made up by the other Bollinger hallmark crus Aÿ, Avenay-Val d’Or, Tauxières and, for the first time ever, Mutigny. All in all, 2019 represents 52% of the blend with a hefty addition of reserve wines, 48%. The first nose already comes across sweetly expressive with many aromatic assets. The dominant fruit is ripe yellow peach, which the 50% oak fermented wine complements with spicy mineral nuances, yet very few oxidative tones. If the nose promised ripeness, the palate counterbalances it by its lovely linearity and saline, scintillating nervosity. The warmth of the year can be sensed the textured fleshiness and juicy-fruity power. At the same time the wine projects immaculate precision and length. 94-95 points" Essi Avellan MW |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 2 cases | Krug Grande Cuvee 'Edition 170' - Brut NV | 75cl | £915 per case of 6 | Krug Grande Cuvee 'Edition 170' Brut NV NV / 2 cases / 75cl £915 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Krug's NV Grande Cuvée 170ème Édition is based on the 2014 vintage, complemented by some 45% reserve wines dating back to 1998, with the house drawing on, among many others, 2013 for structure and 2012 and 2003 for generosity. Opening in the glass with aromas of pastry cream, dried fruits, pear, warm spices, freshly baked bread and vanilla pod, it's medium to full-bodied, pillowy and fine-boned, with excellent concentration, racy acids and a precise, chiseled profile. But if the latter adjective could be applied to the 2013-base 169ème édition equally felicitously, the 2014-base 170ème is more giving and less tightly wound out of the gates and will offer more demonstrative drinking young. Drink 2021 - 2041. 95 points" William Kelley, RobertParker.com------"From vintages spanning from 1998 to 2014, the NV Champagne Grande Cuvee 170eme Edition is decadent and nuanced, with a rounded perfume of toasted brioche, lemon curd, and honeydew melon. Ripe yellow orchard fruits fill the palate with nectarine, fresh grapefruit pith, and a core of acidity. This is showing wonderfully now, although it still has the tension to go for the next 20 years. 95+ points" Jebdunnuck.com------"Wonderful precision and depth right away on the nose, with dried pineapple, light apricot and hints of flint and slate. Medium-bodied palate that’s firm, bright and linear. Vivid,driven acidity adds focus and perfection. Dried lemon and a wonderful, creamy texture with a mineral undertone. Extremely long, almost endless. Sophistication here. Drink or hold. 96 points" jamessuckling.com------"Lots of acidity! Extremely lively and brisk. But it’s actually readier than most young Grandes Cuvées I have tasted at this relatively early stage with sumptuous texture actually. Very clean and fresh. Bone dry but broachable and quite charming within the Krug ethos. Really quite friendly. One of my favourites of this line-up! 18 points" jancisrobinson.com |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 5 cases | Krug Grande Cuvee 'Edition 172' - Brut NV | 75cl | £895 per case of 6 | Krug Grande Cuvee 'Edition 172' Brut NV NV / 5 cases / 75cl £895 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 1 bottle | Krug Rosé 'Edition 24' | 75cl | £250 per bottle | Krug Rosé 'Edition 24' NV / 1 bottle / 75cl £250 per bottle |
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| SPARKLING | NV | Louis Roederer - Collection 244 | 75cl | £230 per case of 6 | Louis Roederer Collection 244 NV / / 75cl £230 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"The NV Collection 244 is gorgeous. Bright and focused, with a lovely cut, the 244 is immediately captivating. Dried pear, chamomile, herbs, mint and crushed rocks abound. Based on the 2019 vintage with 36% perpetual reserve wines from vintages 2012-2018, this vibrant, wonderfully crystalline Champagne impresses from beginning to end. Saline notes extend the finish effortlessly. Dosage is 7 grams per liter. 93 points" Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com------"A pale silver/straw hue, the NV Champagne Collection 244 has 2019 as its base, with 42% Chardonnay, 26% Meunier, and the rest Pinot Noir. Expressive on opening, it’s fresh with a beautiful floral perfume and reveals pure notes of red berries, cherry, fresh peach, and a lovely fresh bit of primary fruit. It has a fine and refined mousse, and the palate is supple and inviting. Medium-bodied and elegant, with a ripe core, it has a delicate salinity to balance its freshness and has an attractive, lightly tannic feel while retaining a refined and precise profile. Approachable and fantastic now, it will be exciting to see how this develops over time. It continues to be an exceptional value. Drink 2024-2036. They have dialed the dosage back by a gram from the previous edition to 7 grams per liter of dosage. 93 points" Jebdunnuck.com------"Based on the 2019 vintage, Roederer's NV Brut Collection 244 is the finest release of the house's reimagined non-vintage Brut to date. Offering up aromas of pear, peach and nectarine mingled with notions of white flowers, beeswax, freshly baked bread and buttery pastry, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, with a pretty pinpoint mousse, racy acids and a long, chalky finish. The quality of the base vintage really shines through. 93+ points" William Kelley, RobertParker.com------"The first impression is as invigorating as a sea breeze. I love the interplay of mirabelle, grapefruit and lychee fruit with minty freshness and waxiness from lees contact. And all this is welded to a beautifully proportioned palate with plenty of structure, the acidity bright and the mousse animating. Very salty finish that pulls you back for more. A cuvee of 41% chardonnay, 33% pinot noir and 26% pinot meunier. Of these, 15% fermented in oak and 85% in stainless steel. The final blend contained 36% reserve perpetual and 10% reserve wines of the 2012 - 2018 vintage from oak. The dosage is 7 g/l. Drink or hold. 94 points" jamessuckling.com |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 20 cases | Mailly Grand Cru - Brut Réserve | 75cl | £295 per case of 12 | Mailly Grand Cru Brut Réserve NV / 20 cases / 75cl £295 per case of 12 |
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Tasting Notes"Lime tree, lemon zest and lemon candy. Light body with zesty acidity, fine mousse and a slightly toasty finish. Pinot noir and chardonnay. Easy drinking style. Drink now. 92 points." James Suckling, July '24 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 3 cases | Mailly Grand Cru - Brut Réserve | Half bottle | £325 per case of 24 | Mailly Grand Cru Brut Réserve NV / 3 cases / Half bottle £325 per case of 24 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 3 cases | Mailly Grand Cru - Brut Réserve | Magnum | £325 per case of 6 | Mailly Grand Cru Brut Réserve NV / 3 cases / Magnum £325 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesFloral, precise and intense on the nose, an immediate and wonderful reminder of the elegance and appeal of champagne versus the more concentrated fruit character of the best English sparkling wines. Acacia, honey, majoring on citrus rather than red fruit aromas (surprisingly, given there is 75% Pinot Noir in the blend!). The autolytic character is a background note, fine pastry and pain d’epices rather than a rich, leesy-style. Delicate lemon flavours with a clean, chalky texture, great acidity, intense on the palate. RKL------"A very refined example, zesty and limey on the nose with supporting floral notes. Elegant palate, with great purity on the finish. 93 points." Decanter Magazine, Dec 2019------"Lots of saffron and dried pear on the nose with some cooked pear. Full-bodied with layers of fruit and creaminess in the mouth. Firm and bright. Pinot noir and chardonnay. Drink or hold. 94 points." James Suckling, Aug '22 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 30 cases | Renard Barnier - Brut Cuvee Speciale | 75cl | £230 per case of 12 | Renard Barnier Brut Cuvee Speciale NV / 30 cases / 75cl £230 per case of 12 |
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Tasting Notes"seriously posh Champagne at the right price – this wine is incredible.." www.matthewjukes.com |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 10 cases | Ruinart - Blanc de Blancs Brut | 75cl | £395 per case of 6 | Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut NV / 10 cases / 75cl £395 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 10 cases | Ruinart - R de Ruinart | 75cl | £295 per case of 6 | Ruinart R de Ruinart NV / 10 cases / 75cl £295 per case of 6 |
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| SPARKLING | NV | 10 cases | Ruinart - Rose | 75cl | £395 per case of 6 | Ruinart Rose NV / 10 cases / 75cl £395 per case of 6 |
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