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NON-VINTAGE
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CHAMPAGNE
BARONS de ROTHSCHILD
The name Rothschild is a guaranty of excellence in more
than one field, starting with that of wine.
Associated with some of the most prestigious wines in France and the
world, it is a family name which refers to a tradition combining
expertise and a sense of innovation.
Its representatives have close and long-standing relationships with the
leading families in the Champagne region and have united once again to
honour it by taking up the challenge to launch the Maison de Champagne
Barons de Rothschild. |
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75cl |
CHAMPAGNE
BARONS de ROTHSCHILD
Brut Champagne
Antonio Galloni/JR -
(60% Chardonnay and
40% Pinot Noir): Light yellow-gold. Ripe pear and nectarine scents are
sharpened and lifted by hints of citrus zest and smoky minerals. On the
palate, fresh orchard and citrus fruit flavours deepen and spread out
with air while picking up a smoky, leesy quality. Finishes supple and
long, with repeating pear and lees notes. Forty percent of this blend is
reserve wines, by the way. |
NV |
£32.00 |
AG90
2015-22
In Gift-Box
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10 |
75cl |
CHAMPAGNE
BARONS de ROTHSCHILD
Blanc de Blanc
Brut Champagne
Antonio Galloni/JR -
Pale yellow. Orange
zest, lemongrass, jasmine and chalky minerals on the perfumed nose, with
a hint of white pepper adding lift. Juicy, mineral-accented citrus and
orchard fruit flavours are fleshed out by suggestions of melon and
honey, putting on weight with air while maintaining vivacity. Spicy
and focused on the very long, mineral-driven finish, which leaves chalky
mineral and floral notes behind. |
NV |
£36.00 |
AG92
2015-22
In Gift-Box
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VINTAGE
CHAMPAGNE
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CHAMPAGNE 'SPECIAL CLUB ' SERIES
Is a unique consortium of 26 Grower-Producers who all bottle their Top
Vintage releases under the
Special Club label. |
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75cl |
'SPECIAL CLUB'
Brut Vintage Champagne
MARC HEBRART
The 2010 Vintage has not been reviewed
yet; but the 2009 review will give you an idea of the quality of this
cuvee.
RP/Stephan Reinhardt:
The
Special Club is the top cuvée of Marc Hebrart and the pale yellow
2009 is a really subtle and highly elegant and refined Champagne full of
expression and personality. Bright, fresh and precise on the nose where
citrus flavours are intertwined with chalk powder and lovely pip fruit
aromas, the palate is rich and intense but also pure and extremely
delicate due to a light and refined mousseux. Firmly and minerally
structured the finish is very complex, persistent and stimulating.
Still young and a little bit sweet this is an excellent Champagne
with a very good aging potential.
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2010 |
£34.00 |
RP/SR92+
2014-24
BIN END
Price
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24 |
75cl |
'SPECIAL CLUB'
Brut Vintage Champagne
GASTON CHIQUET
Antonio Galloni -
Chiquet’s 2005 Brut Special
Club is laced with dried pears, cherries, spices, mint and orange peel.
This is a fairly soft, open Champagne. Like so many 2005s, it appears to
be best suited for drinking over the next few years. Sweet floral and
spiced notes are woven together nicely on the attractive, soft finish. The
Special Club is 65% Chardonnay and 35% Pinot Noir. |
2005 |
£29.00 |
AG90
2012-22
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8 |
75cl |
'SPECIAL CLUB'
Brut Vintage Champagne
PAUL BARA
Antonio Galloni -
The 2004 Brut Grand Cru
"Special Club" is quite forward and open, which makes it an excellent
choice for drinking over the next few years. Dried flowers, dried
pear, smoke, almond and lightly honeyed notes meld into the supple,
resonant finish. The Special Club is nicely resolved and softened. |
2004 |
£49.00 |
AG92
2015-22
TOP Champagne Vintage
BIN END
Price
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45 |
75cl |
'SPECIAL CLUB'
ROSÉ
Brut Vintage Champagne
PAUL BARA
Antonio Galloni -
The 2009 Brut Rosé Grand Cru
Special Club is fabulous. Rich, powerful and authoritative, the
2009 hits all the right spots with its creamy yet focused personality.
Don't let the pale-coloured hue fool you, this is a serious Rosé
endowed with real density and pure power. Hints of chalk, rose
petal, cranberry and white pepper lift from the glass, but it is the
wine's texture and overall feel that are most impressive. This is a
fabulous showing. The 2009 is 65% Pinot Noir, 27% Chardonnay and 8%
still Pinot. |
2009 |
£54.00 |
AG94
2015-22
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CHAMPAGNE
BARONS de ROTHSCHILD
The name Rothschild is a guaranty of excellence in more
than one field, starting with that of wine.
Associated with some of the most prestigious wines in France and the
world, it is a family name which refers to a tradition combining
expertise and a sense of innovation.
Its representatives have close and long-standing relationships with the
leading families in the Champagne region and have united once again to
honour it by taking up the challenge to launch the Maison de Champagne
Barons de Rothschild. |
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15 |
75cl |
CHAMPAGNE
BARONS de ROTHSCHILD
Blanc de Blancs
Vintage Champagne
Very first vintage release.
Top Champagne; will reward laying down.
Not reviewed yet. |
2006 |
£160.00 |
2018-2030
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BOLLINGER
Bollinger
was established in 1829 by Jacques Bollinger and Paul Renaudin. Over
the years the vineyard holdings have been steadily increased with the
largest expansion taking place under the stewardship of the legendary
Mme Lily Bollinger. She ran the company between1941 and 1977 and today
it is managed by her great-nephew, Ghislain de Montgolfier.
Bollinger
produces classic, complex, Pinot-Noir dominated champagnes with
considerable ageing potential. |
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75cl |
'LA GRANDE ANNÉE
Brut
Vintage Champagne
BOLLINGER
Antonio Galloni:
Bollinger's 2007 Brut La Grande Année is quite pretty. Elegant,
restrained and understated in style, the 2007 is one of the more
delicate young Grande Années I can remember tasting. Mid-weight
structure and silky texture only reinforce that impression.
Lemon oil, red berry, dried flowers and chamomile open up nicely, but it
is the wine's overall feel that stands out most. Best of all, the 2007
will drink well with no cellaring.
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2007 |
£70.00 |
AG93
2017-32
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DE SAINT GALL
Richard
Juhlin -
The cooperative's wines are ingredients in, for example, Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne, Grand Siècle, and Dom Pérignon. .... The cuvée
de prestige Orpale is a stunning wine that I buy every new vintage and
the 2002 is no exception.
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75cl |
CUVEE ORPALE
BLANC de BLANCS
Vintage Champagne
DE SAINT GALL
James Suckling:
This is
really rich and incredible with layers of fruit and a fresh finish.
A pure chardonnay that shows wonderful depth of fruit and length. Very
vinous. Comte de Champagne competitor from a cooperative. Don't miss
it.
www.jamessuckling.com |
2002 |
£61.00 |
JS96
2015-32TOP
Vintage; and TOP Value compared to some of the more famous names. |
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EGLY-OURIET
Antonio
Galloni -
A meticulous approach to farming, long aging on the lees and a focus
on well exposed sites forms the quality basis of this house.
These are some of the richest, most vinous Champagnes you will come
across. |
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75cl |
GRAND CRU BRUT
Brut Vintage Champagne
EGLY-OURIET
NOT yet reviewed; but a more forward
vintage than 2004. |
2005 |
£82.00 |
2015-25 |
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75cl |
GRAND CRU BRUT
Brut Vintage Champagne
EGLY-OURIET
Antonio Galloni -
The 2004 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is precise and delineated in the
glass, with plenty of cut and overall verve.
Crushed flowers, candied lemon, white flowers, almonds, mint and anise
are all finely-knit in this chiselled, crystalline Champagne.
A precise, saline finish rounds things out nicely. The mid-weight,
linear style is very much in keeping with the personality of the year. |
2004 |
£102.00 |
AG93
2015-26
TOP Champagne Vintage
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CHARLES HEIDSIECK
Charles
Heidsieck is one of Champagne's historic houses founded some 150 years
ago.
Top quality! |
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75cl |
Charles Heidsieck Brut
Millesime
CHARLES HEIDSIECK
Essi Avellan MW -
Deep golden colour. Highly
creamy nose with emerging toasty opulence. Full of luscious, ripe fruit.
Opens beautifully in the glass. There is impressive generosity on the
mouth-filling, oily palate, boosted by concentrated, age-mellowed
fruitiness. Long, almost chewy but appropriately fresh finish. Finely
balanced at 10g/l dosage. |
2006 |
£68.00 |
EA96
2018-30
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75cl |
'BLANC des MILLENAIRES'
Blanc de Blanc Vintage Champagne
CHARLES HEIDSIECK
Antonio Galloni -
The 1995 Brut Blanc des
Millenaires shows just how compelling this often overlooked vintage can
be. Layers of lemon, pastry spices, crushed rocks and savoury herbs
literally jump from the glass in this exquisite, perfumed, beautifully
delineated Champagne. The 1995 shows lovely flavour complexity and
nuance from its extended time in bottle, yet it also retains plenty of
freshness, verve and acidity. This is a great showing from Charles
Heidsieck. |
1995 |
£130.00 |
AG95
2012-25
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MOET & CHANDON
Famous
champagne house best known for its excellent DOM PERIGNON Vintage
Champagne Cuvee's |
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75cl |
DOM PERIGNON
Brut Vintage Champagne
MOET & CHANDON
Antonio Galloni -
The 2009 Dom Pérignon is a gorgeous, totally seductive Champagne that
will drink well right out of the gate.
Medium in body and unusually open-knit at this stage, the 2009 is one of
the most accessible young Dom Pérignons I can remember tasting. It is an
excellent choice to drink while waiting for the release of the stellar
2008 and some recent vintages that remain very young, including the
2006. Despite the warm, ripe personality of the 2009 Dom Pérignon is
quite gracious, but there is plenty of depth underpinning the fruit.
With each successive tasting, the 2009 seems to have gained more power
and breadth, especially on the finish.
Above all else, the 2009 is decidedly restrained for a warm, radiant
vintage.
It is not as overtly flamboyant as the 2002 nor as phenolically intense
as years like 2003 and 2006. Instead,
the 2009 is a beautifully balanced Champagne, with all of its elements
in the right place. |
2009 |
£109.00 |
AG94+
2017-49BIN END
Price
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75cl |
DOM PERIGNON
Brut Vintage Champagne
MOET & CHANDON
Antonio Galloni -
The 2008 Dom Pérignon is fabulous,
but quite remarkably, it was even more open when I tasted it a year ago.
Bright, focused and crystalline in its precision, the 2008 is going to
need a number of years before it is at its best. Lemon peel, white
flowers, mint and white pepper give the 2008 its chiselled, bright
profile.
Several recent bottles have all been magnificent.
What I admire most about the 2008 is the way it shows all the focus,
translucence and energy that is such a signature of the year, and yet it
is also remarkably deep and vertical.
In other words, the 2008 is a Champagne that plays in three dimensions. |
2008 |
£126.00 |
AG98+
2020-58 |
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75cl |
DOM PERIGNON
'Chef de Cave Legacy Edition'
Brut Vintage Champagne
MOET & CHANDON
Jancis Robinson MW,
JancisRobinson.com -
This is a
limited edition
launched in late 2018 to celebrate the retirement of Richard Geoffroy.
The ‘regular’ 2008 will be released early in 2019 and is exactly the
same cuvée disgorged a little bit later.
So much more austere than the 2009, and really, really dense! The
acidity is so much more obvious and there’s so much packed in there. |
2008 |
£185.00 |
JR19.5/20.0
2020-58 |
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75cl |
DOM PERIGNON
Brut Vintage Champagne
MOET & CHANDON
Antonio Galloni -
The 2002 Dom Pérignon speaks to opulence and intensity.
Rich, layered and voluptuous in the glass, the 2002 shows off its
flamboyant personality with flair. Butter, cooked apple and
tropically-leaning fruits mesh together effortlessly. Interestingly,
with time in the glass the 2002 gains in freshness and energy without
losing its essential opulence.
The elevated ripeness of the year gives the 2002 Dom Pérignon distinctly
Puligny-Montrachet leaning inflections.
Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy adds that August that year was hot and
very dry. Rain towards the end of the month and into early September
freshened the vines and accelerated the final phase of ripening.
This is yet another fabulous showing from the 2002, which continues to
cement its reputation as a truly epic Dom Pérignon.
IN GIFT-PACKS |
2002 |
£149.00 |
AG98
2015-42TOP
Vintage; will be a Classic!
BIN END
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PAUL BARA
According to the
expert Champagne critic Richard Juhlin:
"Paul Bara is a
legend.....his Champagne is of world class". |
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75cl |
COMTESSE MARIE de FRANCE
Brut Vintage Champagne
PAUL BARA
Antonio Galloni -
The 2004 Brut Grand Cru
Comtesse Marie de France is beautifully focused in the glass, with much
of the pure energy and verve that is missing in the Special Club. The
interplay of freshness from the year allied to the inherent vinous
richness of Bouzy Pinot Noir yields a striking Champagne that truly
dazzles.
This is a knock-out from Paul Bara. The Comtesse Marie de France is 100%
Pinot Noir from the estate's oldest vines. Disgorged: January 2015. |
2004 |
£58.00 |
AG94
2015-25 |
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PERRIER JOUET
An excellent champagne
house; famous for its 'art nouveau' flower decorated bottles of their
Top Cuvee Belle Epoque. |
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75cl |
BELLE EPOQUE
Brut Vintage Champagne
Perrier Jouet
Wine Spectator -
This finely knit and lithe Champagne is smoky up front, opening into a
lovely range of pastry, glazed apricot, lemon curd and candied ginger
notes in the glass. Vibrant acidity drives the satin like finish.
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2008 |
£154.00 |
WS94
2019-32TOP
VINTAGE!
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POL ROGER
Winston Churchill loved the Champagne from PR - a great recommendation!
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One of the UK's favourite Champagne Houses - highly recommended! |
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75cl |
POL ROGER BRUT
Blanc de Blancs Champagne
POL ROGER
RP/Stephan Reinhardt
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Great elegance and
finesse already on the perfectly brilliant and aromatic nose shows Pol
Roger's 2008 Blanc de Blancs Brut, displaying white and stewed
apples with fine citrus flavours and discreet chalky aromas. The palate
is dense and citric, as if limes and lemons are squeezed on a chalky
rock. The purity, power and intensity is as remarkable, as is the
finesse and persistence of the bubbles, the mousse on the palate and the
long, persistent finish. Dosed with seven grams per litre, this
extraordinary Blanc de Blanc Brut tastes drier than the Réserve Brut,
but reveals a perfect ripeness of yellow fruits. The finish is lovely
aromatic and intense, but also clear, fresh, firm and absolutely
stimulating. This is a great Blanc de Blancs from the Grand Cru
villages of Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize and Oger. |
2012 |
£68.00 |
RP95
2016-27
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75cl |
POL ROGER BRUT
Brut Vintage Champagne
POL ROGER
Jancis Robinson MW -
Rich, creamy nose - super-seductive. Very
different from the rigour of the 2008. Come on in, it says. Noticeably
ripe and absolutely ready with relatively but not dangerously low
acidity. A throat-soother with good undertow and medium body. Neat
and friendly. |
2009 |
£49.00 |
JR17/20
2017-23
In Individual Gift Packs
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TAITTINGER
The Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne white is always a Blanc de Blancs (100%
chardonnay), and only produced in the best vintages; recent top vintages
are 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. |
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Antonio Galloni -
"Comtes de Champagne remains the best value in grand marque Tête de
Cuvée Champagne". |
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75cl |
COMTES de CHAMPAGNE
Blanc de Blanc Vintage Champagne
TAITTINGER
Antonio
Galloni -
Taittinger's 2007 Comtes de Champagne will be
nearly impossible to resist upon release. Soaring aromatics,
mid-weight structure and soft contours give the 2007 its alluring
personality. Lemon oil, white flowers, mint, chamomile and green
pear add brightness and freshness throughout, with a persistent, clean
finish that makes it impossible to resist a second taste. Today, the
2007 comes across as a slightly more open version of the 2004, with
freshness that makes that wine so appealing, and a touch of textural
richness that recalls the 2002. Although the 2007 does not have the
explosive energy or verticality of the profound 2006, it will drink
better earlier. The 2007 has been positively brilliant on the three
occasions I have tasted it so far. |
2007 |
£86.00 |
AG96
2018-47 |
Reserved
for Client |
75cl |
COMTES de CHAMPAGNE
Blanc de Blanc Vintage Champagne
TAITTINGER
Antonio
Galloni -
The 2006 Comtes de Champagne is striking, especially in
the way it brings together elements of ripeness and freshness in a
hypothetical blend of the 2002 and 2004. Smooth and creamy on the
palate, the 2006 is all about texture. There is a real feeling of
density and weight in the 2006, qualities I expect to see grow with time
in the bottle. All the elements fall into place effortlessly. The 2006
has been nothing short of magnificent both times I have tasted it.
Comtes de Champagne remains the single best value (in relative terms) in
tête de cuvée Champagne. I suggest buying a case and following it over
the next 20-30 years, which is exactly what I intend to do. There is
little doubt the 2006 Comtes de Champagne is a magical Champagne in the
making. |
2006 |
£88.00 |
AG97+
2016-46 |
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75cl |
COMTES de CHAMPAGNE
Blanc de Blanc Vintage Champagne
TAITTINGER
Antonio
Galloni - Taittinger fans
will want to stock away at least a few bottles of the 2005 Comtes de
Champagne, if nothing else to satisfy the urge while some of the
more important recent vintages continue to age in the cellar.
The 2005 is immediate, deep and nicely textured, with overt fruit and
fewer of the intense floral, mineral-driven notes that are typical.
The first signs of aromatic development appear to off on the horizon by
a few years, but at the same time, I don't expect the 2005 to be one of
the more long-lived vintages here. Comtes de Champagne remains the
best value in grand marque Tête de Cuvée Champagne. |
2005 |
£79.00 |
AG93
2014-25BIN END
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