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VEUVE CLICQUOT Yellow Label Champagne 75cl
A Champagne House is eventually judged on the quality of its Brut Non Vintage. It is in the making of such a wine that the true Art of Champagne blending reveals itself.
This is an art in which the House of Veuve Clicquot excels. Our Brut Yellow Label reflects the superb vineyards we own and the consistent nature of our House style. The predominance of Pinot Noir provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, while a touch of Pinot Meunier rounds out the blend. Chardonnay adds the elegance and finesse essential in a perfectly balanced wine.
Grapes from as many as 50 to 60 different Crus go to the blending of Yellow Label. Traditionally, the proportion of each grape variety used is : 50 to 55% Pinot Noir – 15 to 20% Pinot Meunier – 28 to 33% Chardonnay.
These figures vary slightly from year to year according to conditions. The Chef de Caves has to achieve the total consistency of taste, which makes Yellow Label so immediately recognisable, so utterly reliable both in terms of quality, colour and bouquet.
He will draw on priceless Reserve wines for the blend: from 25 to 35%, sometimes as much as 40% to ensure the continuity of the House style. Each of these older wines – perhaps 9 years old – is kept separately to preserve the unique qualities of the vineyard and the vintage.
First, Yellow Label looks beautiful: golden-yellow, with a foaming necklace of tiny bubbles. Next it is so pleasing to the nose: initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla and later of brioche. Note the fine balance between the fruity aromas coming from the grape varieties and the toasty aromas following the ageing in the bottle.
The first sip delivers all the freshness and forcefulness so typical of Yellow Label with a symphony of fruit tastes following on. Here is a true member of the powerful Brut family, well structured, admirably vinous. The lingering aromas echo and re-echo, with each fruit or spice note distinct.
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Piper Heidsieck Brut Champagne NV 75cl
Piper Heidsieck is one of the most well known and most awarded Champagne houses in the world. Since the late 1990’s they have had great sucess in sellecting the finest Cellar Masters and in 2013 the chateaux had won its 14th sparkling wine maker of the year award by the International Wine Challenge. The non vintage Piper Heidsieck is a well strutured that has a good mouth feel a harmonious balance and great fruit.
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Lanson Noble Cuvee Rose Non Vintage Champagne 75cl
So typically Lanson and yet so dramatically different. True to the Lanson style and yet more impetuous, Noble Cuvée Brut Rosé invites the senses to take a journey through a thousand aromas that will titillate the taste buds of enlightened connoisseurs.To the eye: Lanson’s Noble Cuvée Rosé has a bright light-pink colour with a myriad of fine bubblesOn the nose: The aromas of dried roses and berry-like fruits develop into notes of Montmorency cherriesOn the palate: Full bodied with balanced acidity and ripe fruit flavours
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Louis Roederer Brut Premier Non Vintage Champagne 75cl
Champagne Louis Roederer was established in 1776 and remains under the ownership of the Rouzaud family to this day. With over 240 hectares of vineyards located exclusively in Grands and Premiers Crus villages, Champagne Louis Roederer is self-sufficient for approximately 70% of their non vintage production and 100% of their vintage champagnes.
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Laurent Perrier 2004 Millesime Champagne 75cl
Laurent-Perrier brut Millesime (2004) is an outstanding and rare wine. Laurent-Perrier’s brut Millesime is a blend of chardonnay grands crus from the Cote des Blancs. A light yellow with delicate beading. Subtle nose with hints of fresh pineapple, dried apricots and almonds. A very pleasant, rounded attack, followed by a marked balance between freshness and intensity. The finish is lively, offering hints of white peach and Mirabelle plum.Laurent-Perrier brut Millesime pairs well with smooth and creamy dishes. Its roundness and delicacy will prolong tasting pleasure with poultry or other white meats (poached rather than grilled).
£150.00