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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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Lanson Extra Age Brut Non Vintage Champagne 75cl
Extra Age is a multi-vintage blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay selected only from Grands Cru and Premier Cru vineyards, the wine does not undergo a malolactic fermentation and is aged for around five years.
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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).
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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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Krug Grande Cuvee Brut Champagne NV 75cl
Krug Grande Cuvee is the timelessly stylish signature of Krug, a breathtaking champagne that effortlessly balances richness and freshness, power and finesse. Out of contrast, harmony a sensational taste experience.
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A gleaming gold colour, an extravagantly expansive bouquet, an almost creamy texture. Then, an explosion of flavours, at once mellow and mature, crisp and clean. Toast, Soft spices Dried fruit and Candied fruit£225.00 -
Dom Perignon Champagne Gift Box 75cl
Dom Pérignon is Vintage only. Each Vintage wine is created from the best grapes grown in one single year. To reinvent itself by interpreting the unique character of the seasons. To dare to declare the Vintage only when the harvest meets its ideal. Such is the commitment of Dom Pérignon.
Dom Pierre Pérignon took up his duty as cellarer at the Abbey of Hautvillers in 1668. For 47 years he continued to invent: improving the grapes’ quality with new viticulture techniques, blending different crus and grapes varieties to obtain the finest wines, gentle and fractional pressing to obtain white wines from black grapes, all those innovations became the fundamental rules of the method champenoise.
A suitable gift. Enhances any celebration or special occasion.
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 75cl
Cristal is a remarkably balanced and refined champagne whose length is inimitable. It has a silky texture and fruity aromas, complemented by a powerful mineral quality with white fruit and citrus notes. Cristal is a wine that keeps well. It can be conserved for over twenty years without losing its freshness and character. Available in 750 ml.
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Armand de Brignac Gold Champagne in Gift Bag 75cl
Armand de Brignac Champagne represents unmatched winemaking expertise and a true passion for the art of Champagne.
The family, owners of Champagne vineyards since 1763, craft Armand de Brignac entirely by hand with a staff of just eight people, including our father-and-son winemakers.
In 2010, Armand de Brignac’s flagship Brut Gold cuvee was rated the best Champagne in Fine Champagne magazine’s tasting of 1,000 brands. Jose Penin gave it 98/100 points (his highest ever rating for a Champagne) and Jancis Robinson, among many others, praised this Champagne.
The flagship cuvee is a singular example of the Brut Champagne tradition.
Marvellously complex and full-bodied, its bouquet is both fresh and lively, with light floral notes. On the palate, Armand de Brignac Brut Gold has a sumptuous, racy fruit character perfectly integrated with the wine’s subtle brioche accents. The Champagne’s texture is deliciously creamy, featuring great depth paired with a long, silky finish. Brut Gold is pressed from a perfectly balanced blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes.
Composition: 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier.
Residual sugar: 10g/litre.
£350.00
