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One of the most northern wine producing regions in the world, Champagne is located 90 miles north-east of Paris with 34,000 hectares of vines. Surrounding the Champagne hubs of Epernay and Reims, the region produces around a million bottles of Champagne a day.

A technique said to have been invented by Dom Pérignon in 1688, Champagne is made using the traditional method whereby a second fermentation is induced in the bottle, producing CO2 which becomes trapped, resulting in a sparkling wine. Champagne style wines are now replicated all over the world.

These premium wines are usually made from a blend of grapes: Chardonnay to add fruit and elegance; the red grapes, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, for body and backbone.

CHAMPAGNE BILLECART-SALMON Still family run, the small house of Billecart-Salmon offers a range of black-grape-dominated Champagnes with bright, complex fruit flavours resulting from a long, slow, cool fermentation Billecart-Salmon process. Particularly well known for its elegant Rosé, Billecart-Salmon is a Champagne house for wine Brut Rosé lovers: many who discover it drink few other Champagnes thereafter. NV 93pts Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve NV €32.00 The Wine Advocate Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut Vintage 2007/8 €54.00 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV €51.00 “Pale yet intense pink in color, the Billecart-Salmon NV Brut Rosé is pure, fresh and intense on the nose, with lovely raspberry aromas, refreshing citrus zest flavors and great definition. BOLLINGER On the palate this is a pure, light and Bollinger has been making classic, Pinot-dominated Champagnes with great ageing potential and vinous rosé with great finesse and a long, well-structured and even juicy complexity since 1829. The house style is deliberately oxidative with much of the wine (all of the finish. Fabulous.” vintage and reserve wines, and a high proportion of Special Cuvée) being fermented in old oak barrels, resulting in rich toast, apple and spice flavours. A proportion of the reserve wines are aged in magnums under cork keeping the aromas and flavours fresh and helping to make Special Cuvée one of the most complex Non-Vintage Champagnes around.

Bollinger Special Cuvée NV €42.00 Bollinger La Grande Année 2008/12 €104.00 Bollinger Rosé NV €55.00 Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2007/12 €125.00

Bollinger La Grande Année ARMAND DE BRIGNAC 2008 Armand de Brignac is a range of prestige cuvée Champagnes produced since 2006 by the Cattier 97+pts family who have been making wine for over 250 years. Colloquially know as ‘Ace of Spades’ after The Wine Advocate the label design on the distinctive metal-covered bottles, this Champagne is a blend of 3 different vintages. It is soft and fruity in style with added complexity from the dosage, the base wine for which is aged for one year in new French oak. “Aromas of crisp orchard fruit, ripe lemons, honeycomb, warm biscuits, dried white flowers and a delicate top Armand de Brignac Brut Gold NV €255.00 note of walnuts and fino sherry. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, broad Armand de Brignac Brut Blanc de Blancs NV €699.00 and vinous, with a beautifully refined mousse, superb concentration at the Armand de Brignac Brut Rosé NV €415.00 tightly wound core, incisive acids and a supremely elegant intermingling of Bollinger’s oxidative stylistic signatures with fresh, vibrant fruit. The finish is long, precise and chalky.”

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DELAMOTTE LAURENT-PERRIER Delamotte Blanc de Blancs NV €37.00 Chardonnay forms the core of most of Laurent-Perrier’s cuvées giving the wines a fresh, elegant style. The exception to this is their Cuvée Rosé, for which the house is best known. Made from 100% Pinot Food pairing suggestion Noir, it is unusual in that it is made by the tricky ‘saignée’ method. This is the technique by which the The ideal aperitif, or delicious served with oysters, grilled fish or fresh radishes served with salt. pink colour is obtained through maceration of the skins rather than the addition of red wine (the way most rosé Champagnes are made) and gives Laurent-Perrier Rosé its remarkable flavour.

DOM PERIGNON Laurent-Perrier Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut NV €32.00 Grand Siècle Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon, owned by Moët & Chandon, is an exclusively vintage prestige cuvée Champagne. It Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle NV €118.00 2008 NV is made from roughly equal quantities (varying slightly according to the vintage) of Chardonnay and Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé NV €59.00 98+pts Pinot Noir, grown only in the best vineyard sites in Champagne. During production, the wine sees 92pts Vinous no oak and is protected from oxidation as much as possible making it one of Champagne’s most Wine Spectator reductive, minerally styles with an overarching elegance, harmony and completeness. It is one of the most classic, famous, and eye-catching of all wines and consistently tastes as good as its reputation MOET & CHANDON “Lemon peel, white flowers, mint “A sweet and subtle note of smoky and white pepper give the 2008 its suggests it will. toasted brioche underscores Creating a true slice of Champagne, Moët & Chandon brings the characteristics of all three varieties, chiseled, bright profile. Several recent the baked melon, kumquat and Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, into their blends. The wines are vinified non-oxidatively in ground ginger flavors of this vibrant bottles have all been magnificent. stainless steel and undergo malolactic fermentation, giving them a soft, light, approachable style with What I admire most about the 2008 Dom Pérignon 2008/10 €149.00 Champagne, with a fine, lively is the way it shows all the focus, mousse.” a universal appeal that has made Moët & Chandon the world’s most popular Champagne. translucence and energy that is such a Dom Pérignon P2 2000 €355.00 signature of the year, and yet it is also Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 €315.00 remarkably deep and vertical. In other Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV €36.00 words, the 2008 is a Champagne that plays in three dimensions.” Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial (demi-sec) NV €40.00 CHARLES HEIDSIECK Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial (demi-sec) NV €48.00 Charles Heidsieck founded his eponymous Champagne house in 1851 at the age of 29. He is credited Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2012 €51.00 with popularising Champagne in the United States where he became hugely popular and earned the Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial NV €43.00 nickname ‘Champagne Charlie’. The consistent high quality of the wines means their range is one of the most frequently awarded in Champagne. Moët & Chandon Ice Rosé Impérial (demi-sec) NV €52.00

Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV €29.00 Moët & Chandon Henriot Brut Impérial LOUIS ROEDERER Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve NV €39.00 NV Brut Millésimé Most famous for their prestige cuvée Cristal which was first created in 1876 for the Tsar of Russia, 2006 91pts Alexander II, the house of Louis Roederer is known for the sheer quality and style of their wines across 93pts Wine Spectator the range. Roederer is the largest owner of organically-farmed (and increasingly, biodynamically- Wine Spectator HENRIOT farmed) vineyards in Champagne. The wines are distinguished by their superb balance, finesse and Founded in 1808, Henriot is one of the few remaining independent Champagne houses having been “A rich note of grilled nut meets flavors elegance and their fine, creamy mousse. owned and managed by the same family for more than eight generations. The Chardonnay-dominant of Asian pear, preserved lemon and “Seamlessly knit, with vibrant, citrusy mineral on the palate of this creamy acidity and a satiny, creamy mousse wines are fresh and elegant with a rich, toasty character from extended ageing on the lees (twice the Champagne, driven by a firm streak of Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV €36.00 layered with poached peach, pastry legal requirement) and are exceptional value for money. refreshing acidity.” cream, mineral and crushed hazelnut Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature 2009/12 €59.00 flavors that expand through the midpalate and the zesty, spiced finish.” Henriot Brut Souverain NV €29.00 Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs 2010/11 €64.00 Henriot Blanc de Blancs NV €39.00 Louis Roederer Cristal 2002 €365.00 Henriot Brut Millésimé 05/06/08 €50.00 Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 €249.00 Louis Roederer Cristal 2012 €175.00 KRUG Louis Roederer Brut Rosé 2012/13 €58.00 Krug is the only Champagne house to have created a prestige cuvée every year since it was founded Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2012 €545.00 in 1843. The house’s flagship wine, Grande Cuvée, typically contains 35-50% reserve wines chosen from an extensive library of 150 different wines across more than 10 vintages. With fermentation in Food pairing suggestion neutral oak barrels and ageing on the lees well beyond the legal minimum, the wines have incredible Louis Roederer Perfect with lobster, beluga caviar, seared salmon or smoked sea trout. Krug Vintage depth, richness and complexity and a unique personality all of their own. Cristal 2002 2008 97+pts Krug Grande Cuvée NV €169.00 98pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate Krug Vintage 2002 €455.00

“Opens with a generous, intense Krug Vintage 2004 €295.00 “The finest young Cristal in decades, yet fine and precise bouquet that Krug Clos de Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 2002 €1,290.00 the wine wafts from the glass with indicates great depth and elegance. a pure and vibrant bouquet of crisp Red fruit flavors on the nose lead Krug Clos d’Ambonnay Blanc de Noirs 2000 €2,490.00 orchard fruit, clear honey, warm to a generously rich yet pure, highly brioche, citrus zest and white flowers. refined and elegant palate, with lots of Krug Rosé NV €274.00 On the palate, it’s full-bodied, ripe cherry fruits and delicious yeasty intense and incisive, with superb flavors. This is a highly complex and concentration, racy acids and a long, tensioned but beautifully balanced searingly chalky finish.” 2002 with a charming dosage that gives perfect roundness.”

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RUINART Sparkling wine is arguably the most technical style of wine in the world. Not only do these Ruinart is Champagne’s oldest house, with a history dating back to 1729. The Chardonnay grape is wines have to undergo a first fermentation in order to make alcohol, but also a second at the heart of all Ruinart’s wines giving them freshness and bright fruit aromas. The wines, vinified non-oxidatively in stainless steel, have a minerally character in youth, developing toasty, smoky fermentation to produce the carbon dioxide giving the wine its fizz. This is done either in the characteristics with bottle age. same way as Champagne, where the second fermentation takes place in the bottle, or by using the tank method where it takes place inside a sealed tank. Dom Ruinart R de Ruinart Brut NV €44.00 Blanc de Blancs Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV €59.00 Produced all around the world, sparkling wine comes in a huge range of styles, from bone dry to 2007 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2007 €150.00 97+pts perfumed and floral. Vinous Ruinart Rosé NV €59.00 Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004/7 €199.00 “ A striking, tightly-coiled wine, the 2007 Dom Ruinart will leave readers FRANCE weak at the knees. The citrus, SALON slate, crushed rock, white pepper, Loire mint and floral notes really sizzle Salon is a tiny house producing what connoisseurs consider to be the quintessential Blanc de Blancs. in this powerful, dramatically rich In minuscule amounts (30,000 bottles a year, if at all) from over 35-year-old vines in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Langlois Crémant de Loire Brut NV €15.00 Champagne, with bright saline notes that add freshness and vivacity to the (one of the greatest crus of the Côte des Blancs), Salon releases on average only about 3 times Langlois Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé NV €15.00 striking finish. The 2007 is a stunning a decade. Champagne by any measure.” Salon “S” Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 2007 €495.00 ITALY Food pairing suggestion Try with aged comté or panfried foie gras, especially with a truffle jus. Franciacorta Ca’del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige NV €31.00 Ca’del Bosco Franciacorta Food pairing suggestion Taittinger TAITTINGER Cuvée Prestige Delicious with tuna tataki or gravlax or simply on its own as an aperitif. Comtes de In a beautiful twist on the norm, the Taittinger family bought back the Champagne House that bears NV Champagne their name from the demerger of a giant multinational in 2006, and the wines - always good - have been Blanc de Blancs on fine form ever since. The house style is one of elegance and clarity of fruit with a creamy texture. 91pts 2006 The Wine Advocate Prosecco 97+pts Taittinger Brut Réserve NV €37.00 Andreola Vigneto Dirupo Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry NV €17.00 Vinous “This is among Ca’ del Bosco’s most Bisol Crede Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut NV €18.00 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2006 €130.00 affordable and accessible sparkling Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2007 €115.00 wines. It offers steady consistency Bisol Relio Rive di Guia Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut 2017 €23.00 “The 2006 has been nothing short of year after year. I’ve always loved magnificent both times I have tasted Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2008 €130.00 the bouquet of this wine. It shows a it. Comtes de Champagne remains the slightly spicy side that reminds me of single best value (in relative terms) in Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV €48.00 Christmas oranges nailed with cloves. tête de cuvée Champagne.” In the mouth, the wine is lean and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2007 €143.00 crisp with fine and persistent perlage.” SPAIN Penedès VEUVE CLICQUOT Recaredo Terrers Cava Brut Nature 2012 €25.00 Often considered the Champagne of the yachting fraternity, with its distinctive yellow-orange livery, the ultra-consistent style of its Pinot-dominated wines is what has made Veuve Clicquot one of the world’s most popular classic, dry Champagnes.

Veuve Clicquot Brut NV €39.00 Veuve Clicquot Bisol Crede La Grande Dame Veuve Clicquot Vintage 2008/12 €54.00 Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut Rosé Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2006/8 €122.00 2006 NV 95pts Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV €47.00 90pts Wine Spectator Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 2006/8 €245.00 The Wine Advocate

“Saffron and smoke notes waft from “A delightfully sharp and delineated the glass of this rich and creamy rosé wine with crisp citrus notes followed Champagne. The finely detailed bead by white peach, Granny Smith apple carries flavors of baked strawberry, and tangy lime. The wine refreshes candied orange zest, toasted brioche the palate just as soon as you take and pastry cream, while the firm your first sip. The mouthfeel is lean backbone of acidity imparts focus and streamlined, with lots of spicy through to the lasting finish.” bubbling on the close. You get tremendous value here.”

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Rosé is produced in a variety of styles around the world, although perhaps the best known are those from Provence. Not only is this France’s oldest wine region, having been making wine for over 2,600 years, but it is also the only one to focus on rosé.

It even has a research institute dedicated to the style. Dry, crisp and refreshing, these wines are a blend of regional varieties such as Grenache, Carignan and Syrah. FRANCE MIRABEAU EN PROVENCE Following their dream to make wine, husband and wife team Stephen and Jeanny moved to Loire Provence with their young family from London in 2009. Since then they have gone on to make rosés Domaine Fournier Les Belles Vignes Sancerre Rosé Sancerre 2017 €22.00 which have captured the attention of wine critics the world over.

“Elegant, lively, silky and pure, it’s a classy and perfectly balanced rosé that’s about as good as Rhône Provençal rosés can get.” Robert Parker Domaine de Mourchon Loubié Rosé Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret 2018/19 €13.00 Domaines Ott La Mascaronne Rosé Quat’saisons Rosé 2018 Mirabeau Classic Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 €14.00 2018 Provence 94pts Mirabeau Pure Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 €17.00 91pts Vinous Barbeyrolles Rosé Pétale de Rose Côtes de Provence 2019 €28.00 The Wine Advocate Château Hermitage Saint-Martin iKon Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €21.00 “Brilliant onion skin. Highly perfumed, DOMAINES OTT mineral-accented aromas of fresh “This organic producer clearly merits Château Léoube Le Secret de Léoube Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €31.00 red berries and citrus and pit fruits The quintessential Provence rosé, Domaines Ott, with its instantly-recognisable bottle, is often more attention. The 2018 Cotes de Côtes de Provence are complemented by a steadily Provence Rose Quat’Saisons offers La Mascaronne Quat’saisons Rosé 2018/19 €17.00 simply a must-have, and for good reason. The wines are made from estate-grown grapes which are building floral quality. Silky, focused up hints of wet stone, fresh herbs rigorously sorted (in a tricky vintage, only half of the usual quantity may be produced) to ensure the Mira Luna Rosé Coteaux Varois en Provence 2018/19 €19.00 and energetic on the palate, offering and citrus on the nose, then adds concentrated white peach, melon, exceptional high quality for which they are known remains consistent from year to year. red currant, cranberry and cherry on Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €21.00 strawberry and blood orange flavors the light to medium-bodied palate. that show sharp definition and It unfolds nicely, yielding pleasant Domaine PiqueRoque Rosé IGP Maures 2018/19 €7.00 impressive tension. Expands steadily BY.OTT Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €13.00 notes of white chocolate on the long, on the extremely long, focused, harmonious finish.” Château Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Rosé Côtes de Provence La Londe 2018/19 €23.00 Domaines Ott Rosé Bandol / Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €23.00 mineral-driven finish, which leaves a Food pairing suggestion suave floral note behind.” Domaines Ott Etoile Rosé Vin de France 2019 €99.00 A refreshing aperitif or delicious with simple summer salads or a mediterranean mezze board.

CHATEAU D’ESCLANS Corsica Yves Leccia Cuvée YL Rosé IGP Ile de Beauté 2018 €23.00 Sacha Lichine’s exquisite rosés from Château d’Esclans are widely regarded as one of the finest range from Provence, if not in the world; a fitting testament to all the effort that has gone into the property’s restoration, and the wines’ meticulous creation. Château d’Esclans “A” Rosato ITALY Garrus Rosé Aldobrandesca Château d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €19.00 2017 Antinori “A” Rosato Aldobrandesca Antinori Toscana 2017/18 €44.00 94pts Château d’Esclans Rock Angel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €29.00 2018 Alois Lageder Lagrein Rosé Alto Adige 2018/19 €15.00 Vinous Château d’Esclans Les Clans Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €54.00 91pts Vinous Château d’Esclans Garrus Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €110.00 “Light, glistening orange. An exotically perfumed, highly expressive bouquet evokes ripe red berries, peach “Bright pale red-pink. Outstanding nectar, vanilla and candied flowers, CHATEAU MINUTY clarity and cut to both its aromas and a smoky mineral quality builds and flavors of spicy small red berries, in the glass. Sappy, seamless and Château Minuty has been run by the Matton-Farnet family since 1936 and was one of only 23 estates apricot, quinine and aromatic herbs. Though not the most concentrated expansive on the palate, offering in Provence to be awarded Cru Classé status in 1955. The vineyards on the slopes of Gassin and intense raspberry, nectarine, fig and Aleatico wine you’ll ever taste, this blood orange flavors that are braced Ramatuelle, overlooking the bay of St Tropez, are farmed sustainably using no herbicides or pesticides, boasts noteworthy inner mouth by a spine of juicy acidity. Clings and only organic fertilisers. perfume. The finish is long with good impressively on the pit-fruit-driven spicy bite. Very clean and precise on finish, leaving toasty lees, vanilla and the finish.” floral notes behind.” Minuty M Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €15.00 Minuty Prestige Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €20.00 Château Minuty Rose et Or Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €29.00 Château Minuty Rose et Or Magnum Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €64.00 Minuty 281 Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018/19 €55.00

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France produces 7-8 billion bottles of wine every year, second only to Italy in terms of volume. A key part of French culture, with 27 billion hectolitres being drunk in France annually, wine is produced throughout the country in every style.

France’s long-standing wine heritage gave birth to the appellation system, designed to preserve regional wine styles, which has been emulated all over Europe.

France is also the source of many international grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

CHAMPAGNE Paris ALSACE

CHABLIS

LOIRE BURGUNDY

BEAUJOLAIS

BORDEAUX

RHONE

PROVENCE LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

CORSICA

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Protected by the Vosges Mountains, Alsace is one of the driest regions in France and due Located between the centre and north of France, the Loire valley stretches 600 miles east to west to its northern latitude has very long hours of sunshine during the growing season. This and accounts for 8% of the country’s vineyards including the famous appellations of Sancerre, helps to ripen the grapes and produce some of the world’s finest white wines. Pouilly-Fumé, Muscadet and Vouvray. Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are situated at the far eastern end of the Loire valley and arguably produce the world’s greatest expressions of Sauvignon Blanc. Sancerre The wines from Alsace are produced from noble varieties such as Riesling, Pinot Gris and also produces high quality reds and rosés from Pinot Noir. Gewurztraminer and unlike elsewhere in France, here, the name of the grape must appear on the label. The best vineyard sites have been given Grand Cru status. The Loire is considered to be France’s most diverse wine region given the different climates and soil types such a large region offers, and as such, produces wines in every style.

LOIRE Carisannes Sauvignon Blanc Hubert Brochard 2018 €8.00

Muscadet Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Langlois-Chateau 2018 €13.00

Saumur Saumur Vieilles Vignes Langlois-Chateau 2014/16 €25.00 Vouvray Sec ALSACE Le Haut-Lieu Gewurztraminer Cuvée Laurence Domaine Weinbach 2018 €42.00 Domaine Huet 2016 Vouvray Riesling Grand Cru Food pairing suggestion 90pts Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Domaine Huet (sec) 2016 €24.00 Schlossberg Cuvée One of the best wines to serve with exotic flavours, such as flavoursome thai and asian dishes. The Wine Advocate Sainte Catherine Vouvray Clos du Bourg Domaine Huet (sec) 2018 €35.00 Domaine Weinbach 2016 Vouvray Le Mont Domaine Huet (demi-sec) 2018 €38.00 Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Cuvée Sainte Catherine Domaine Weinbach 2014/16 €58.00 “From the nine-hectare original 92pts Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Cuvée Sainte Catherine Domaine Weinbach 2017 €75.00 vineyard of the Huet family, the 2016 Food pairing suggestion Wine Spectator Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec shows a Incredibly food friendly - try with crab dishes, sushi or a light and fruity pork dish. citrus color followed by an intense, fresh and chalky-mineral bouquet with lemon and some blossom “Broad and creamy flavors of aromas. This is a medium-bodied, Menetou-Salon Jonagold apple, orchard blossom, round, elegant, remarkably lush and peach skin and ground ginger are set delicate Chenin Blanc from calcareous Menetou-Salon Côtes de Morogues Domaine Fournier 2015/16 €19.00 in a lithe and elegant frame, enlivened clay soils.” by a laser beam of acidity and an underpinning of spicy mineral.” Sancerre Sancerre Classique Hubert Brochard 2018/19 €18.00 Sancerre Château de Fontaine-Audon Langlois-Chateau 2018 €23.00 Sancerre Clos du Roy Pascal Jolivet 2018/19 €32.00 Sancerre Sauvage Pascal Jolivet 2017/18 €49.00 Pouilly Fumé Silex Sancerre Comte Lafond 2018 €23.00 Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Grande Cuvée Comte Lafond 2016/17 €33.00 2015 Sancerre Haut de la Poussie 2014 €44.00 94pts Decanter Food pairing suggestion Delicious with grilled white fish, goat’s cheese and light salads.

“Light gold in colour with a fine- meshed weave of green plant and soft spring leaf scents, full of Pouilly Fumé copse coolness. In the mouth it’s a seamless pool of those green plant Pouilly Fumé Classique Hubert Brochard 2017/18 €18.00 and leaf notes, fleshed out with Pouilly Fumé Vieilles Vignes Hubert Brochard 2016/17 €24.00 quiet green orchard and citrus fruits. As ever, it’s a remarkably unshowy, Pouilly Fumé Silex Didier Dagueneau 2014 €175.00 undemonstrative, stealthy wine, despite its fame and the reputed Pouilly Fumé Silex Didier Dagueneau 2015 €189.00 showiness of the variety. All is held in check by those clinging, cossetting Pouilly Fumé Ladoucette 2018 €25.00 cool clays.” Pouilly Fumé Baron de L 2016/17 €59.00

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Chablis Champs Royaux William Fèvre 2018 €21.00 Chablis Louis Jadot 2018 €22.00 Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau Chablis J. Moreau & Fils 2018 €20.00 2013 93pts Chablis Mont de Milieu La Chablisienne 1er Cru 2017 €38.00 The Wine Advocate Chablis 1er Cru Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017/18 €38.00 Burgundy, or Bourgogne, is the source of the most majestic Grand Cru and “The 2013 Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux Chablis Montmains William Fèvre 1er Cru 2017 €39.00 Premier Cru wines in the world. The polar opposite of Bordeaux with its grand has a sensual nose with subtle Chablis Fourchaume William Fèvre 1er Cru 2015/16 €44.00 hazelnut, smoke and almost resinous Châteaux, this is a complex region of smallholders with over 3,000 vineyard scents, verging on Riesling scents, that Chablis Fourchaume J. Moreau & Fils 1er Cru 2016/17 €40.00 are beautifully defined. The palate is owners. 15 million cases are produced annually from 100 different appellations fresh and vibrant on the entry with Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2013 €349.00 spanning 26,000 hectares. pleasing, mouth-watering salinity, easing back toward the finish with Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2015 €369.00 Granny Smith apples and a healthy dash of lemongrass.” With reds made from Pinot Noir and whites from Chardonnay, these wines are Chablis Grenouilles Château Grenouilles La Chablisienne Grand Cru 2012/13 €74.00 not only long lived, but are also some of the most exceptional on the market. Chablis Les Clos Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2017 €105.00 Chablis Bougros William Fèvre Grand Cru 2011/16 €69.00 Chablis Preuses William Fèvre Grand Cru 2016 €87.00 Chablis Vaudésir Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015/17 €89.00 CHABLIS Chablis Valmur J. Moreau & Fils Grand Cru 2012/15 €73.00 Chablis Vaudésir Food pairing suggestion Louis Jadot Perfect with steamed lobster, seared scallops or salmon terrine. 2015 CE E N 93pts Vougeot The Wine Advocate BOURGOGNE Aloxe-Corton Bourgogne Chardonnay Les Ursulines Jean-Claude Boisset 2015/17 €18.00 The region is split into 5 sub-regions: CE E EANE “A well-defined and quite complex Beaune bouquet, with scents of yellow plum, Bourgogne Blanc Couvent des Jacobins Louis Jadot 2017/18 €18.00 CHABLIS jasmine, flint and a touch of spice. The Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée Oligocène Patrick Javillier 2016/18 €36.00 Meursault palate is well defined with a viscous opening, quite tropical in style but COTE DE NUITS Chassagne-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet redeemed by a lovely thread of acidity COTE DE BEAUNE and compelling purity on the finish. This is far superior to many Vaudésir COTE DE NUITS COTE CHALONNAISE that I tasted, demonstrating persistency MACONNAIS and class from start to finish.” Vougeot Vougeot le Clos Blanc de Vougeot Domaine de la Vougeraie 1er Cru 2015 €99.00 The most significant of these for the production of white wines: COTE DE BEAUNE CHABLIS Aloxe-Corton Corton- COTE DE BEAUNE Charlemagne Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2011 €269.00 MACONNAIS Domaine Bonneau Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2013 €289.00 du Martray 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2015 €295.00 93pts Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2016 €339.00 The Wine Advocate ACNNA Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2017 €339.00 Corton-Charlemagne Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2015 €189.00 “A mineral-driven bouquet – linear Corton-Charlemagne Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 13/14/15 €198.00 and taut, with slate and granite aromas gradually unfurling in the Corton-Charlemagne Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013/14 €184.00 Pouilly-Fuissé Mâcon glass. The palate is clean and fresh with supremely well-judged acidity. Food pairing suggestion Touches of apricot and mango lie in the background with the citrus Try with foie gras or roasted chicken in a rich sauce, equally lovely with blue cheese. element playing the main role.”

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Pernand-Vergelesses DOMAINE LEFLAIVE Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes Louis Jadot 2015/16 €40.00 Domaine Leflaive is currently crafting what are undoubtedly some of the greatest Chardonnay wines on earth. Production is tiny, demand is stratospheric and prices are deservedly high (and rising). The land is farmed entirely biodynamically which eliminates all chemical intervention. The concentration Meursault Cuvée Beaune Puligny-Montrachet achieved in the wines is quite remarkable. Tête de Murger Beaune du Château 1er Cru Blanc Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2016 €36.00 Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive Patrick Javillier Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €335.00 2015 Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 10/15/16 €159.00 2014 92pts 94pts Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €245.00 Vinous Wine Spectator Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €249.00 Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2014 €249.00 Meursault Bouchard Père & Fils 2017 €44.00 “Bright, light yellow. Sexy scents of white “This beauty is creamy and finely Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2015 €259.00 peach, orange oil and subtle spices. Meursault Joseph Drouhin 13/16/17 €66.00 knit, showing off lemon cake, apple, Supple and creamy but also fresh and floral and mineral flavors. Impeccably Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2016 €275.00 firm, displaying a pliant, open-knit Meursault Louis Jadot 2015/16 €64.00 balanced and long, this unfolds slowly texture for the year but also lovely to reveal an aftertaste that echoes freshness to its white peach fruit. Really Meursault Clos du Cromin Patrick Javillier 2017 €69.00 lemon, mineral and spice.” spreads out on the back half, finishing Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €449.00 with building, palate-saturating length. Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger Patrick Javillier 14/15/17 €108.00 This is wonderfully expressive today but Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2011 €255.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €325.00 there’s more to come.” Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2012 €255.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2013 €265.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2008 €325.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2015 €269.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2009 €325.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2016 €279.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €365.00

Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €335.00 Meursault Genevrières Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €84.00 Les Folatières Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2012 €339.00 Meursault Charmes Domaine Leflaive Domaine Meursault Charmes Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017 €110.00 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €345.00 Comtes Lafon Meursault Perrières Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2017 €126.00 2014 94pts Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2015 €345.00 Vinous 95pts Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2009 €349.00 The Wine Advocate Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2013 €355.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2009 €365.00 Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2014 €365.00 “Bright yellow. Aromas of pineapple, mirabelle and soft herbs, plus a whiff Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2014 €395.00 “Subtle reduction on the nose with Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2015 €365.00 of silex-like minerality. Round, rich and scents of dried quince complementing voluminous, with intense mid-palate the citrus fruit, walnut and smoke Meursault Porusots Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2011 €295.00 fruit and lovely perfume. Finishes long aromas. The palate is well balanced and aromatic, with superb mineral Chassagne-Montrachet with fine delineation, harmonious Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €190.00 lift. Wonderfully palate-staining 2010 with notes of tangerine and orange white Burgundy.” Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Amiot Guy & Fils 2016/17 €60.00 zest, the oak nicely integrated with Food pairing suggestion appreciable weight on the finish. Very Wonderful with panfried fish or creamy chicken dishes, especially when mushrooms are involved. Chassagne-Montrachet Joseph Drouhin 2015/17 €73.00 fine, very sophisticated.” Chassagne-Montrachet Louis Jadot 2016 €71.00 Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Jean-Marc Boillot 2016/18 €72.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers Domaine Amiot Guy & Fils 1er Cru 2015 €72.00 Puligny-Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils 2018 €59.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Laguiche Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2016/17 €139.00 Puligny-Montrachet Joseph Drouhin 2017/18 €76.00 Food pairing suggestion Puligny-Montrachet Perfect served with scallops in a white sauce, grilled langoustines or ripe cheeses. Clos de la Garenne Puligny-Montrachet Louis Jadot 2016/17 €86.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Duc de Magenta Puligny-Montrachet Etienne Sauzet 2014 €99.00 Morgeot Laguiche Louis Jadot Joseph Drouhin 2014 2016 93pts Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet Jean-Marc Boillot 1er Cru 2016 €94.00 92+pts Vinous Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017 €120.00 Vinous Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne Duc de Magenta Louis Jadot 1er Cru 14/15/16 €104.00 “Very ripe, inviting aromas of yellow Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2015/17 €138.00 “Bright, pale yellow, with a faint peach, butter and clove. Wonderfully green tinge. Inviting perfume of rich, plush and sweet, but the ripe Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Louis Jadot 1er Cru 13/15/17 €108.00 peach, pear and white flowers. yellow peach fruit and creamy old- Impeccably balanced, fully ripe wine vines texture are enlivened by mineral Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Etienne Sauzet 1er Cru 2013 €245.00 with harmonious acidity giving the lift. Finishes tactile and very long, with stone and orchard fruit flavors a light a strong impression of dry extract. A Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Etienne Sauzet 1er Cru 2014 €245.00 touch. Finishes with a firm stony superb vintage for this consistently Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Etienne Sauzet 1er Cru 2015 €255.00 underpinning. A delicious, penetrating excellent wine bottling.” wine with class and aging potential.” Food pairing suggestion Works as beautifully with meaty fish and shellfish as it does with mushroom risotto.

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Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2017 €475.00 BORDEAUX Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2010 €790.00 The original home of Sauvignon Blanc, white wines are produced in Bordeaux from Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2011 €660.00 Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle. Many of these are inexpensive dry whites Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2012 €690.00 from regions such as Entre-Deux-Mers and Graves, however there are also some Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2013 €590.00 outstanding producers making complex and age-worthy examples that are highly Bâtard-Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2015 €665.00 Château Laville Louis Jadot Haut-Brion Blanc sought-after. 2017 2006 93-95pts Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2008 €335.00 98pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate Château de Fieuzal Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2012 €79.00 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2009 €355.00 Château Roquefort Blanc 2018 €9.00 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2005 €525.00 “An impressive wine that unfurls in “An absolutely staggering vintage Château Latour Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2014 €59.00 the glass with aromas of crisp yellow Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2009 €555.00 for this historic and tiny estate, this orchard fruit, pear, pastry cream and 2006 has a huge nose of tropical Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2006 €490.00 honeycomb. On the palate, the wine Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2010 €645.00 fruit, including pineapple, as well as is full-bodied, deep and satiny, with a liqueur of minerality, with quince, Château Smith Haut-Lafitte Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2014 €155.00 more concentration and cut than this Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2012 €590.00 white citrus, and a hint of subtle toast. year’s Bienvenues, with an elegant Food pairing suggestion Grand Cru 2014 €685.00 Full-bodied, with huge concentration, sense of completeness and a long, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive an almost flinty mouthfeel, zesty Ideal with lightly dressed crab, tuna tartare or creamy asparagus risotto. lively finish. This will be well worth acidity, and a monster finish, this is seeking out.” a prodigious Laville Haut-Brion that Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2007 €385.00 needs about 10 years of cellaring and should last 30 or more years.” AILE D’ARGENT BLANC DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2009 €395.00 Château Mouton Rothschild’s white wine is an exercise in just how good white Bordeaux can be, and Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2009 €345.00 something of a bargain when you consider how much the red wines fetch. Absurdly rare and even Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013 €359.00 more absurdly delicious. Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €590.00 Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2011 €145.00 Chevalier- Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2005 €795.00 Montrachet Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2017 €149.00 La Cabotte Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2009 €690.00 Bouchard Père & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2011 €690.00 Aile d’Argent 2009 Bordeaux Blanc de 94pts Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2012 €750.00 Mouton Rothschild Vinous Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2013 €785.00 2017 91-93pts Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2014 €910.00 The Wine Advocate “Bright pale yellow. Steely aromas Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2015 €925.00 of apple, minerals and warm stone. Voluminous and powerful, with fat “The 2017 Aile d’Argent has lovely flavors of pear, menthol, crushed white peaches, lemon curd and stone and iodine. Most impressive Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2009 €575.00 beeswax notes with hints of orange today on the very long, broad peel, grapefruit and a touch of sage. aftertaste, which saturates the palate Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2011 €554.00 The palate is light to medium-bodied with lemon and crushed stone. This and bursting with exuberant stone boasts the sheer size and scale of a Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2006 €690.00 fruit and citrus flavors, with a racy line Montrachet.” Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2014 €795.00 and a long, peachy finish.” Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2015 €795.00 Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013 €610.00 Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2017 €625.00

Pouilly-Fuissé MACONNAIS Clos des Prouges Domaine Ferret Mâcon 2017 Mâcon-Solutré Domaine Ferret 2017 €22.00 92+pts The Wine Advocate Pouilly-Fuissé “The 2017 Pouilly-Fuissé Tête de Cru Pouilly-Fuissé Vignes Romanes Bouchard Père & Fils 2017 €25.00 Clos des Prouges unwinds in the glass with a delicate bouquet of crisp Pouilly-Fuissé Joseph Drouhin 2017 €33.00 orchard fruits, honeycomb, almond paste and fresh pastry. On the palate, Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Prouges Domaine Ferret 2017/18 €46.00 it’s medium to full-bodied, satiny and mineral, with a firm, structured core Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir Domaine Luquet Depuis 1878 2017 €20.00 that’s built around a bright girdle of acidity and chalky structuring extract.”

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RHONE Condrieu Invitare M. Chapoutier 2018 €49.00 COTE DE NUITS Hermitage Blanc Chante-Alouette M. Chapoutier 2015 €74.00 The Côte de Nuits is a 20km stretch forming the northern part of the Côte d’Or, Burgundy’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Château Mont-Redon 2018 €38.00 ‘golden slope’, and it is here that most of the world’s finest examples of Pinot Noir Hermitage Blanc Food pairing suggestion are produced. Named after the region’s largest village, Nuits-Saint-Georges, 22 out of Chante-Alouette Fantasic with asian cuisine, roast turbot and white meats such as veal. M. Chapoutier Burgundy’s 23 red Grands Crus are located here, expressing a variety of styles. They tend 2015 to be weightier and deeper coloured than the Pinots produced on the Côte de Beaune. 95pts Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot and Nuits-Saints-Georges are known for their robust style of The Wine Advocate SOUTHERN FRANCE With over 3,000 hours of sunlight a year and constant breezes and mistral winds keeping wine, whilst Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée display finesse and elegance.

“The finest vintage for this cuvée the risk of fungal disease at a minimum, the south of France is an ideal region for I’ve ever tasted, the sensational viticulture. A mixture of both local and international grapes is grown here, producing 2015 Hermitage Chante Alouette boasts awesome notes of white wines in a variety of styles. peach, orange marmalade and COTE DE BEAUNE white flowers in a rich, full-bodied, concentrated style. Coming from Despite the Côte de Beaune being well-known for its white wines, there is actually more red three different terroirs on Hermitage LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON wine produced in the region. The Pinot Noirs from this southern half of the Côte d’Or show Hill (Méal, Les Murets and Chante Alouette), don’t miss it!” Domaine Les Roques Blanc JM Boillot IGP Pays d’Oc 2017 €11.50 softness and finesse with the best examples coming from Beaune, Pommard and Volnay as Domaine La Gravette Sauvignon Blanc IGP Pays d’Oc 2016/18 €5.50 well as the exceptionally powerful Grand Cru of Corton. Domaine La Gravette Chardonnay IGP Pays d’Oc 2018 €5.50

PROVENCE Château de Bellet Cuvée Baron G Bellet 2017 €38.00 Bomont de Cormeil Viognier Coteaux de Verdon 2015 €20.00 Château Miraval Blanc Coteaux Varois en Provence 2016 €24.00 Domaines Ott Blanc de Blancs Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €23.00 Château Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Blanc Côtes de Provence 2018 €23.00 Food pairing suggestion Classic match with grilled fish and fish soups. Dijon

CE E N CORSICA Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Canarelli Blanc Corse Figari 2015 €37.00 Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vosne-Romanée Vougeot

Nuits-St-Georges

Pernand-Vergelesses Aloxe-Corton Pommard Beaune Volnay CE E EANE

Chassagne-Montrachet

22 23 FRANCE RED BURGUNDY FRANCE RED BURGUNDY BOURGOGNE Bourgogne Pinot Noir Réserve Coteaux des Moines Bouchard Père & Fils 2018 €16.00 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGUE Bourgogne Rouge Laforêt Joseph Drouhin 2017/18 €21.00 It would be difficult to rank the truly great producers of Burgundy, but it would be more difficult to believe that Comte Georges de Vogüé would not feature in the top three list of every wine expert. With just 12.5 hectares of vineyard, the domaine has been in the same family’s hands for over 500 years, COTE DE NUITS and now the 20th generation is at the helm. Gevrey-Chambertin Côte de Nuits Villages Le Vaucrain Louis Jadot 2014/15 €33.00 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cazetiers 1er Cru Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2007 €285.00 Bouchard Père & Fils Comte de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2010 €310.00 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2011 €290.00 91-93pts Gevrey-Chambertin Bouchard Père & Fils 2016 €46.00 94pts Vinous The Wine Advocate Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2012 €285.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Joseph Drouhin 2014 €58.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Louis Jadot 2014 €64.00 Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2013 €290.00 “A touch of musky reduction to the “The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2014 €310.00 aromas of black raspberry, mocha Cru (from young vines in Musigny) and game, with rose petal and peony Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €123.00 is a powerful, inward wine. There notes providing lift. Wonderfully silky is lovely depth to the fruit, but the and sweet; faintly gamey but still Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2015/17 €215.00 wine remains tightly coiled at this Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2008 €385.00 racy and delicate. Not an obviously stage, even if occasional glimmers of structured wine but boasts subtle Gevrey-Chambertin Les Poissenots Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013 €107.00 richness emerge over time. Cloves, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2011 €395.00 sweetness and finishes with sneaky, Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Prieur Rossignol-Trapet 1er Cru 2014 €105.00 cinnamon and a host of other spiced slowly mounting length.” notes add complexity on the finish. Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2012 €460.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2014 €955.00 This is another superb, textured wine from de Vogue.” Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2013 €395.00 Food pairing suggestion Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2014 €425.00 Try with richly sauced dishes such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin.

Chambertin Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2013 €289.00 Vougeot Chambertin Clos de Bèze Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €422.00 Clos Vougeot Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2016 €199.00 Clos de Tart Chambertin Clos de Bèze Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €489.00 Domaine du Charmes-Chambertin Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2013/17 €280.00 Clos de Tart Clos Vougeot Vosne-Romanée / Flagey-Echézeaux 2017 Bouchard Père & Fils Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2012/14 €129.00 96-98pts Morey-St-Denis 2016 Vinous 92-94pts Clos de Tart Domaine du Clos de Tart Grand Cru 2017 €590.00 The Wine Advocate Echezeaux Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2017 €267.00 “Mainly black fruit mixed with Echezeaux Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €244.00 sous-bois, tobacco, clove and bay “It has quite a powerful bouquet leaf, the typicité of the appellation with black cherries, bergamot, fresh Echezeaux Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2016/17 €275.00 showing through nicely. The palate is CLOS DES LAMBRAYS fig and raspberry preserve aromas beautifully balanced on the entry with all well defined. The palate is very a killer line of acidity. Pure black cherry Renowned for being the largest Grand Cru parcel in Burgundy under one owner, Clos des Lambrays well balanced with sensual ripe fruit is joined by bilberry, hints of sits proudly at the heart of the estate. Combining organic practice with precision, the Domaine crafts tannin, good acidity, a little oak to DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI black olive and a marine/oyster shell wines of incredible elegance and silkiness. All are made with one clear goal: to show off the finesse be assimilated on the finish but tincture that comes through quite otherwise a classy Clos Vougeot that Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC for short, is one of the world’s most legendary wine estates, strongly toward the persistent, saline and power of Pinot Noir. will rank alongside those from more comprising some of the finest terroir on earth. Run by Aubert de Villaine, all 25ha of the domaine are finish, which fans out with confidence.” chichi, bijou names.” Grands Crus, including two monopolies, and are farmed biodynamically. The resulting opulent and Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2014 €265.00 stylish wines are some of the most sought after and expensive in the world. Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2015 €295.00 Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2016 €310.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2009 €2,390.00 Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2017 €310.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2011 €2,190.00 Food pairing suggestion Wonderful served with roast guinea fowl or panfried duck. Grands Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2010 €2,250.00 Echézeaux Clos des Lambrays Domaine de la Domaine des Lambrays Chambolle-Musigny Romanée-Conti 2015 Chambolle-Musigny Bouchard Père & Fils 2013/14 €55.00 2011 94pts 95pts Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017 €108.00 The Wine Advocate Vinous Bonnes Mares Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €440.00

“The 2015 Clos des Lambrays Grand “Literally jumps from the glass with Cru continues to show very well, a heady melange of dark red fruit, unfurling in the glass with a rich sweet floral notes and crushed rocks. bouquet of ripe plums, blackberries, Rich and explosive on the palate, yet dark chocolate and forest floor. On backed up with significant structure the palate, it’s full-bodied, satiny and and pure intensity, the 2011 is firing powerful, with an ample chassis of on all cylinders.” fine structuring tannins and a deep core of fruit.”

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Nuits-St-Georges Chassagne-Montrachet Nuits-St-Georges Joseph Drouhin 2015 €65.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Duc de Magenta Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2016/17 €56.00 Food pairing suggestion Try with veal stew and soft, ripe cheeses. Nuits-St-Georges Les Cailles Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2012/15 €98.00 Morgon Nuits-St-Georges Procès Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 08/11/13 €99.00 Château des Nuits-St-Georges Jacques Les Cailles Nuits-St-Georges Procès Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017 €107.00 Louis Jadot Bouchard Père & Fils 2013 BEAUJOLAIS Nuits-St-Georges Les Boudots Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013 €104.00 2012 90pts Made exclusively from the Gamay grape, Beaujolais wines are often light bodied and 92pts Nuits St Georges Clos de Thorey Domaine de la Vougeraie 1er Cru 2013 €89.00 The Wine Advocate fruity and delicious served chilled. Wine Spectator Food pairing suggestion The better examples come from the Beaujolais Villages which are on granite hills and Perfect match for pigeon, beef Wellington or roast rack of lamb. “A bright and “perky” nose: Morello offer a more complex flavour profile. Fleurie and Morgon are two of the best known of “Rich and spicy, this silky-textured cherry and cranberry leaf scents red also boasts cherry and strawberry racing from the glass, all nicely these crus and can improve over 10 years or so, evolving to taste like Pinot Noir. flavors. There are ample tannins, and defined and exuberant. The palate the well-integrated oak shows a light COTE DE BEAUNE is medium-bodied with juicy, ripe touch. Excellent length.” red cherry and boysenberry fruit, Morgon Jean Foillard 2017 €27.00 Côte de Beaune Villages Louis Jadot 2013/14 €26.00 very fleshy and supply in the mouth, almost a “playful” Morgon that slips Fleurie Château des Jacques Louis Jadot 2014 €24.00 down the throat a treat. Not an intellectual Morgon, but one that is Morgon Château des Jacques Louis Jadot 2013/14 €18.00 Aloxe-Corton very well crafted.” Aloxe-Corton Louis Jadot 2013/14 €56.00 LOIRE Corton Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2013/14 €120.00 Carisannes Pinot Noir Hubert Brochard 2018 €8.00 Corton Pougets Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2011 €99.00 Sancerre Rouge Comte Lafond 2016 €24.00 Corton Pougets Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €125.00 Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes Domaine Langlois Chateau 2015 €25.00

Corton Pougets Louis Jadot Pernand-Vergelesses 2015 Pernand-Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2012/14 €40.00 93-95pts The Wine Advocate Savigny-lès-Beaune “The palate is medium-bodied with Savigny-lès-Beaune Louis Jadot 2013 €34.00 supple tannin, moderate depth, rounded in the mouth with layers of cranberry and strawberry fruit. There is a pinch of sea salt right on the finish Beaune that shows fine precision and focus. This is outstanding.” Beaune du Château 1er Cru Rouge Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2016 €36.00 Beaune Grèves Vigne de l‘Enfant Jésus Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2011/13 €99.00 Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2009/12 €134.00

Pommard Pommard Louis Jadot 2014 €61.00

Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2014 €195.00 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2015 €265.00 Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2016 €275.00 2015 95pts Pommard Les Jarollières Jean-Marc Boillot 1er Cru 2016 €87.00 The Wine Advocate Food pairing suggestion Beautiful with roast pork or braised beef in a red wine jus.

“The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux is fabulous, wafting from the glass with notes of wild berries, Volnay orange peel, cinnamon, rich soil and espresso. On the palate, the wine is Volnay Louis Jadot 2012/13 €56.00 full-bodied, ample and layered, with a lovely line of bright acidity, fine- Volnay Les Caillerets Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2014/16 €78.00 grained tannins, sappy energy, and terrific depth and tension at the core. This is a great Clos des Epeneaux from Paul Zinetti.” All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 26 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 27 MARGAUX BORDEAUX LEFT BANK The largest commune in the Médoc, and home to First Growth Château Margaux, Margaux MEDOC is famous for producing the most elegant With 57 different appellations and 10,000 producers, Bordeaux is home to some of Home to many of the biggest names in and alluring wines of the Left Bank. With the the world’s finest Châteaux, producing long-lasting wines of exceptional quality. Bordeaux, the Médoc is the most famous red lightest and most gravelly soils in the Médoc, the finest examples of Margaux are intensely 88% of the production of Bordeaux is red wine, or Claret as it is known in the UK, wine region in the world and includes the renowned appellations of St Estèphe, Pauillac, perfumed whilst also subtle and refined. made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Bordeaux is also the St Julien and Margaux. Situated on the left source of dry whites made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, and some of the bank of the Gironde estuary, the best vineyard PESSAC-LEOGNAN/GRAVES world’s longest-lived sweet wines from Sauternes. sites are located on gravelly outcrops close Pessac-Léognan is a district within Graves to the river. The left bank is well suited to the that was created in 1986 due to pressure from production of Cabernet Sauvignon and the The wines of the Bordeaux left bank were classified in 1855 and only five have the vignerons who wanted to disassociate wines produced here will generally have this as themselves from growers further south in the attained First Growth status - Château Lafite, Château Mouton Rothschild, the dominant grape in the blend. commune where the soils are much sandier. Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château Haut Brion. Those Châteaux that Pessac-Léognan is home to Château Haut made it into any of the five tiers of this classification will have Grand Cru Classé ST ESTEPHE Brion, the only First Growth property outside of the Médoc. on the label. This is the most northerly of the important communes of the Médoc. The wines here take on a rustic style due to the high proportion of clay in the soil. As a result they can seem RIGHT BANK austere in their youth, however they display good acidity and colour and are exceptionally POMEROL long-lived. Pomerol is the smallest of the prestigious Bordeaux appellations with around only 150 PAUILLAC producers and 740 hectares of vineyards. Considering that Pauillac is a small region Demand and prices for these wines are high of only 23km², three of the five First Growth given that many of these are boutique growers Châteaux are located here – Château making circa 1,000 cases a year. Pomerol is Latour, Château Lafite and Château Mouton dominated by Merlot, producing rich and Rothschild – with Grands Crus Classés smooth wines, and features some iconic representing 84% of the rest of the production. properties such as Château Pétrus. Fine, deep and gravelly soils mean that the vine roots reach a greater depth here than ST EMILION anywhere else in the Médoc. The resulting Located on the right bank of the Dordogne, wines are intense and display great complexity. St Emilion is one of the most important Bordeaux appellations in terms of both quality and quantities produced. Merlot is the ST JULIEN predominant grape variety and is perfectly St Julien is the smallest of the well-known suited to the clay and chalk-rich soils here. Médoc communes at only 700ha with a Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon uniform style thanks to the gravelly soils. are also grown. Given the high proportion Despite having no First Growth properties, of Merlot, these wines are much more St Julien is considered to offer the most approachable in youth than the more tannic consistent wines across the board, with examples produced on the left bank. impressive offerings year after year.

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BORDEAUX ST ESTEPHE Château Bras d’Argent 2016/17 €8.00 Château Beau-Site Cru Bourgeois 2014 €31.00 Château Roquefort 2016 €10.00 Food pairing suggestion Delicious with game, especially when roasted.

LEFT BANK CHATEAU CALON-SEGUR Once part of the mighty Ségur estate, which at various times included Lafite and Mouton Rothschild, the Château MEDOC Château Marquis de Ségur was very fond of Calon, and no account of Calon-Ségur is complete without reporting his Chasse-Spleen Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis 2014 €49.00 Calon-Ségur assertion that “I make my wine at Lafite and Latour but my heart is in Calon”. Doubtless this is the reason 2014 2000 Château Tour St Bonnet Médoc 2014 €20.00 why Calon-Ségur features a heart motif on its label, and throughout the exquisite château buildings. 92pts 94pts Vinous The Wine Advocate CHATEAU CAMENSAC Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru Classé 2000 €199.00 Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru Classé 2006 €189.00 “Fresh and very lively black cherry The Camensac vineyards are on a gravelly elevation in the commune of St-Laurent-Médoc, and “The 2000 Calon Segur is one of those and boysenberry aromas mixed with the excellent drainage afforded by the deep, stony soil is augmented by a system of field drains. wines that reminds you how great Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru Classé 2009 €215.00 cedar and pine needles. The palate The various plots, all entitled to the Haut-Médoc appellation, are cared for on an individual basis. the millennial vintage could be. Now Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru Classé 2010 €239.00 is medium-bodied with a fine bead Attractive ripe cherry and blackcurrant fruit intermixed with hints of damp earth, spice and new wood at fifteen years old, it has a brilliant, of acidity, lovely fleshy blackberry vivacious red berry nose infused with Château Calon-Ségur 3ème Cru Classé 2014 €190.00 and raspberry fruit mixed with black from this charming Médoc property. ash and cigar box aromas. The detail pepper and tobacco towards the here is beguiling and it just “sings” finish. What a delicious 2014 – one Saint Estèphe.” that should age with style.” Château Camensac 5ème Cru Classé 2005 €49.00 CHATEAU COS D’ESTOURNEL Château Camensac 5ème Cru Classé 2010 €75.00 The archetypal St Estèphe and almost as famous for its fantastic folly-like château building as it is for a Food pairing suggestion wine which defines its commune, Cos is simply one of the must-have names. They are noted for producing Perfect paired with roast rib of beef or hard cheeses. amazing wines in every vintage, often being awarded the accolade of wine of the vintage in lesser years.

CHATEAU CANTEMERLE Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2000 €290.00 Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2003 €329.00 This prestigious property in the Médoc is most noted for featuring a high percentage of Merlot, making for an approachable, forward wine style which is drinkable in relative youth. A classed growth Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €345.00 in the prestigious 1855 classification, the wines are something of a steal in terms of value. Château Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2006 €255.00 Château Cos d’Estournel Cantemerle 2005 Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2008 €255.00 2009 Château Cantemerle 5ème Cru Classé 2003 €49.00 98pts Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2009 €390.00 91+pts Château Cantemerle 5ème Cru Classé 2009 €59.00 The Wine Advocate Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2010 €355.00 The Wine Advocate Château Cantemerle 5ème Cru Classé 2010 €62.00 Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2011 €225.00 Château Cantemerle 5ème Cru Classé 2014 €65.00 “With coaxing, the nose is just Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2014 €245.00 “Readers looking for the more beginning to offer glimpses at ethereal, elegant side of Bordeaux vivacious kirsch, red roses, violets, Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €310.00 need search no further than licorice and mocha scents over a Cantemerle. Dense ruby/purple (nearly CHATEAU POUJEAUX crème de cassis, blackberry pie and Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2016 €349.00 chocolate-covered cherry core with opaque), this wine offers up notes of The wines from Château Poujeaux in Moulis are often amongst the finest value on offer from the Château Cos d’Estournel 2ème Cru Classé 2017 €195.00 lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, wafts of chargrill, mossy bark and raspberries and black cherries. The Médoc. Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) with the balance a mixture of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit truffles. Full-bodied, concentrated and wine is ethereal, medium-bodied, and Verdot, this is a classically-styled Bordeaux. The vibrant flavours of cassis, damson and spice are wonderfully complex in the mouth, by no means a blockbuster, but long intermingled with cedary oak and vanilla. the palate is just beginning to reveal CHATEAU MONTROSE and intellectual.” the true potential of this wine.” Originally part of the Calon-Ségur estate, Montrose is young for a classed growth having ‘only’ been Château Poujeaux Moulis 2000 €55.00 planted in 1815. The robust, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is a fabulous treat. Château Poujeaux Moulis 2005 €58.00 Château Poujeaux Moulis 2009 €62.00 Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2000 €195.00 Château Poujeaux Moulis 2012 €65.00 Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €239.00 Château Poujeaux Moulis 2014 €68.00 Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2011 €175.00 Château Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2012 €169.00 Montrose Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2014 €225.00 Château CHATEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2011 Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €245.00 Poujeaux This château was completely renovated in the 1970s and now, thanks to careful vineyard 93pts 2014 management and investment in the latest technology in the winery, produces excellent wines. Wine Spectator Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2016 €295.00 90pts Château Montrose 2ème Cru Classé 2017 €175.00 Vinous “Sociando Mallet makes no compromises and continues to produce one of the finest wines among “Features some lovely plum, black non-classified estates in Haut-Medoc.” currant and blackberry fruit, already melded into the core, while a pure, “The 2014 Poujeaux is an absolutely Robert Parker long and rather regal structure runs joyous wine. Plump, juicy and through the finish, letting extra flavorful, it possesses striking depth. charcoal and pebble notes play out. Dark stone fruit, spice, leather and Château Sociando-Mallet Haut-Médoc 2014 €55.00 Offers precision, range and a beautiful tobacco give the wine an attractive mix of fruit and austerity.” savory profile.” Château Sociando-Mallet Haut-Médoc 2016 €69.00

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CHATEAU ORMES DE PEZ CHATEAU LATOUR Sadly the ormes (elms) of the village of Pez were lost in the great storm of winter 2000, though they Latour is considered one of the most powerful, dense Pauillacs to be found and it needs to age. A very have since been replanted. The property is owned by the Cazes family (also owners of Lynch Bages) high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (sometimes as much as 94%) lends the wine huge power and and their winemaking artistry certainly shows through here. structure. Tasting notes include leather and spice, enhanced by intense blackcurrant fruit.

Château Ormes de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2010 €49.00 Château Latour 1er Cru Classé 2000 €1,249.00 Château Château Ormes de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2011 €45.00 Château Latour 1er Cru Classé 2005 €1,225.00 Château Latour Batailley Château Ormes de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2015 €55.00 2016 2005 94pts Food pairing suggestions 99pts CHATEAU LYNCH BAGES Works beautifully with a classic Daube Provençale. Wine Spectator Vinous Always something of a relative bargain, Lynch Bages was awarded a derisory Fifth Growth status in 1855, perhaps the greatest travesty in the whole classification, as the property regularly performs at ‘super second’ level. For many people, Lynch Bages epitomises the style of Pauillac with its cedary “The 2016 Batailley just screams “Dark ruby black in color. Brilliant, “Pauillac” on the nose - it could not PAUILLAC intense aromas of mineral, blackberry pencil shaving aromas and densely packed cassis fruit. come from anywhere else. Lovely Château Haut-Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2015 €85.00 and currant, with hints of Indian tobacco and pencil box notes infuse spices and cigar box, lead to a full- the black fruit. The palate is medium- bodied palate, with ultrafine tannins Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2003 €265.00 and a beautiful balance of blackberry, bodied with smooth tannin and a fine Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2005 €295.00 bead of acidity. This is a superb wine CHATEAU BATAILLEY raspberry and mineral. There’s from the Castèja family.” subtlety, yet also great depth. Lasts for Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2010 €275.00 Château Batailley is a classically-styled Pauillac that exudes the near stereotypical aromas of cassis, minutes on the palate. This is a Latour cigar box and pencil shavings augmented by a coffee-bean texture and silky tannins. Really excellent with fabulous tone and vigor.” Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2014 €195.00 value and delicious even in youth. Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2015 €225.00 Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2016 €245.00 Château Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2003 €65.00 Château Lynch Bages 5ème Cru Classé 2017 €165.00 Château Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2009 €75.00 Château Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2010 €79.00 Château Château Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2016 €85.00 Duhart-Milon CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Rothschild Château Château Mouton Rothschild is the only Château to achieve reclassification since 1855 when the wines 2010 CHATEAU DUHART-MILON ROTHSCHILD Lynch Bages from Bordeaux were sorted into five tiers according to the prices they were fetching on the market 96pts 2005 at the time. This unique recategorisation took place in 1973 when Mouton Rothschild entered into With 76 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, Duhart is managed by Eric The Wine Advocate the realm of the top five Châteaux (Premiers Grands Crus Classés). The bottles from this vineyard are Kohler, technical director at Château Lafite Rothschild. It has the distinguished and reserved 96pts famous not only for the powerful yet deceptively smooth wine inside, but also for the colourful labels character so typical of Pauillac. Wine Spectator brought out each year which are designed by a different artist for each vintage. “Dense purple, with classic notes of cedar and lead pencil shavings as well “The Rothschild family has invested heavily in this estate over the last 20 years in order to upgrade “Textbook, with mouthfilling and as gobs of back currants and licorice, the quality, and their investments have certainly paid off handsomely.” Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 1995 €790.00 the wine has a full-bodied mouthfeel slightly gutsy black currant, fig with fabulous precision and density. It Robert Parker and blackberry fruit flavors bound Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 1999 €690.00 also possesses a long, silky finish with together by singed cedar, iron and moderately high tannins, but they are tobacco notes. Features a tug of loam Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2000 €1,990.00 ripe and well-integrated.” Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild 4ème Cru Classé 2010 €119.00 followed by a second wave of fruit through the finish. This is just starting Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2003 €740.00 Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild 4ème Cru Classé 2015 €125.00 to stretch out.” Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2005 €990.00 Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild 4ème Cru Classé 2016 €135.00 Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2010 €975.00 Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild 4ème Cru Classé 2017 €122.00 Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2011 €619.00 Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2014 €640.00 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2015 €790.00 Lafite consistently produces one of the wines of the vintage year in, year out. In a great vintage it is a Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2016 €890.00 Château reasonable assumption that Lafite will have produced the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon in the whole Lafite Rothschild Château Mouton Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2017 €625.00 Médoc and fashioned a wonderful, long-lived, currant and cedar scented, ethereal beauty. Château 2009 Mouton Rothschild 98pts 2005 Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 1990 €1,450.00 Wine Spectator 98pts Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 1999 €950.00 The Wine Advocate

“This is stunning for its ability to Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2000 €1,590.00 take massively endowed fig, currant Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2005 €1,190.00 “Evolving into unabashed, flamboyant paste and crushed plum fruit flavors notes of Christmas cake, plum and harness them with ultrasuave Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2009 €1,125.00 preserves, chocolate-covered cherries, freshly roasted espresso, black tea eucalyptus and crème de cassis with and ganache notes. A seductive style, Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2011 €845.00 beautifully fragrant wafts of potpourri, long and velvety, with the dense core Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2015 €890.00 incense, Indian spices and cigar box. of black fruit and smoldering iron just Full-bodied, the palate performs waiting and waiting.” Château Lafite Rothschild 1er Cru Classé 2016 €1,050.00 vinous pirouettes with dazzling exotic Food pairing suggestion spice, floral and earthy nuances, framed by firm, grainy tannins and Serve with grilled lamb, gratin dauphinois and green beans with garlic. fantastic freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.”

32 All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 33 FRANCE RED BORDEAUX FRANCE RED BORDEAUX CHATEAU PICHON BARON CLOS DU MARQUIS Château Pichon Baron is one part of the split of the large Pichon estate. The fairytale château Clos du Marquis is the second wine of Château Léoville Las Cases, cut from the same cloth and building and sumptuous label provide a glimpse of the beauty of the wine in the bottle. Occasionally regularly a match for many high-classed growths. However, unlike with most second wines, the overshadowed by the other half of the split, Château Pichon Lalande, the quality of more recent grapes actually come from a separate area of vineyards (rather than younger or less successful vines) vintages of this wine is providing ample indication that the two properties were once one. surrounded on all sides by other Second Growths.

Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €260.00 Clos du Marquis 2000 €145.00 Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru Classé 2006 €189.00 Clos du Marquis 2008 €85.00 Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru Classé 2010 €290.00 Clos du Marquis 2009 €115.00 Château Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru Classé 2011 €169.00 Château Clos du Marquis 2010 €115.00 Ducru Beaucaillou Pichon Baron Château Pichon Baron 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €249.00 2015 2010 Clos du Marquis 2014 €99.00 97pts Food pairing suggestion 98+pts Clos du Marquis 2015 €110.00 Lovely served with venison, lamb cutlets or a rich wild boar ragù. The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate CHATEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU “Enticingly scented of chocolate- CHATEAU PICHON LALANDE COMTESSE “The proprietor is not alone in covered cherries, crushed red currants thinking this is the finest Ducru The name of this estate comes from the former owner, Mr. Ducru, and a description of the land it comprises: and mulberries with touches of baking Pichon Lalande is made with a relatively high proportion of Merlot, and renowned as providing a Beaucaillou since the 1961. The ‘beau caillou’ literally means ‘beautiful pebble’. Pebbles and small stones permit good drainage of the soil, spices, potpourri and bay leaves plus softer, more tender version of Pauillac. The quality in vintages from the mid-eighties onwards has classic wet rock, creme de cassis, and their presence in the soils of the Médoc contributes hugely to the quality of the wines. a hint of fallen leaves. Sumptuously been nothing less than breathtaking. subtle oak and gravelly stoniness of elegant, refreshing and medium- the vineyard come through in this bodied with gorgeous, expressive, spectacular, full-bodied, gorgeously Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2ème Cru Classé 2000 €295.00 perfumed red fruits and very fine, Château Pichon Lalande Comtesse 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €245.00 pure and intense effort.” very firm tannins, it has a persistent, Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2ème Cru Classé 2010 €359.00 Château Pichon Lalande Comtesse 2ème Cru Classé 2009 €289.00 perfumed finish.” Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2ème Cru Classé 2011 €210.00 Château Pichon Lalande Comtesse 2ème Cru Classé 2010 €310.00 Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €295.00 Château Pichon Lalande Comtesse 2ème Cru Classé 2011 €195.00

CHATEAU PONTET-CANET CHATEAU GLORIA Château Gloria was not around in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux Châteaux, and was therefore Proprietor Alfred Tesseron produces all his wines by wholly organic methods, a rarity in Bordeaux. not graded. Whilst no one can really say what level it might have been awarded, most commentators A superstar wine from a property that borders Mouton Rothschild, it is outperforming its historic Château agree that Gloria offers tremendous value for money, and is a great example of the St Julien style. Pichon Lalande reputation by perhaps the greatest degree in the whole of Bordeaux. Château Gloria Comtesse 2016 Château Gloria Cru Bourgeois 2011 €59.00 2005 Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Cru Classé 2000 €215.00 96pts Château Gloria Cru Bourgeois 2014 €65.00 94pts Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Cru Classé 2005 €225.00 Vinous Wine Spectator Château Gloria Cru Bourgeois 2015 €75.00 Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Cru Classé 2010 €290.00 Château Gloria Cru Bourgeois 2016 €78.00 Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Cru Classé 2015 €195.00 “The 2016 Gloria is one of the “Juicy and sleek in feel, with a gloss undisputed stars of this vintage. Food pairing suggestion of singed vanilla and alder over the Rich, deep and explosive, the 2016 Fantastic with steak pie or stewed ox cheek. core of lively blackberry, fig and black possesses tremendous intensity in all currant paste flavors. Singed charcoal of its dimensions. Sweet red cherry, and sweet tobacco notes score the ST JULIEN tobacco, menthol, licorice and dried finish and leave a mouthwatering feel. rose petal all add complexity. In 2016 CHATEAU LEOVILLE BARTON A tough decision whether to drink CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE Gloria is a real head-turner.” now or wait, as both choices will be According to legend, the name Beychevelle came from the Gascon ‘bêcha vêla’, meaning ‘lower the sails’. Léoville Barton is owned by Anthony Barton, a gently unassuming man who thinks that all wine, rewarded.” This was a reference to the fact that ships passing by the château lowered their sails in deference and including his own, should be for drinking, and not just investment. The result being that his goal allegiance to Admiral Jean-Louis Nogaret de la Valette, the property’s first owner under Henri III. To this is to make the best Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wine he can. Great value and classy style day, Beychevelle has the prettiest and most dramatic impact on the riverbank of the Gironde estuary. Château Léoville Barton 2ème Cru Classé 2000 €195.00 Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2000 €185.00 Château Léoville Barton 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €210.00 Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2003 €190.00 Château Léoville Barton 2ème Cru Classé 2010 €225.00 Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2005 €239.00 Château Léoville Barton 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €169.00 Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2009 €210.00 Château Léoville Las Cases Château Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2010 €225.00 2000 Beychevelle CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 2005 Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2015 €190.00 100pts Léoville Las Cases is often regarded as the First Growth that never was, and not just geographically 93pts Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2016 €205.00 Wine Spectator (it is separated from Château Latour only by a small stream). The wines are monumental in every way. The Wine Advocate Château Beychevelle 4ème Cru Classé 2017 €149.00 “Absolutely fantastic. This is one of Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2000 €390.00 the most exciting young reds I have “The Grand Vin, the 2005 Beychevelle tasted in a long, long time. It shows Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2005 €365.00 is a gorgeous wine, with plenty intense aromas of berries, currants Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2006 €290.00 of crème de cassis, floral notes, and minerals, with hints of mint. underbrush and forest floor. It is sweet Full-bodied and packed with fruit and Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2009 €415.00 and medium to full-bodied, with tannins, its long finish is refined and ripe tannin and beautiful texture and silky. A benchmark for the vintage.” Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2012 €255.00 purity.” Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2014 €265.00 Château Léoville Las Cases 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €295.00

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CHATEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE CHATEAU MALESCOT ST EXUPERY Owned by the Cuvelier family since 1920, Léoville Poyferré consists of 80 hectares planted to 65% Simon Malescot was King’s Counsel to Louis XIV and Jean-Baptiste de St Exupéry was the grandfather Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Nurtured and guided by of aviation pioneer and author, Antoine. The property is one of Margaux’s prettiest and so is their Didier Cuvelier and consultant Michel Rolland, improvements over recent decades now see Léoville wine. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon gives the wine a wonderful blackcurrant flavour and supple texture, Poyferré ranking amongst the best St Julien has to offer whilst it remains, for now, reasonably priced. whilst the addition of Merlot lends softness and a rounded character.

Château Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru Classé 2015 €148.00 Château Malescot St Exupéry 3ème Cru Classé 2006 €109.00

Château Léoville Poyferré 2ème Cru Classé 2017 €110.00 Château Malescot Château Malescot St Exupéry 3ème Cru Classé 2010 €135.00 Château Talbot St Exupéry Château Malescot St Exupéry 3ème Cru Classé 2011 €95.00 2010 2006 CHATEAU TALBOT 91pts 95pts Wine Spectator The wines of Château Talbot - named after John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury - are consistent and well The Wine Advocate CHATEAU MARGAUX balanced, showing ripe, luscious Cabernet Sauvignon fruit and cedar wood, typical of St Julien. Possibly the most regal of Bordeaux’s château buildings, Margaux is a byword for family-owned “Wafts gracefully out of the glass with quality, panache and style. The softest and most approachable of the First Growth Châteaux, Margaux “This displays blackberry, sweet Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2000 €165.00 is a rounded, delicious wine that nevertheless reveals layer upon layer of spice, vanilla, smoke, fruit, tobacco and green coffee aromas. scents of potpourri, raspberry coulis Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2005 €175.00 and kirsch over a cassis and warm coffee and cedar complexity. caressing texture. This has a really plums core with a touch of pencil lovely mouthfeel for the vintage.” Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2006 €135.00 shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with juicy red Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 1990 €1,440.00 Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2010 €145.00 and black fruits, sporting a firm, Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 1995 €690.00 Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2011 €119.00 fine-grained texture and oodles of freshness. It has a good, long and Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 1999 €665.00 Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2014 €115.00 remarkably pure finish.” Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2000 €1,290.00 Château Talbot 4ème Cru Classé 2015 €129.00 Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2003 €790.00 Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2005 €990.00 MARGAUX Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2006 €690.00 Château Pontac Lynch Cru Bourgeois 2014/15 €39.00 Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2010 €990.00 Château Marquis de Terme 4ème Cru Classé 2015 €62.00 Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2014 €690.00 Château Margaux 1er Cru Classé 2016 €960.00 Château Château Margaux Food pairing suggestion Marquis de Terme CHATEAU GISCOURS 2000 Roast partridge with gratin dauphinois or hard sheep’s cheese. 2015 The high percentage of Merlot in the blend accounts for the wine’s depth and richness of flavour as 99pts 93pts well as its approachability in youth. A classic Margaux name, now fully revitalised and back to fulfilling The Wine Advocate Vinous its colossal potential. CHATEAU PALMER “Noticeably deep in color, the bouquet Boasting one of the most impressive château buildings in the Médoc (which alas has never been lived “It’s great to see the 2015 Marquis de Château Giscours 3ème Cru Classé 2000 €149.00 rivets you to the seat with copious in), Palmer is widely regarded as the greatest Third Growth property and is more than occasionally Terme in such fine shape. Sumptuous Château Giscours 3ème Cru Classé 2005 €145.00 red berry fruit, clove and truffle, hints believed to have produced the wine of the vintage, not just in Margaux, but in the whole of the region. and radiant, with notable presence, of cedar emerging with time. As the the 2015 has a lot to offer. Super-ripe Château Giscours 3ème Cru Classé 2011 €110.00 aromatics open and aerate, the fruit dark cherry, plum, blood orange profile seems to darken and manifests Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2000 €455.00 and spice build in the glass as this Château Giscours 3ème Cru Classé 2015 €119.00 blackcurrants and bilberries. The flamboyant, sumptuous Margaux palate is medium-bodied with filigree Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2005 €460.00 Château Giscours 3ème Cru Classé 2016 €125.00 tannin. It is a brilliant wine that flirts shows off its winning personality. Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2006 €295.00 Although decidedly bold, the 2015 has Food pairing suggestion with perfection.” a gracious side as well.” Try with saddle of hare or grilled steak with mushrooms. Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2010 €465.00 Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2014 €390.00 CHATEAU KIRWAN Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé 2017 €325.00 Mark Kirwan of Galway in Ireland gave his name to this Château back in the 18th century. The property’s 40 hectares of vineyards have changed little in size and location since the 1855 CHATEAU PRIEURE-LICHINE classification. With heavy investment since the early 1990s, this Château has been totally revitalised and is passing through something of a golden age. Made famous by the wine writer Alexis Lichine and still carrying his name, this property went from a neglected 11ha plot in the 1950s (albeit with much history and a good classification) to the stellar Château Palmer 70ha vineyard it is today. The wines are soft, supple and rich with varietal character and a great sense Château Kirwan 3ème Cru Classé 2000 €119.00 2005 Château Kirwan of Margaux. 2003 Château Kirwan 3ème Cru Classé 2003 €125.00 96pts Vinous 92pts Château Kirwan 3ème Cru Classé 2005 €138.00 Château Prieuré-Lichine 4ème Cru Classé 2000 €89.00 The Wine Advocate Château Kirwan 3ème Cru Classé 2006 €95.00 Château Prieuré-Lichine 4ème Cru Classé 2014 €95.00 “Dark, powerful and seductive, the 2005 Château Kirwan 3ème Cru Classé 2015 €105.00 is a totally effortless wine. Black cherry, “A sleeper of the vintage, the 2003 mocha, plum, licorice, new leather and Kirwan exhibits a dense plum/ruby spice open up first, followed by subtler color, sweet creme de cassis notes hints of rosemary and lavender that intermixed with spicy fruitcake and add nuance. Even with all of its overt cedarwood, medium to full body, radiance and intensity, the Palmer good freshness, sweet tannin and a retains the sense of freshness that is long finish.” such a signature of the year.”

All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 36 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 37 FRANCE RED BORDEAUX FRANCE RED BORDEAUX GRAVES & PESSAC-LEOGNAN CHATEAU LA CONSEILLANTE Château Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classé 2010 €195.00 The La Conseillante vineyard lies on the very boundary between Pomerol and St Emilion, and one of its nearest neighbours is the St Emilion 1er Grand Cru estate Cheval Blanc, just across the road to the Château Latour Martillac Grand Cru Classé 2015 €65.00 east. The wines are known for their lush, ripe fruit, velvety tannins and exceptional elegance Château Pape Clément Grand Cru Classé 2015 €165.00 and purity.

CHATEAU HAUT BRION Château La Conseillante 2000 €390.00 Château La Conseillante 2006 €185.00 Haut Brion was the first wine estate to start bottling its own wine in the early 17th century, rather Château than selling in bulk to négociants, and it consequently gained in fame and value thanks in particular Château Château La Conseillante 2012 €225.00 Haut-Bailly to claret lovers in London. It is therefore considered the forefather of the great Bordeaux growths. La Conseillante 2010 Naturally it was placed at the top of the famous 1855 Médoc Classification. 2012 95pts 96pts CHATEAU L’EGLISE-CLINET Wine Spectator “While I have always admired Haut-Brion, now I am addicted to its perfume and complexity.” The Wine Advocate This small 5.5 hectare vineyard has been in the hands of the same family for over a century. Thanks to Robert Parker his vines averaging 40 years old, Denis Durantou makes wines that fully express the complexity of this exceptional clay-gravel terroir. “Chewy and brambly, but integrated, “Inky bluish/purple color and this carries a very hefty core of Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 1999 €690.00 stunning sweet tannins embrace espresso, ganache, mulled plum and a full-bodied opulent Pomerol Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2000 €395.00 blackberry fruit. The purity starts to Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 2005 €990.00 with beautiful, floral-infused black Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2006 €249.00 shine through on the finish, which Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 2010 €1,060.00 raspberry, blueberry and cassis fruit. drips with cassis and is threaded with Full-bodied, yet elegant, this is a a long warm paving stone note.” Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 2015 €845.00 brilliant marriage between finesse and power. Stunningly pure, this wine can Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 2016 €925.00 be drunk young or age magnificently for 20 or more years.” CHATEAU L’EVANGILE L’Evangile consistently produces very fine Pomerol and its best vintages are amongst the very best CHATEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION of the entire commune, if not the whole of Bordeaux. It comes as little surprise to discover that the property is owned by Lafite Rothschild. The neighbour of Haut Brion, with the same owner and under the same winemaking stewardship, somehow La Mission has only been recognised as producing the magnificent, pure and seamless wines it does relatively recently. It can still offer a saving on its more illustrious stable-mate but often Château L’Evangile 2006 €190.00 produces an equal, and more than occasionally superior, wine. Château Château L’Evangile 2016 €295.00 La Mission Haut-Brion Château La Mission Haut-Brion Grand Cru Classé 2000 €640.00 2016 Château CHATEAU LA FLEUR-PETRUS Château La Mission Haut-Brion Grand Cru Classé 2005 €790.00 La Fleur-Pétrus This charming estate is located between Pétrus and Château La Fleur, and delivers all the pedigree 99pts Château La Mission Haut-Brion Grand Cru Classé 2008 €365.00 2005 Vinous and quality that this enviable position suggests. Hardly surprising as, like Trotanoy, it is owned and Château La Mission Haut-Brion Grand Cru Classé 2015 €590.00 96pts managed by the supremely talented Christian Moueix. Wine Spectator Château La Mission Haut-Brion Grand Cru Classé 2016 €640.00 “The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion was stunning from barrel, and now Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2000 €335.00 in bottle. It has a sublime bouquet “A brick house, with a strong ganache, Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2005 €365.00 of blackberries, briar and hints of charcoal and roasted alder spine dark chocolate and rose petals that RIGHT BANK that remains the dominant feature Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2010 €395.00 gain intensity with aeration while for now, though there’s ample black maintaining ethereal delineation. It POMEROL currant, plum and raspberry fruit in never steps on the accelerator too reserve. Offers a muscular yet racy hard. The palate is medium-bodied Château Certan de May 2010 €129.00 finish, thanks to a beautiful graphite PETRUS with fine tannin. This is a deep La note that drives through.” Mission that caresses the mouth. Domaine de l’Eglise 2012/14 €63.00 Probably the greatest and certainly the most famous red wine in all of Bordeaux, and perhaps the Touches of graphite lingering on a Château Trotanoy 2005 €345.00 world. Because of their extraordinarily rigorous selection (sometimes they only use 50% of the crop), finish that fans out gloriously.” Pétrus consistently make the best possible wine every vintage. This impacts on the quantity produced Food pairing suggestion each year (between 1000 and 3000 cases only) but maintains the wine’s legendary reputation. Delicious with fillet steak or a good roast chicken. Pétrus 1989 €4,450.00 CHATEAU CLINET Pétrus 2003 €3,350.00 A tiny production from this property which still offers excellent value compared to its neighbours. Pétrus 2004 €2,890.00 The wines offer a massive, deeply-extracted version of Merlot with full blown new oak treatment. Pétrus 2008 €2,995.00 Pétrus 2003 Pétrus 2009 €4,350.00 Château Clinet 2000 €225.00 Château Clinet 98pts Pétrus 2010 €4,350.00 2011 Château Clinet 2011 €145.00 Wine Spectator Pétrus 2011 €2,975.00 95pts The Wine Advocate Pétrus 2012 €3,150.00 “Extraordinary nose of berry, chocolate and flowers. Amazing, Pétrus 2014 €3,250.00 jaw-dropping quality. Full-bodied, “Clinet has produced a blockbuster Pétrus 2015 €4,550.00 with supersilky, seductive tannins and wine, even in the lighter, less consistent a finish that lasts for minutes. Out of vintage of 2011. It reveals a dense Pétrus 2016 €4,550.00 this world.” purple color as well as an abundance of black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit intermixed with licorice, incense and a touch of camphor. Full-bodied, opulent and fleshy with a substantial finish, this showy, dramatic 2011 should drink well for 15-20 years. Brilliant!” All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 38 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 39 FRANCE RED BORDEAUX FRANCE RED BORDEAUX

ST EMILION CHATEAU LA COUSPAUDE Château Belregard-Figeac Grand Cru 2011/13 €32.00 La Couspaude is one of the most famous ‘garagiste’ properties in St Emilion, although in this case Château Fombrauge Grand Cru Classé 2015 €54.00 the wine is made at a château and not in a garage! The production is tiny, and the awards are Château La Gaffelière 1er Grand Cru Classé 2009 €139.00 coming thick and fast - this is truly a wine estate in the ascendancy offering wonderful examples of concentrated, Merlot-dominated wines. Château Pavie 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2016 €395.00 Food pairing suggestion Château La Couspaude Grand Cru Classé 2000 €119.00 Serve with roast pigeon in a rich red wine jus or confit de canard. Château La Couspaude Grand Cru Classé 2005 €125.00 Château Angélus Château Figeac 2010 2015 99pts CHATEAU ANGELUS 97+pts CHATEAU FIGEAC The Wine Advocate Château Angélus was officially recognised as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1996. It has consistently The Wine Advocate delivered superb wines ever since. Powerful and massive, it has concentrated blackcurrant, Situated, like Cheval Blanc, on the gravel soils of the west of the region, Figeac uses around redcurrant and leather on the palate given structure by firm tannins which soften with time. As with 70% Cabernet in its wine, making it the most Médoc-like of the right bank properties. “Composed of 55% Merlot and 45% “Vibrant black cherries, cassis, red A typographically exquisite label and classic winemaking also mark out this fine estate. Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet almost all St Emilion wines, this is made principally from Merlot. currants, black plums and licorice colored 2010 Angélus has an open-for- notes with touches of cigar boxes, business nose of baked plums, Black Château Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé 2000 €690.00 bouquet garni, potpourri, damp soil Château Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classé 2010 €390.00 Forest cake and blueberry pie with and black pepper. Medium-bodied, touches of hoisin, Marmite toast and Château Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé 2010 €525.00 delicately crafted and with nuanced, Château Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classé 2011 €225.00 eucalyptus. Full-bodied, rich and oh- quietly intense layers of vivacious red Château Figeac 1er Grand Cru Classé 2015 €339.00 so-sensuous, the palate is jam-packed Château Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2015 €490.00 and black fruits, the palate features with decadent fruit and framed by a solid frame of polished, rounded firm, ripe, and rounded tannins, Château Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2016 €525.00 tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length.” finishing long and minerally.” CHATEAU TROPLONG MONDOT CHATEAU BEAU-SEJOUR BECOT The late Christine Valette totally restored and revived the venerable Troplong Mondot estate with its 33 hectares of prime land in the heart of St Emilion. The vineyards are managed sustainably without Beau-Séjour Bécot is in the upper echelon of Bordeaux right bank producers but, unusually, the the use of pesticides and around a third of the vineyards are cultivated only with horses. It came as property lost but then regained its Premier Grand Cru status as a result of vineyard acquisition. It no surprise in 2006 when the wines were elevated to 1er Grand Cru Classé status where they have was relegated to Grand Cru Classé after the incorporation of some non Premier Grand Cru vineyards, remained ever since. but having proven that they could produce not just typical, but great St Emilion wine, in 1996 it was reinstated as a Premier Grand Cru and deservedly so. Château Troplong Mondot Grand Cru Classé 2005 €398.00 Château Château Château Troplong Mondot 1er Grand Cru Classé 2006 €189.00 Beau-Séjour Bécot Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 1er Grand Cru Classé 2000 €145.00 Troplong Mondot 2010 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 1er Grand Cru Classé 2005 €159.00 2006 Château Troplong Mondot 1er Grand Cru Classé 2015 €215.00 95pts Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 1er Grand Cru Classé 2010 €149.00 93pts Vinous The Wine Advocate

“This has an outstanding bouquet CHATEAU CHEVAL BLANC “The bouquet is rich and generous that is superior to anything that What really sets Cheval Blanc apart is its unusual mixture of grape varieties planted as a result of with mulberry, Hoi Sin, orange preceded it: a mixture of red and its position on the gravel outcrop that dominates St Emilion. The main grape is Cabernet Franc, blossom and melted tar aromas. black fruit, undergrowth, minerals, The palate is medium-bodied with iris and crushed violet. The oak here augmented by the more expected Merlot and only a minuscule amount of Cabernet Sauvignon. grainy tannin, generous black pepper is seamlessly integrated. The palate is The origin of the White Horse name is lost in time. and graphite notes cutting through medium-bodied with supple tannin, the dense black fruit, leading to a fine line of acidity, quite sensual in an engaging, tensile, graphite and the mouth, especially for a 2010, that Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 1996 €645.00 tobacco-driven finish that exerts both makes this more approachable that body and length.” many of its peers.” Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2000 €990.00 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2003 €689.00 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2005 €1,050.00 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2015 €965.00 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2016 €990.00

Château Cheval Blanc 2015 100pts The Wine Advocate

“Still incredibly primary at this very youthful stage. With coaxing, it unfurls to reveal beguiling notions of ripe black cherries, mulberries, licorice, baking spices and smoked meats with touches of incense and potpourri plus wafts of cast iron pan and crushed rocks. Full-bodied, very rich, very firm/ taut and with very ripe, fine-grained tannins, it allows a glimpse at its incredible depth of flavors with a very long multi-layered finish. Wow.” All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 40 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 41

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NORTHERN RHONE The northern Rhône contains some of the oldest vineyards in France producing elegant wines made from Syrah which are both powerful and have the capacity to CORNAS age. Hermitage and Côte-Rôtie are the stars of the north, needing at least a decade to Cornas Confidence Domaine Eric et Joel Durand 2013/17 €62.00 show at their best. St Joseph and Cornas produce more accessible examples whilst Côte Rôtie Crozes-Hermitage offers great value for money. La Mordorée Côte-Rôtie M. Chapoutier COTE-ROTIE 2012 Côte-Rôtie Bonnevaux J. Boutin 2016 €62.00 The valley floor opens out in the southern Rhône, with vines planted low to the ground 97pts Côte Rôtie La Mordorée M. Chapoutier 2012 €165.00 in goblet formation to protect them from the strong mistral winds. The soils here are The Wine Advocate Food pairing suggestion made up of round stones from the ancient river bed and these retain the warmth of the A beautiful pairing for slow-roasted rib of beef or barbecued moroccan lamb. “Incredible notes of violets, peppery day, helping to fully ripen the grapes of the heat-loving Grenache. The best wine villages St Joseph spice, spring flowers, rose petal and of the Côtes du Rhône have been given their own appellation such as Gigondas and the darker berry fruit. This is followed NRERN by a full-bodied, sweetly fruited, ETIENNE GUIGAL well-known Châteauneuf-du-Pape. expansive Cote Rotie that’s perfectly RNE balanced, has beautiful mid-palate Founded by Etienne Guigal in the 1940s, and now run by his son Marcel, there is little variance from density, and ultra-fine tannin that the belief that Guigal is the greatest producer of Côte-Rôtie of all. emerge on the finish.” Following the Rhône River from north to south, this southern French wine region is 250 km in length with 200 communes producing wine in a wide range of styles. “In the past 20 years I have spent visiting wineries and vignerons, I have never seen a producer so Crozes-Hermitage fanatical about quality as Marcel Guigal.” Hermitage Robert Parker

RANCE Cornas Côte-Rôtie La Landonne E. Guigal 2003 €790.00 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne E. Guigal 2009 €550.00 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline E. Guigal 2004 €325.00 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne Côte-Rôtie La Turque E. Guigal 2005 €635.00 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque E. Guigal 2009 €590.00 2009 100pts The Wine Advocate CROZES-HERMITAGE Crozes-Hermitage Les Hauts Granites J. Boutin 2016/17 €22.00 “The 2009 Cote Rotie la Landonne is an insanely beautiful wine. Smoked meats, game, black olives, charcoal, black raspberries and pepper all Gigondas literally soar from this beauty and HERMITAGE it hits the palate with a massively ERN concentrated, almost over-the-top Hermitage Arena Mica J. Boutin 2015 €59.00 decadence that’s impossible to resist.” RNE Hermitage Monier de la Sizeranne M. Chapoutier 2014/15 €79.00 Ermitage Le Méal Rouge M. Chapoutier 2012 €190.00 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Ermitage Le Pavillon Rouge M. Chapoutier 2012 €285.00

Avignon ST JOSEPH Ermitage St Joseph Lautaret Domaine Eric et Joel Durand 2014/18 €33.00 Le Méal Rouge M. Chapoutier 2012 98pts The Wine Advocate

“A blockbuster that’s about as voluptuous and sexy as Hermitage gets. Loaded with cassis, black raspberry, leather, dried violets and wild herbs, this beauty is full-bodied, has tons of sweet tannin and brilliant purity of fruit. Given its wealth of material, low acidity and incredible texture, it should drink well all of its life.”

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Germany has 102,000 hectares under vine and is the tenth largest wine producer in the world. SOUTHERN RHONE Home to the world’s greatest Rieslings, white grapes make up 65% of all plantings. The cool climate produces wines with incredible precision and focused fruit flavours Côtes du Rhône COTES DU RHONE Villages Séguret Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Tradition Domaine de Mourchon 2016 €16.00 balanced by finely tuned acidity. Grande Réserve Domaine de Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Grande Réserve Domaine de Mourchon 2014/15 €24.00 2015 Austrian wine recently came into its own following a wine scandal in 1985 which led to a complete 90pts restructuring of the industry, making Austria one of the top countries in the world for production Wine Spectator GIGONDAS standards. The wines display great elegance and acidity with delicate aromatics. Gigondas M. Chapoutier 2016/18 €29.00 “Polished, with a beam of cassis and cherry preserves gliding through, with Food pairing suggestion light floral and vanilla accents along Gorgeous with roast pheasant in a rich sauce or smoky spare ribs. the way. Has some sneaky length and depth too, with a kick of graphite hanging on through the finish.” CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE Châteauneuf-du-Pape Côtes Capelan La Ferme du Mont 2016 €65.00 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Domaine de la Janasse 2011 €125.00

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château Mont-Redon 2015/16 €43.00 Rüdesheimer Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau Vieux Télégraphe 14/15/16 €80.00 Berg Schlossberg GERMANY Riesling Dry Food pairing suggestion Ehrenfels Leitz Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese Dönnhoff Nahe 2016 €39.00 Ideal with grilled lamb in a peppercorn sauce with potato purée. 2014 Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling Dry Ehrenfels Grosses Gewächs Leitz Rheingau 2014/16 €62.00 94pts Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spätlese Leitz Rheingau 2014/17 €26.00 Châteauneuf-du- The Wine Advocate Pape Côtes Capelan SOUTHERN FRANCE Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett Dr Loosen Mosel 2018 €23.00 La Ferme du Mont Food pairing suggestion 2016 “Has an intense yellow color and LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON offers an intense, highly complex Try with spicy asian flavours or baked fish in a cream or butter sauce. 96pts Domaine la Gravette Rouge IGP Pays d’Oc 2016 €5.00 and aromatic nose with exotic fruit The Wine Advocate aromas, precise herbal flavors and Domaine Les Roques Rouge JM Boillot IGP Pays d’Oc 2013/14 €11.50 the beautiful iron note of the reddish slate in this exceptional, steep Grand Hegarty No. 1 Minervois 2011 €19.00 Cru. Full-bodied, rich and intense on “Hints of vanilla appear on the nose, the palate, this is a highly complex, adding a bit of richness to the bright rich and powerful wine with rich, red berries and orange zest notes. It’s concentrated fruit.” a full-bodied, lush, creamy-textured wine, with fine tannins and hints of PROVENCE mulling spices on the long, silky finish. Great intensity, vibrant fruit and Domaine PiqueRoque Rouge Côtes de Provence 2015 €10.00 a plush texture make this a special wine indeed.” Domaines Ott Rouge Côtes de Provence 2013 €25.00 La Mascaronne Cuvée Guy da Nine Côtes de Provence 2015 €38.00 AUSTRIA CORSICA Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner Lois Loimer Niederösterreich 2018 €19.00 Clos Canarelli Rouge Corse Figari 2017 €34.00 Loiserberg Loimer 2016 Grüner Veltliner Loiserberg Loimer Kamptal 2016 €36.00 91+pts The Wine Advocate

“Exhibits a golden-yellow color and a pure, fresh and spicy/yeasty bouquet with piquant lemon and stony aromas. Juicy, piquant and structured on the palate with aromatic, charmingly ripe and round fruit as well as fine tannins (12 hours of maceration prior to the pressing), this is an intense and persistent Grüner Veltliner with a long, complex and fresh finish.”

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Home to more than 2000 grape varieties and some of the oldest wine regions in the world, Italy produces more wine than any other country with the 2018 harvest reaching 48.5 million hectolitres. Italy has over 1 million vineyards under cultivation, producing wines from almost every region, renowned worldwide for their broad variety.

Each region has its own style with the most significant in terms of both quantity and quality being Piedmont, Tuscany and Veneto.

Italy’s best-known grapes are Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Pinot Grigio, Barbera and Montepulciano alongside international varieties, in particular Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

Alto Adige PIEDMONT Friuli-Venezia Giulia Located in the north west of Italy, Piedmont has a continental climate influenced by its proximity to both the Alps and the Ligurian Apennines. Since Roman times, Lombardy Veneto Piedmont has been considered the fine wine capital of Italy and has the country’s highest proportion of DOC and DOCG wines even though it only accounts for VENICE 7% of its production. Barbaresco Barolo Piedmont Gavi DOCG is Piedmont’s best-known dry white wine made from the Cortese grape grown around the town of Gavi itself. Whites are also made from the indigenous Roero near the Liguria town of Arneis. Nebbiolo is the king of red wine grapes in Piedmont and is planted on all of the best sites. Nebbiolo, the variety behind Barbaresco and Barolo, produces wines Tuscany with pronounced aromas of tar, roses and truffles which age fantastically, often needing at least ten years before they really come into their own.

Barbera and Dolcetto are grown around the towns of Asti and Alba Umbria producing easier drinking styles that are more accessible from a younger age.

ROME BARBARESCO A third of the size of neighbouring Barolo, and 50 years younger, Barbaresco is renowned for producing some of Italy’s finest wines. Thanks largely to the efforts of Campania Puglia NAPLES Angelo Gaja, the region has been recognised for Sardinia its real potential and it was granted DOCG status is 1980.

BAROLO Barolo DOC was founded in 1966 and upgraded to DOCG status in 1980, which seems appropriate given that this is not only Italy’s most famous wine region, but is also widely regarded to be its best. Reds are made from 100% Nebbiolo which capitalises on the long, warm summers and the unique terroir, with each village sitting upon its own hill Sicily surrounded by vineyards.

TUSCANY Italy’s oldest wine region, Tuscany is also its fifth largest, producing the third highest amount of DOCG quality wines despite only producing around 6% of the country’s volume of wine. This is largely due to the region’s poor soils which encourage producers to grow small yields of high quality grapes.

Tuscany has a unique terrain with more than two thirds of it being hilly which benefits the predominant grape variety, Sangiovese, as it needs direct sunlight to ripen fully. Two of Italy’s most famous wines are found in Tuscany – Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.

SUPER TUSCAN The term ‘Super Tuscan’ first emerged in the 1970s to describe a new wave of wine being made outside of DOC/DOCG regulations to a very high standard, and commanding high prices to match. Many of these wines achieved a cult following and as a result, the Italian classification system was changed to give these DOC or DOCG status. Some producers still prefer to use IGP Toscana.

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LIGURIA VENETO Vermentino Riviera Ligure di Ponente Terre Bianche Riviera Ligure di Ponente 2017/18 €19.00 Soave Classico La Rocca Pieropan 2015/16 €38.00 Food pairing suggestion Rossj Bass A lovely aperitif or delicious served with shellfish or creamy pasta dishes. Chardonnay Soave Classico Angelo Gaja PIEDMONT La Rocca Pieropan 2016 Roero Arneis Vietti 2019 €23.00 2015 TUSCANY 90+pts Gavi White Label La Scolca 2018/19 €17.00 92+pts The Wine Advocate Vinous San Angelo Pinot Grigio Banfi 2018/19 €19.00 Gavi dei Gavi Black Label La Scolca 2019 €35.00 Codice V Vermentino Belguardo 2018 €27.00 Gavi La Scolca d’Antan La Scolca 2006/7 €76.00 “Crisp and luminous, the 2016 Langhe “Vivid golden-tinged straw. Sweet Vistamare Ca’ Marcanda Angelo Gaja 2016/19 €44.00 Rossj-Bass is Chardonnay enhanced aromas of vanilla, orange oil, crème with a tiny part Sauvignon Blanc. This brulée and menthol on the nose. Monteverro Chardonnay 2015 €98.00 second grape only constitutes 5% of At once densely packed and taut, the blend, yet its presence is felt in a ANGELO GAJA with powerful crushed stone flavors Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia 2015 €49.00 big way. The wine presents pristine Rossj Bass Chardonnay Angelo Gaja Langhe 2016/17 €79.00 buffered by a touch of sweetness on and sharply delineated tones of exotic the long back end that features hints of fruit, peach and white rose.” Alteni di Brassica Sauvignon Blanc Angelo Gaja Langhe 2016 €124.00 orange oil and ripe apricot. This sappy wine appears to have considerable Food pairing suggestion aging potential. A lovely La Rocca.” Try with lobster thermidor or scallops with black pudding in a beurre blanc sauce. UMBRIA Cervaro della Sala Antinori 2016/17 €74.00

Gaia & Rey Chardonnay Angelo Gaja Langhe 2014 €229.00 Gaia & Rey Chardonnay Angelo Gaja Langhe 2015 €245.00 SARDINIA Porer Gaia & Rey Chardonnay Angelo Gaja Langhe 2016 €250.00 Pinot Grigio Gaia & Rey Chardonnay Angelo Gaja Langhe 2017 €255.00 Capichera Vermentino Classico 2015/17 €64.00 Alois Lageder 2017 Monteverro Chardonnay 90pts 2015 The Wine Advocate LOMBARDY SICILY Ca’del Bosco Chardonnay Curtefranca 2014/15 €98.00 93+pts Angimbé Cusumano 2019 €20.00 The Wine Advocate “The 2017 Alto Adige Pinot Grigio Planeta Chardonnay Menfi 2018 €42.00 Porer achieves a beautiful balance between a floral and tropical set of “Expansive, ripe and richly textured, Planeta Eruzione 1614 Carricante Etna 2017 €36.00 aromas on the one hand, carefully TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE the Monteverro 2015 Chardonnay contrasted against sharper citrusy Porer Pinot Grigio Alois Lageder Alto Adige 2017/18 €25.00 is a full-bodied white that doles out aromas on the other. In between, generous and opulent fruit. The wine you get touches of crushed Löwengang Chardonnay Alois Lageder Alto Adige 12/13/15 €49.00 is creamy, fibrous and succulent with stone and mineral. This is a great a long range of apricot, tropical fruit, summer-drinking wine with loads of Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita Trentino-Alto Adige 2018/19 €13.00 toasted almond and delicate personality and a dry, zesty finish.” vanilla-like aromas.” Sanct Valentin Chardonnay St Michael Eppan Alto Adige 2015 €34.00 Sanct Valentin Sauvignon Blanc St Michael Eppan Alto Adige 2016 €34.00 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA Sauvignon Blanc Jermann 2017/19 €26.00 Sanct Valentin Vintage Tunina Jermann 2017/18 €63.00 Sauvignon Blanc St Michael Eppan Were Dreams… Jermann 14/16/17 €61.00 2016 Capo Martino Jermann 2012 €64.00 93pts Food pairing suggestion Vinous Excellent with sautéed or chargrilled octopus or baked fish.

“Bright straw yellow. Fresh aromas of gooseberries, kiwi, coriander, sage and white flowers. Then more sage flavor in the mouth, complicated by white stone fruit and ripe citrus notes. Refined and long on the tactile, brooding finish. A lovely Sauvignon Blanc that should age some. Well done.”

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Popularity for Italian fine wines has recently soared due to the fact that not only do they need less cellaring than their French counterparts, but also offer incredible value for money. Red wines LIGURIA are produced in every style from all over the country using predominantly local grape varieties, Rossese di Dolceacqua Terre Bianche 2016 €19.00 with more international ones being planted as the demand for Super Tuscans increases. PIEDMONT Darmagi Angelo Gaja LANGHE 2004 Langhe Rosso Luvi Paolo Manzone 2016/17 €19.00 94pts Sito Moresco Angelo Gaja 2016/17 €54.00 Vinous Darmagi Angelo Gaja 2004 €249.00

“Plums, black cherry jam, grilled herbs, menthol and smoke are all very much alive in the 2004 Darmagi, ALBA Gaja’s Cabernet Sauvignon from the vineyard in Barbaresco just below his Barbera d’Alba Fiorenza Paolo Manzone 2017/18 €16.00 home. Sweet, ample and textured in the glass, the 2004 impresses for its Dolcetto d’Alba Magna Paolo Manzone 2018/19 €12.00 resonant, expressive personality and super-refined finish.” Nebbiolo d’Alba Valmaggiore Luciano Sandrone 2015/16 €31.00 Food pairing suggestion Delicious with meat ragù, porcini mushroom risotto or fresh Burrata.

ASTI Barbera d’Asti La Crena Vietti 2017 €45.00

Barbera d’Asti La Crena Vietti BARBARESCO 2017 Barbaresco Prunotto 2015 €39.00 92pts Wine Spectator Barbaresco Masseria Vietti 2015 €82.00

“A ripe, concentrated version, this ANGELO GAJA offers saturated flavors of blackberry, black cherry and plum, with hints of Responsible for revolutionising the Italian wine industry, Angelo Gaja is a name that commands chocolate and spice. Vibrant and juicy, a great deal of respect in the wine world. Now running this winemaking dynasty alongside his offsetting the firm structure.” daughter Gaia, the Gaja family continue to produce arguably Italy’s most iconic wines. The range encompasses wines that define Barbaresco, as well as properties and vineyards in Barolo, Maremma and Montalcino.

Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2003 €195.00 Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2009 €199.00 Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2011 €210.00 Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2012 €210.00 Barbaresco Costa Russi Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2013 €225.00 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco Angelo Gaja 2014 €235.00 2013 98pts Barbaresco Costa Russi Angelo Gaja 2013 €390.00 Vinous Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn Angelo Gaja 2013 €390.00 Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo Angelo Gaja 2013 €390.00 “The 2013 Barbaresco Costa Russi is a real head-turner. Crystalline and utterly vivid in its expression of Nebbiolo, the 2013 is all class. The 2013 has been stunningly beautiful on the three occasions I have tasted it so far.”

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BAROLO VENETO ANGELO GAJA Amarone della Valpolicella Vigna Garzon Pieropan 2014/15 €79.00 Barolo Dagromis Angelo Gaja 2014/15 €94.00 Amarone Classico Vaio Armaron Serego Alighieri Masi 2011/12 €118.00 Barolo Sperss Angelo Gaja 2013 €290.00 Valpolicella Superiore Capitel Nicalò Tedeschi 2017 €23.00 Barolo Sperss Angelo Gaja 2015 €295.00 Amarone della Valpolicella Marne 180 Tedeschi 2016 €59.00 Amarone Classico Food pairing suggestion Barolo Sperss Vaio Armaron Try with the classic pairing of risotto all’Amarone or with aged Parmigiano Reggiano. Angelo Gaja Serego Alighieri Masi 2015 PAOLO MANZONE 2011 98pts Barolo Serralunga Paolo Manzone 2015/16 €45.00 94pts TUSCANY Vinous Barolo Meriame Paolo Manzone 2011/14 €75.00 Wine Spectator Barolo Riserva Paolo Manzone 2009/11 €95.00 TOSCANA ROSSO “The 2015 Barolo Sperss shows all of “A dense and smoky Amarone, with Santa Cristina Antinori 2018 €14.00 the darkness and muscle that are so long, sculpted tannins and finely typical of Serralunga. Black cherry, meshed flavors of baked black plum, licorice, incense, gravel, cured LUCIANO SANDRONE raspberry and forest floor, showing meats and scorched earth infuse accents of citrus peel, dried fig and this potent, backward wine with Luciano Sandrone is rightly regarded as one of the finest producers in the commune of Barolo. espresso. Silky on the palate, this CHIANTI tremendous character.” He bought his first vineyard plot, in Cannubi Boschis, in 1977 and made his first wines in the family should open nicely with air, while the Chianti Classico Marchese Antinori Riserva 2015 €39.00 garage. Forty harvests later, he now has 27 hectares of vineyards across the Langhe and Roero length and harmony make the case for time in the cellar. Offers a long, Chianti Classico Badia a Passignano Antinori Gran Selezione 2010/11 €41.00 regions and brings his wines to life in a purpose-built winery. Focussing solely on the local varieties spiced finish.” of Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, grown only in the best vineyards, his wines express the unique Chianti Classico Fonterutoli 2016/18 €24.00 qualities of each specific site and the finest nuances of each vintage. Chianti Classico Castello di Fonterutoli Gran Selezione 2015/16 €59.00 Barolo Le Vigne Luciano Sandrone 2010 €310.00 Chianti Classico Ser Lapo Castello di Fonterutoli Riserva 2013/16 €34.00 Barolo Le Vigne Luciano Sandrone 2011 €115.00 Barolo Le Vigne Luciano Sandrone 2012 €119.00 Chianti Classico MONTALCINO Barolo Le Vigne Luciano Sandrone 2013 €140.00 Castello di Brunello di Montalcino Pian delle Vigne Antinori 2014 €72.00 Barolo Aleste Barolo Le Vigne Luciano Sandrone 2014 €125.00 Fonterutoli Luciano Sandrone 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Banfi 2014/15 €46.00 2013 Barolo Cannubi Boschis Luciano Sandrone 2012 €133.00 94pts Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Banfi Riserva 2012 €94.00 97+pts Barolo Aleste Luciano Sandrone 2013 €149.00 The Wine Advocate Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all’Oro Banfi Riserva 2012 €142.00 Vinous Barolo Aleste Luciano Sandrone 2014 €135.00 Rosso di Montalcino Le Chiuse 2016 €29.00 “Shows the sharpness and detail that “A wine of striking purity and nuance. wine is supposed to evoke in the best Brunello di Montalcino Le Chiuse 2013/14 €74.00 It is also one of the most finessed, vintages. It opens to a dark garnet color Brunello di Montalcino Santa Restituta Rennina Angelo Gaja 2004 €159.00 vivid young Barolos I have ever tasted VIETTI and mid-weight texture. There is ample from Sandrone. The translucence muscle and power here, but the overall Brunello di Montalcino Santa Restituta Rennina Angelo Gaja 2013 €195.00 of Nebbiolo comes through loud Barolo Castiglione Vietti 2015/16 €59.00 emphasis is on grace and elegance. and clear. Freshly cut flowers, mint You really taste those authentic Brunello di Montalcino Santa Restituta Sugarille Angelo Gaja 2007 €190.00 and finely cut fruit are some of the Barolo Lazzarito Vietti 2016 €195.00 Sangiovese flavors of wild cherry, forest signatures. Beams of tannin and berry, blue flower and crushed rock.” Brunello di Montalcino Santa Restituta Sugarille Angelo Gaja 2013 €239.00 bright, salivating acidity add finesse to this translucent, exceptional Barolo.” ALTO ADIGE VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO Pinot Nero Franz Haas 2018 €32.00 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano la Braccesca Antinori 2016 €25.00 MCM Merlot Alois Lageder 2008/9 €44.00 Food pairing suggestion Brunello Fantastic served with venison, lamb or roast pork. di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Banfi 2012 MCM Merlot Alois Lageder 94pts 2008 The Wine Advocate 93pts Wine Enthusiast “The Banfi winemaking team has done a terrific job with the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio “This cool-climate Merlot opens with alle Mura. This is a thickly extracted aromas of bright cherry, chocolate and saturated wine with a dark and a shading of toasted espresso. It’s personality that oozes forth with black opulent and complex, with length and fruit intensity, spice, leather and tar. intensity—but it’s never over the top.” There is volume and weight here, and both are delivered with an effortless sense of precision and power.”

All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 52 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 53 ITALY RED ITALY RED SUPER TUSCAN TENUTA DELL’ORNELLAIA With its famous vineyards on gentle hills sloping down to the sea, Ornellaia sits at the heart of TENUTA BELGUARDO Bolgheri and produces world-class Bordeaux-inspired blends consisting principally of Cabernet Tenuta Belguardo Maremma Toscana 2007/8 €54.00 Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Tenuta Belguardo Maremma Toscana 2015 €60.00 Ornellaia Bolgheri 2003 €245.00 Food pairing suggestion Ornellaia Bolgheri 2004 €295.00 Delicious with ripe, aged cheeses or mildly spiced dishes. Biserno Ornellaia Bolgheri 2006 €295.00 Tenuta di Biserno Ornellaia Bolgheri 2008 €290.00 2009 Ornellaia TENUTA DI BISERNO 2008 Ornellaia Bolgheri 2009 €295.00 97pts The brainchild of Lodovico Antinori, this sumptuous, rounded Bordeaux Blend is astonishing value Ornellaia Bolgheri 2010 €295.00 The Wine Advocate for money, for now. Stemming from Antinori’s passion for excellence and rubbing shoulders with 97pts The Wine Advocate Ornellaia and Sassicaia it isn’t hard to understand why. Ornellaia Bolgheri 2011 €245.00 Ornellaia Bolgheri 2012 €245.00 “A beautifully balanced wine that feels “Despite the ownership of Lodovico Antinori and the presence of an all-star team of winemakers ever so natural and comfortable in its “Dark cherries, chocolate, espresso, plus-sized intensity. The wine walks that includes Michel Rolland, Tenuta di Biserno remains one of the best kept secrets in Bolgheri.” blackberries and mocha are just some with a heavy gait, but it does so with The Wine Advocate of the many notes that explode from MASSETO the impeccable grace of a classic the glass. A rich tapestry of licorice, dancer. Dark fruit segues to spice, tar and camphor notes develop in the One of Italy’s most sought after and rarest wines, Masseto is made from a mosaic of small individual leather, smoke and cigar box. The Il Pino di Biserno Toscana 2014/15 €69.00 glass, adding considerable complexity. plots of Merlot planted over 7ha on the Masseto hill overlooking the Mediterranean. Each of these wine’s substantial textural richness It has come together beautifully since plots is treated and vinified separately by the passionate and dedicated team who take meticulous caresses the palate.” Biserno Tenuta di Biserno Toscana 2009 €130.00 the early days when it was a tannic beast. This is a fabulous showing.” care to produce this iconic wine. The result is a wine with great complexity and balance that is hugely Biserno Tenuta di Biserno Toscana 2012 €134.00 popular among wine aficionados around the world. Biserno Tenuta di Biserno Toscana 2013 €155.00 Biserno Tenuta di Biserno Toscana 2015 €187.00 Masseto Toscana 1995 €625.00 Masseto Toscana 1996 €625.00 Lodovico Tenuta di Biserno Toscana 2008 €290.00 Masseto Toscana 1999 €695.00 Masseto Toscana 2000 €675.00 CA’ MARCANDA Ca’ Marcanda Masseto Toscana 2003 €645.00 Angelo Gaja Magari Angelo Gaja Toscana 2017 €65.00 Masseto Toscana 2009 €660.00 2013 Ca’ Marcanda Angelo Gaja Bolgheri 2011 €140.00 Masseto Masseto Toscana 2010 €745.00 95pts 2013 Ca’ Marcanda Angelo Gaja Bolgheri 2013 €145.00 Masseto Toscana 2012 €695.00 The Wine Advocate Ca’ Marcanda Angelo Gaja Bolgheri 2015 €165.00 97pts Wine Spectator Masseto Toscana 2013 €825.00 Ca’ Marcanda Angelo Gaja Bolgheri 2016 €185.00 Masseto Toscana 2016 €925.00 “The 2013 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda shows the pedigree of the vintage and “Pure, cherry and graphite flavors the importance this top shelf wine abound, with a touch of herbs and deserves. Camarcanda reveals Gaja’s GUADO AL TASSO spice. This is all about finesse, elegance TENUTA SAN GUIDO signature touch with full and generous Cont’Ugo Tenuta Guado al Tasso Antinori Bolgheri 2011/12 €39.00 and a linear profile that builds to a fine, This is the winery that coined the phrase ‘Super Tuscan’, producing Cabernet blends from the 1940s fruit layers that are backed by spice, expansive finish. Shows superb texture leather, tobacco and lovely succulence. Guado al Tasso Antinori Bolgheri 2013 €145.00 and harmony already.” due to the Marchese’s love for Bordeaux wines. Originally only able to call these wines Vino da Tavola, The wine is integrated and smooth it is a testament to the quality of Sassicaia that the DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia was created specifically for Guado al Tasso Antinori Bolgheri 2014 €145.00 with long-lasting favors and beautiful it. Guidalberto is the second wine of this incredible winery. tannin management. Despite its heft, Guado al Tasso Antinori Bolgheri 2017 €155.00 the wine is elegant and silky through “Unquestionably one of the most compelling and dramatic Cabernet Sauvignons I have ever and through.” Food pairing suggestion tasted, it continues to go from strength to strength.” Braised veal cheeks, fillet steak or a rich rabbit stew. Robert Parker

MONTEVERRO Guidalberto Tenuta San Guido Toscana 2016/17 €59.00 Monteverro Toscana 2009 €185.00 Sassicaia Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2001 €295.00 Monteverro Toscana 2010 €189.00 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2005 €290.00 2012 Monteverro Toscana 2014 €198.00 Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2007 €270.00 99pts Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2008 €280.00 Wine Enthusiast Monteverro Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2011 €265.00 2010 Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2012 €255.00 “One of Italy’s most iconic bottlings, the 96pts 2012 Sassicaia is drop-dead gorgeous. Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2013 €249.00 The Wine Advocate A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, it boasts Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2014 €245.00 sensations of blue flowers, cedar, juicy red currants, ripe raspberries, white Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2015 €295.00 “The flagship estate wine, 2010 pepper and a balsamic note. Structured, Monteverro, is absolutely stunning. Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido Bolgheri Sassicaia 2016 €325.00 radiant and loaded with finesse, it The excellence of the 2010 vintage is delivers everything you’d expect from a on full display thanks to the integrity world-class wine and more.” of the fruit, the supple richness of the mouthfeel and the tangy sweetness of the finish.”

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SOLAIA Solaia (derived from the Italian word for sun) was first produced in 1978 from a parcel of Cabernet within the Tignanello vineyard that was deemed to be of such high quality that the Marchese decided to vinify it separately. Since then the quantity has increased from the original 3,600 bottles and the Solaia vineyard now consists of 20ha. Solaia is only produced in the best vintages and truly reflects its terroir. An elegant and captivating wine from the Antinori stable. SICILY Mille e Una Notte Donnafugata 2016 €98.00 Solaia Antinori Solaia Antinori Toscana 2008 €209.00 NeroSanlore’ Gulfi 2015 2008 Planeta Etna Rosso Etna 2016/18 €29.00 Solaia Antinori Toscana 2009 €290.00 100pts 94pts Planeta Frappato Vittoria 2017 €22.00 The Wine Advocate Solaia Antinori Toscana 2010 €335.00 Vinous NeroSanlore’ Gulfi 2008 €45.00 Solaia Antinori Toscana 2011 €290.00 Food pairing suggestion “Bright red with a pale orange rim. “There is a magical infinity, a Solaia Antinori Toscana 2012 €295.00 Delicious with rich fish soups or spaghetti alla puttanesca. continuous loop of compatibilities, Very deep red cherry, musk, aromatic between the icon wines of Tuscany Solaia Antinori Toscana 2015 €425.00 herbs and a hint of anchovy on the and the 2015 vintage. The stunning complex, enticing nose. Enters juicy 2015 Solaia is solid evidence of this and dense, then turns steelier in the perfect alignment.” middle, featuring dense but precise TIGNANELLO flavors of sour red cherry, aromatic herbs and white pepper, complicated Antinori’s flagship wine, Tignanello, was the first wine in Tuscany to blend the local Sangiovese with by a minty note. Closes very long and non-traditional varieties, and became one of the focal points of the Tuscan revolution that occurred with repeating minty herb and sweet over the latter part of the 20th century. A blend of 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and spice notes.” 5% Cabernet Franc, aged for 12 months in small oak barriques, this classic Super-Tuscan combines Chianti-like suppleness with Bordeaux-esque style.

Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2006 €125.00 Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2008 €128.00 Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2009 €132.00

Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2011 €135.00 Assyrtiko Tignanello Antinori Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2012 €135.00 Wild Ferment Gaia GREECE 2008 2017 Assyrtiko Wild Ferment Gaia Santorini 2016/17 €33.00 94pts Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2013 €140.00 92pts The Wine Advocate Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2014 €138.00 Wine Enthusiast Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2015 €144.00 “Unquestionably one of the wines Tignanello Antinori Toscana 2016 €152.00 “Citrus, vanilla and spice aromas of the vintage. The 2008 isn’t a huge introduce this Assyrtiko from or obvious Tignanello, rather it is a Santorini. On the palate, it’s complex, wine that impresses for its sublime with fresh fruit, sea salt and stone elegance and precision. Understated notes that finish with a whiff of layers of fruit caress the palate like smoke. Elegant and distinctive of its cashmere in this impeccable, soft rare terroir.” wine. It is a fabulous achievement!”

All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 56 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 57 SPAIN SPAIN WHITE Barco del Corneta Verdejo Castilla y Léon 2016 €29.00 Conde Valdemar Blanco Rioja 2018 €8.00 Palacios Remondo Plácet Valtomelloso Rioja 2018 €35.00 Albariño Rafael Palacios Louro do Bolo Valdeorras 2017/18 €25.00 Pazo de Señorans Selección de Añada Rafael Palacios As Sortes Valdeorras 2016/17 €54.00 Spain is the third largest producer of wines in the 2009 Pazo de Señorans Albariño Rías Baixas 2018 €19.00 world with over a million acres under vine, more 93pts Pazo de Señorans Albariño Selección de Añada Rías Baixas 2009 €49.00 The Wine Advocate than any other country. Given the diversity of the Food pairing suggestion A refreshing aperitif or perfect with all seafood dishes. country’s landscape and climates, and the fact that “Very young, complex, nuanced and Spain is home to 60 regional DOs, it’s hardly surprising harmonious, with developed aromas mixing primary sensations that that it produces wines in a variety of styles. remain after all these years as well as RED more complex notes of lees, smoke and flint stone. The palate is even BIERZO From the fresh whites made from Albariño in Rías Baixas to top more complex, with great depth and an array of flavors that remain after Descendientes de J. Palacios Pétalos 2017 €26.00 end reds from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, there is a huge amount of you swallow.” Raúl Pérez Castroventosa Valtuille Cepas Centenarias 2015 €59.00 exciting wine available, offering fantastic value for money.

RIOJA TORO Spain’s most famous wine region, Rioja is situated in the north of the country Teso La Monja Almirez 2011 €36.00 just south of the Cantabrian Mountains. The wines are normally a blend of grapes, Vega Sicilia Pintia 2014/15 €72.00 the majority being Tempranillo with some Garnacha and Graciano. RIBERA DEL DUERO Traditional style Rioja is distinguished by long periods of barrel ageing, whereas the Vega Sicilia Unico Bodegas La Horra Corimbo 2013 €33.00 modern style favours the fruit and freshness of Tempranillo. Rioja is only ever released onto 2010 Emilio Moro Crianza 2017 €32.00 the market when it is ready to drink and as such, offers incredible value for money. 96pts Dominio de Pingus Flor de Pingus 2016 €135.00 Wine Spectator

“This red is dense, balanced and complex. Plum, dried currant, cigar box, VEGA SICILIA leather and mineral flavors mingle over ripe, well-integrated tannins. Orange Vega Sicilia is Spain’s most prestigious estate and the property that put Ribera del Duero firmly on the Rías Baixas peel acidity keeps this lively through wine map. Limited yields, meticulous selection at harvesting and a complicated regime of ageing in a the long, floral finish. Harmonious and Navarra variety of vessels - from small barrels to huge vats, from old to new oak, both French and American - graceful, in a classic style.” all contribute to the incredible quality and complexity of the wines produced. Rioja

Cataluña Vega Sicilia Alión 2014/15 €96.00 Campo de Borja Vega Sicilia Unico 2010 €420.00 Ribera del Duero Priorat Toro Vega Sicilia Valbuena 2014 €159.00

Rueda

Madrid RIOJA Roda I Rioja Conde Valdemar Tempranillo 2018/19 €8.00 Reserva 2008 Conde Valdemar Gran Reserva 2008/10 €27.00 Pago Campo de la Guardia CVNE Viña Real Gran Reserva 2009 €39.00 Mallorca 93pts Vinous Palacios Remondo La Montesa Crianza 2016 €24.00 Roda Reserva 2014 €42.00 Alicante “Saturated ruby. An exotically Roda I Reserva 08/11/12 €74.00 perfumed bouquet evokes fresh raspberry, cherry-cola, Asian Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Macán Clásico 2016 €58.00 spices and smoky minerals. Juicy, Food pairing suggestion penetrating and seamless on the palate, offering intense red and dark Gorgeous with slow-cooked lamb dishes, moroccan cuisine or hard sheep’s cheese. fruit and spicecake flavors given spine by zesty minerality. The spicy quality gains power with air and carries through a long, sappy finish that PRIORAT shows just a hint of tannins.” Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses 2016 €49.00

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A significant wine player, the USA is the fourth largest producer of wine after France, Italy and CALIFORNIA Spain, with wine produced in all 50 states. CALIFORNIA NORTH COAST California is by far the most significant state with it Duckhorn Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2017/18 €39.00 Far Niente Chardonnay Napa Valley 2017 €129.00 accounting for 90% of the country’s wine output, from Kistler tiny producers to some of the world’s largest brands. Vine Hill Vineyard Food pairing suggestion Chardonnay Perfect with seared scallops, roast chicken or pumpkin ravioli. Napa and Sonoma in California are responsible for 2013 producing some of the world’s best Cabernet Sauvignon, 96pts Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Chardonnay. The Wine Advocate KISTLER Founded in 1978 by Steve Kistler, the winery continues to be family owned and operated today. Dedicated to fashioning world class Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs using traditional Burgundian Washington in New York State produces some fantastic “From the vineyard in front of the winery, the 2013 Chardonnay Vine techniques, their single vineyard wines represent some of the world’s finest examples of these varietals. Bordeaux blends whilst Oregon is known for outstanding Hill Road Vineyard offers up the classic Old Wente clone style of white Pinot Noir. peach, white currants, honeysuckle, Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay Sonoma 2014 €139.00 apple blossom, medium to full body, gorgeous purity and richness Kistler Les Noisetiers Chardonnay Sonoma 2015/16 €145.00 in a style similar to a Corton Charlemagne from Burgundy.” Kistler McCrea Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma 2014 €160.00 Kistler McCrea Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma 2015 €165.00 Kistler Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma 2012 €165.00 Kistler Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma 2013 €175.00 WHIT Kistler Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma 2014/15 €185.00

Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley 2016 €135.00 Patz & Hall Dutton Ranch Chardonnay Russian River 2015/16 €69.00 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River 2012 €135.00 RE 2016 Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay Carneros 2015/16 €80.00 95pts The Wine Advocate Stag’s Leap Cellars Karia Chardonnay Napa Valley 2017/18 €51.00

IRI “The 2016 Chardonnay has a lovely savory, yeasty/toasty nose over CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST a core of warm grapefruit, fresh MENDOCINO apricots and allspice with a touch Calera Chardonnay Central Coast 2016 €34.00 of candied ginger. Medium to full- Poppy Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands 2014/15 €25.00 Anderson Valley bodied, the palate delivers mouth- filling stone fruit and spicy layers, SONOMA COUNTY supported by great freshness and finishing long and creamy.” NAPA VALLEY Russian River Valley

Santa Cruz Mountains

Paso Robles

Santa Maria Valley

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WASHINGTON OPUS ONE L’Ecole No. 41 Pepper Bridge Vineyard Apogee Walla Walla Valley 2013 €99.00 A collaboration between the Rothschilds of Bordeaux (Château Mouton Rothschild) and Robert Mondavi of the Napa Valley, Opus One is probably California’s single most famous exported wine. Capturing the best of both worlds in a truly sublime example of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape.

L’Ecole No. 41 OREGON Opus One Napa Valley 2012 €395.00 Pepper Bridge Antica Terra Botanica Pinot Noir Monterey County 2011 €95.00 Vineyard Opus One Napa Valley 2013 €410.00 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir 2016 €49.00 Apogee Opus One Opus One Napa Valley 2014 €395.00 2013 Food pairing suggestion 2013 93pts Delicious paired with duck with a balsamic and honey glaze. 97+pts Opus One Napa Valley 2015 €405.00 The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate

Patz & Hall Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2014/15 €74.00 “Its deep purple color is followed CALIFORNIA “Velvety textured, without a hard edge by lots of blackcurrant and black to be found, notes of crème de cassis, Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir Carneros 2012 €148.00 raspberry fruits, toasted spice, licorice Fog Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley 2017/18 €20.00 blueberry, subtle wood and floral and floral aromas and flavors. These De Loach Heritage Pinot Noir 2017 €21.00 notes gently rise from the wine’s dense give way to a full-bodied, structured purple color. Beautifully full-bodied 2013 that has solid mid-palate depth Sean Thackrey Pleiades NV €57.00 and extraordinarily elegant and pure.” JOSEPH PHELPS and building tannin on the finish.” Founded in 1973 and located near St Helena, Joseph Phelps is one of the most respected wineries in Napa Valley. Family owned and operated to this day, the vineyards are farmed using sustainable practices and their portfolio of wines is 100% estate grown since the 2009 vintage. Insignia is their CALIFORNIA NORTH COAST flagship Bordeaux blend and is one of California’s most iconic wines. CAYMUS Proprietor Chuck Wagner has to be one of the most avuncular and modest figures in California’s Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2014/15 €110.00 winemaking fraternity and so it is pleasantly appropriate that he owns some of the greatest vineyards Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2012 €285.00 and regularly fashions some of the best wines in the whole country. Caymus Special Selection Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016 €149.00 2010 Saintsbury Pinot Noir Carneros 2015 €62.00 2015 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2017 €159.00 100pts Screaming Eagle Napa Valley 2010 €2,990.00 95pts The Wine Advocate Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2015 €265.00 Sebastiani Merlot Alexander Valley 2014/15 €45.00 Wine Spectator Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2014 €55.00 “Utter perfection, the 2010 Screaming Food pairing suggestion “This delivers almost unbridled plum DOMINUS Eagle boasts a dense ruby/purple sauce, blackberry preserves and color along with a staggering bouquet An ideal match for fillet of beef in a port sauce. melted licorice flavors, but keeps Christian Moueix, the great Merlot specialist at his flagship châteaux in Pomerol, prefers the other of spring flowers, graphite, creme a smoldering edge for form while de cassis, kirsch, licorice and subtle Bordeaux varietals at his Napa property of Dominus. One of the stars of the Napa Valley, Dominus is toast in the background. Opulent and picking up alluring black tea and Seghesio Zinfandel Sonoma County 2015 €34.00 incense notes on the broad finish. known for its architectural winery, immaculate vineyards, small production and exceptional quality. full-bodied with a multidimensional There’s a long echo of chocolate personality, gorgeous purity and a adding to this hedonist’s delight.” stunning, flawless texture.” Dominus Christian Moueix Napa Valley 2011 €195.00 SHAFER VINEYARDS Dominus Christian Moueix Napa Valley 2012 €295.00 Shafer Vineyards, located in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District is managed by father and son team John and Doug Shafer. Acquired by John Shafer in 1972, the winemaking team have been working together since the very first vintage in 1978. Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley 2014/15 €69.00 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2014/15 €85.00 “Year in year out, this is one of the superstar wineries, not only in Napa Valley and all of California, but in the entire world.” Duckhorn Vineyards Goldeneye Pinot Noir Anderson Valley 2014/15 €75.00 Robert Parker Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Merlot Napa Valley 2015/16 €135.00 Shafer Kistler Hillside Select Sonoma Coast Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2017 €290.00 Cabernet Sauvignon Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2015/16 €149.00 Pinot Noir 2013 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2013 €390.00 2013 98+pts 94pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate KISTLER Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2014/15 €125.00

Kistler Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Sonoma 2013 €165.00 “Fabulous potential of 30-50 years Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012 €198.00 “As for the Pinot Noirs, the 2013 Pinot Kistler Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Sonoma 2015 €175.00 is evident in this profound bottle of Noir Sonoma Coast shows fresh kirsch Cabernet Sauvignon that is inky blue/ liqueur, lavender and forest floor black to the rim and offers up notes notes and medium body in a sexy, of charcoal embers, scorched earth, upfront style.” blackberries, cassis, blueberries, a hint of coffee, and background barrique smells. Massively concentrated but incredibly elegant and poised, this is a wine of great energy and vibrancy. It is fabulously deep, built like a skyscraper, and set for an incredibly long life.”

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STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS Dramatic improvements have been made in recent years at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, which was sold to a consortium led by Tuscany’s Piero Antinori in 2007. Antinori brought in consultant Renzo Cotarella to get this winery back to the lofty heights it achieved in the seventies and eighties. They seem to be well on their way given the high quality of recent releases.

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Napa Valley 2014/15 €92.00 Sean Thackrey Orion Whilst South America has been making wine since the 2010 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Fay Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2009/10 €195.00 1500s, it wasn’t until plantings of Malbec, Cabernet 96pts Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Napa Valley 2012 €255.00 Vinous Sauvignon and Carménère were brought over from France Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 Napa Valley 2013 €295.00 in 1800 that Argentina and Chile started making wine of “Knockout nose offers sappy notable quality. Now producing wine across all price points, blackberry, tar, licorice and a Sean Thackrey Orion Napa Valley 2010/12 €185.00 suggestion of 4th of July sparklers. the industry is booming, with Argentina famous for Malbec Hugely sweet and thick but with great youthful cut and energy to its from Mendoza, and Chile for fantastic cool climate Cabernet extract-rich flavors of dark berries, black cherry, pine resin and licorice; Sauvignon, Carménère and Sauvignon Blanc. as primary as a barrel sample yet CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST exhilarating to taste today. Like a Calera Pinot Noir Central Coast 2016 €39.00 live wire in the mouth, this great vintage of Orion finishes with full, Ojai Bien Nacido Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley 2012 €74.00 seamless tannins and outstanding sappy length.” Ojai Bien Nacido Syrah Santa Maria Valley 2013 €66.00 Ridge Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains 2011 €225.00

SINE QUA NON CHILE WHITE Clos des Fous Locura 1 Chardonnay Limarí Valley 2018 €25.00 Some of the most collectible and hard to find wines from America. Sine Qua Non may literally mean ‘indispensible’, but given that such small quantities are made by Manfred Krankl’s winery, these wines Villa Montes Sauvignon Blanc Curico Valley 2019 €10.00 Sine Qua Non Viña Almaviva are only likely to find their way into the hands of a select few. Montes Classic Chardonnay Curico Valley 2016 €12.00 Trouver l’Arène 2009 Syrah “About as good as it gets across the board, these singular, incredible wines are the result of an obsessive attention to detail at all stages of the wine making process.” 96pts 2015 Wine Spectator 100pts The Wine Advocate CHILE RED The Wine Advocate “Classically built, with a compact Viña Almaviva Maipo Valley 2009 €189.00 Sine Qua Non Stock Syrah Central Coast 2012 €365.00 and fine-tuned frame giving way to rich cassis, black cherry reduction, Clos des Fous Grillos Cantores Cabernet Sauvignon Alto Cachapoal 2014 €21.00 “Intense cassis, black plums and Sine Qua Non Male Syrah Central Coast 2013 €365.00 fig paste, spice box and licorice notes black cherries scents plus hints of woven with fine tannins, juicy acidity Villa Montes Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley 2018 €10.00 anise, violets, sage and tar, with wafts Sine Qua Non Trouver l’Arène Syrah Central Coast 2015 €375.00 and a firm, minerally spine.” of savory/smoked meat suggestions. Montes Purple Angel Carmenère Colchagua Valley 2014/15 €75.00 Sine Qua Non Le Chemin vers l’Hérésie Grenache Central Coast 2015 €375.00 Full-bodied, this voluptuous beauty Montsecano Refugio Pinot Noir Casablanca Valley 2017/18 €30.00 is seriously singing in the mouth, Sine Qua Non Ratsel 16 Syrah Central Coast 2016 €385.00 belting out vibrant red and black Valdivieso Caballo Loco Grand Cru Apalta Colchagua Valley 2015 €42.00 fruit flavor layers, all framed by very Sine Qua Non Dirt Vernacular Grenache Central Coast 2016 €390.00 fine, rounded, ripe tannins and a Food pairing suggestion wonderful freshness, finishing with Food pairing suggestion Perfect with lamb rogan josh or a spicy ratatouille. persistent perfumed fruit and a Try with pulled pork in a BBQ sauce or spice-rubbed grilled lamb. spring in its step.”

Pascual Toso ARGENTINA Magdalena Cheval des Andes Mendoza 2013/15 €99.00 Malbec Cabernet 2007 Privada Bodega Norton Malbec Mendoza 2015 €42.00 94pts Pascual Toso Malbec Mendoza 2017 €14.00 The Wine Advocate Pascual Toso Magdalena Malbec Cabernet Mendoza 2007 €95.00 Food pairing suggestion “It has a superb bouquet that soars A juicy steak with bone marrow and pommes Anna. from the glass: boysenberry, red cherries, sloe and fresh figs that are very well-defined. The palate is full- bodied and very well-balanced, the acidity slicing through the black fruit with style. It is very harmonious, with a caressing finish that is vital and vivacious. This is a worthy flagship wine.”

All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 64 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 65 AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA WHITE Devil’s Corner Sauvignon Blanc Tasmania 2017 €21.00 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling Clare Valley 2014/15 €45.00 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay Adelaide Hills 2014/15 €36.00 Generally considered to be the most successful New World wine producer, Shaw & Smith Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills 2017/18 €22.00 largely due to building a brand around Shiraz, Australia produces wines in a wide variety of styles. Grosset Polish Hill Wakefield Estate Promised Land Unwooded Chardonnay South Australia 2016 €15.00 Riesling Wakefield Estate Chardonnay Clare Valley 2016 €20.00 2015 Shiraz and Chardonnay make up 44% of total plantings, with increasing amounts 93pts Wakefield Estate Riesling Clare Valley 2016 €20.00 of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir being grown. Vinous Food pairing suggestion A delicious aperitif or perfect served with charcuterie.

The wine regions vary hugely: from the Barossa, home to the oldest vines in Australia and producing “Pale, green-tinged yellow. High- top quality Shiraz; to Clare Valley, famous for some of the country’s richest Rieslings. pitched aromas of citrus fruits and flower, with an intense mineral overtone. Vibrant and linear on the RED palate, offering juicy lime and green apple flavors that deepen slowly HENSCHKE through the mid-palate. Shows an emphatic stony character on the Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz Eden Valley 2009 €625.00 incisive, impressively long finish, leaving behind sappy citrus fruit and Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz Eden Valley 2010 €665.00 honeysuckle notes.” LANGMEIL WINERY Family owned and operated, Langmeil is the home of the Barossa and Australia’s oldest known surviving vineyard, planted to Shiraz in 1843, from where the iconic ‘Freedom 1843 Shiraz’ hails. Although it is only 22 vintages since the Lindner family re-established the abandoned winery, Langmeil has achieved considerable success and it is consistently awarded five red stars in the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion placing it in the top 10% of Australia’s premium producers.

Langmeil Fifth Wave Grenache Langmeil Blacksmith Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley 2016/17 €32.00 2009 Langmeil Fifth Wave Grenache Barossa Valley 2009 €46.00 92pts Barossa Valley Vinous Langmeil Orphan Bank Shiraz 12/13/14 €69.00 Langmeil The 1843 Freedom Shiraz Barossa Valley 2012/14 €124.00

“Potent, spice-accented aromas of black raspberry, mocha and candied flowers. Fleshy and open-knit on PENFOLDS GRANGE entry, then tighter in the middle, offering sweet dark berry and cherry Grange is Australia’s icon wine, and deservedly so. Richly textured, intensely concentrated and packed flavors and a hint of spicecake. A with fruit, these are immensely complex, beguiling wines that seduce the senses. vanilla note comes up with air and carries through a smooth, gently tannic finish.” “Grange, Penfolds’ flagship wine, is, by many accounts, the most renowned and world-famous wine produced in Australia.” Robert Parker

Penfolds Grange South Australia 2005 €690.00 Penfolds Grange South Australia 2010 €755.00 Penfolds Grange South Australia 2012 €770.00

Penfolds Grange Shaw & Smith Shiraz Adelaide Hills 2014 €36.00 2010 Wakefield Estate Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet South Australia 2015 €15.00 99pts The Wine Advocate

“Fresh, vibrant and youthful black fruit notes showing some blueberry aromas and accents of camphor, anise and the slightest floral hint plus a whiff of oak in the background to lend a cedar- laced lift to this textbook Shiraz nose. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth, it is very taut and finely constructed showing typically firm, grainy, uniform tannins, great concentration and wonderful persistence on the finish.”

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Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc has become synonymous with New Zealand and is now a brand in its own right. There is far more to the wine industry here than just Sauvignon however - fantastic Thanks to the hard work of several very talented winemakers and the Pinot Noir from Central Otago, Syrah from Hawkes Bay and Chardonnay from Marlborough, all privatisation of the state-controlled winemaking cooperative, the South displaying a purity of fruit unique to New Zealand. African wine industry has taken a huge change in direction in the last 20 years. Previously known for cheap wines that often ended up being distilled into brandy before hitting the shelves, the now vibrant industry is earning a reputation for some of the most exciting wines on the market. South Africa is famous for Chenin WHITE Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as the indigenous Pinotage. Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017 €27.00 Food pairing suggestion Beautiful with thai cuisine, sushi or scallop ceviche.

CLOUDY BAY WHITE Established in 1985, Cloudy Bay was one of the first five wine makers to venture into Marlborough. At Creation Chardonnay Reserve Walker Bay 2017/18 €58.00 the time, it was almost an unimaginable place to set up a vineyard. However, Cloudy Bay’s founder, David Hohnen, was convinced of its potential to produce great wine and so invested in the best land Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Reserve Chenin Blanc Wellington 2017/18 €24.00 of the region. Since then, Marlborough has risen to become New Zealand’s leading wine region, as Hartenberg Estate Chardonnay Stellenbosch 2016 €22.00 well as one of the finest winemaking locations in the world. Klein Constantia Pascal Jolivet Métis Sauvignon Blanc Constantia 2016/17 €21.00

Cloudy Bay Chardonnay Marlborough 2016/17 €36.00 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2019 €32.00 Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2015/16 €57.00 RED Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block Franschhoek 2017 €42.00 Creation Cloudy Bay Te Koko Craggy Range Te Muna Road Vineyard Riesling Martinborough 2014 €21.00 Chardonnay Reserve Chamonix Pinotage Greywacke Franschhoek 2014 €25.00 2015 2017 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2016 €25.00 Creation Pinot Noir Reserve Walker Bay 2017 €62.00 93pts 92pts Vergelegen V Stellenbosch 2007 €86.00 The Wine Advocate Felton Road Chardonnay Central Otago 2018 €55.00 Vinous Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2018/19 €20.00

“The 2015 Te Koko offers pungency Kim Crawford Pinot Gris Marlborough 2017 €19.00 “It has a very well defined bouquet and passion fruit on the nose, offering an impression of energy, hints followed by a wine of great Ram’s Hill Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2013 €30.00 of yellow flowers, and light popcorn concentration and intensity. Hints aromas developing in the glass. The of struck flint add complexity, while palate is well balanced and quite the mouth-filling palate boasts a taut on the entry, with a fine bead of rich, multilayered texture and a acidity, and a little spicier than the lingering finish. Only 8% aged in RED regular Chardonnay, with hints of new French oak and about a third Auntsfield Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Marlborough 2011/16 €49.00 ginger and orange zest on the finish.” of the wine went through malolactic fermentation, leaving it with crisp Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir Marlborough 2018 €42.00 acids and a great sense of elegance and balance.” Craggy Range Syrah Gimblett Gravels 2013 €28.00 Kim Crawford Pinot Noir Marlborough 2017 €25.00 Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago 2017/18 €76.00 Rod McDonald Wines Trademark Syrah Hawke’s Bay 2011 €49.00

Boekenhoutskloof Felton Road The Chocolate Block Pinot Noir 2017 2017 92pts 96pts Vinous Wine Spectator

“It has a very well defined bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis, crushed “Elegant, fresh and vibrant, this red rose petals, hints of orange peel and starts off wonderfully perfumed, with minerals. This is much more detailed lavender, white pepper and green tea and classic in style than previous notes that accentuate the purity of the vintages. The palate is medium- cherry and raspberry flavors. Polished bodied with sappy black fruit, a fine tannins still provide some grip on the bead of acidity, and quite saline and finish, where white truffle and forest spicy in the mouth. The fresh, quite floor details linger.” pure finish lingers in the mouth. This is a very impressive wine.”

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SWEET ITALY HUNGARY Moscato d’Asti Cascinetta Vietti 2019 €19.00 Oremus Oremus de Vega Sicilia Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 50cl bottle 2002 €96.00 Sine Qua Non de Vega Sicilia Mr K The Noble Man Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé Donnafugata 2016 €99.00 Tokaji Aszú Food pairing suggestion Chardonnay Recioto della Valpolicella Sant’Ulderico Monte Dall’Oro 50cl bottle 2006/7 €72.00 6 Puttonyos Perfect served with tarte tatin and vanilla ice cream. 2005 2002 98pts Food pairing suggestion Fantastic paired with panettone or a dark chocolate tart. 93pts The Wine Advocate Wine Spectator FRANCE “Made from 100% Chardonnay from “A muscular version, with dacquoise Sauternes the Alban Vineyard, the 2005 Mr. K. and marzipan notes leading the way Château La Fontaine 2014 €26.00 The Noble Man possesses 235 grams USA for creamed orange, white peach, of residual sugar per liter as well as Sine Qua Non Mr K The Noble Man Chardonnay half bottle 2003 €145.00 ginger, mirabelle compote and exceptional acid levels. Its mind- tangerine accents that pump through boggling purity, balance, intensity, Sine Qua Non Mr K The Noble Man Chardonnay half bottle 2005 €165.00 the piecrust-filled finish. Has the and sweetness are balanced by the vintage’s raw oomph, as well as range CHATEAU RIEUSSEC wine’s zesty acidity. An amazing and cut for balance.” Rieussec has long been considered the second greatest property in Sauternes after Yquem and achievement fashioned from 100% with masterful performances year in, year out, it is not hard to taste why. It is presented in the full, botrytised fruit, it will keep for 20 or more years.” SOUTH AFRICA rich, fruity, caramel, marmalade and smoky style, and yet manages to retain a degree of lemon zest freshness. Vin de Constance Klein Constantia 50cl bottle 2008 €76.00

Château Rieussec 1er Cru Classé 1995 €69.00 Château Rieussec 1er Cru Classé 2001 €95.00 AUSTRALIA Campbells Rutherglen Muscat half bottle NV €19.00 Château Rieussec half bottle 1er Cru Classé 2003 €39.00 Château Rieussec 1er Cru Classé 2009 €59.00 Vin de Constance Château Rieussec 1er Cru Classé 2010 €65.00 Klein Constantia FORTIFIED Château Rieussec 2008 2010 Food pairing suggestion Try with the classic pairing of foie gras or crêpes stuffed with goat’s cheese and peach jam. 95pts SHERRY 94pts The Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Hidalgo Manzanilla La Gitana NV €15.50 Food pairing suggestion “Offers a very complex bouquet with Serve with tapas style dishes or as an aperitif with almonds and olives. “A muscular version, with dacquoise CHATEAU D’YQUEM fresh pineapple, quince, Japanese and marzipan notes leading the way A Château which has now acquired legendary status, thanks to its history (it was established in the yuzu, just a hint of grass clippings and for creamed orange, white peach, then later mille fieulle. It feels smooth ginger, mirabelle compote and 1500s and came top of the sweet-wine producing estates in the 1855 Classification) and for its finesse and pure – gentle in the mouth, Hidalgo Amontillado Seco Napoleon 50cl bottle NV €17.00 tangerine accents that pump through and concentration. It can last, if stored correctly, for up to a century. Made, as are all sweet Bordeaux caressing the senses with its quince Hidalgo Cream Alameda 50cl bottle NV €17.00 the piecrust-filled finish. Has the wines, from Sémillon and aged for four years in oak barrels. and marmalade tinged finish with a vintage’s raw oomph, as well as range suggestion of shaved ginger on the Hidalgo Pedro Ximénez Triana 50cl bottle NV €22.00 and cut for balance.” aftertaste. Wonderful!” Château d’Yquem half bottle 1er Cru Supérieur 1996 €145.00 Château d’Yquem half bottle 1er Cru Supérieur 2001 €265.00 PORT Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 2003 €290.00 Taylor’s Late Bottled Vintage 2013 €21.95 Château d’Yquem half bottle 1er Cru Supérieur 2005 €190.00 Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny NV €34.50 Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 2006 €275.00 Taylor’s 20 Year Old Tawny NV €59.00 Château d’Yquem half bottle 1er Cru Supérieur 2006 €145.00 Taylor’s 30 Year Old Tawny NV €115.00 Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 2007 €290.00 Taylor’s 40 Year Old Taylor’s 40 Year Old Tawny NV €195.00 Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 2010 €390.00 Tawny Port Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas 2001/2 €46.00 Château d’Yquem NV 2001 Taylor’s Vintage 1985 €135.00 95pts 100pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate

“Big, weighty and mouth filling, this MADEIRA “I have had the very good fortune is an aromatic Tawny that finishes H & H Medium Rich Single Harvest 50cl bottle 1998 €39.00 to taste the 2001 d’Yquem perhaps with acidity and tension. Gripping on a dozen times since its release and the finish, its flavors become more H & H 10 Year Old Sercial 50cl bottle NV €29.00 have never been less than absolutely interesting as long as it sits in the glass floored by its combination of poise, (or on your palate).” purity, precision and layer upon intricate, jaw-dropping layer of flavor nuances. It is among a very small clutch of incredible wines that crash through the 100-point ceiling and rocket beyond the stratosphere! ” All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 70 FOR ORDERS t: +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 | [email protected] 71 SPIRITS BEER & SOFT DRINKS SERVICES

We believe that wine is much more than just a drink and as such we offer a range of services to enhance your guests’ SPIRITS enjoyment. Whether we can help with building a creative wine list or by arranging a bespoke trip to a top end winery, our wine team is on hand to assist you, your crew and your guests. We have a huge selection of spirits in stock from everyday bar essentials to • Cellar Planning the world’s finest spirits and rare collectables. Evaluation and assessment for new builds Consultation for shore based cellars We can also provide you with hard-to-source back bar ingredients for cocktails and mixology. • Wine Tastings & Events for Guests Tutored tastings on board BEER Wine dinners Our warehouse is home to an extensive range Vineyard and winery visits of beers of many different styles from all over the world. • Wine Training for Crew We can also supply gluten-free, WSET courses either on board or in training centres non-alcoholic and light beers too. Bespoke wine education and training sessions on board, including food and wine pairing

SOFT DRINKS & WATER • Cocktail Training for Crew On board cocktail training We have a large choice of soft drinks, including hard-to-find sodas and mixers • Wine List Consultation and artesian waters. • Wine Advice Information on grape varieties, regions and vintages Storage Serving guidelines – temperature and glassware For our full list of spirits, beers and soft drinks, please get in touch [email protected] • Wine tasting notes, information and food recommendations

WINE COURSES Taught by Hannah Lunn, our passionate and experienced wine consultant, VSF offers a range of professional courses as well as tailor-made training sessions to suit your needs.

WSET COURSES VSF is a longstanding Approved Programme Provider for the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust), offering Levels 1 and 2.

The WSET is a globally recognised examination body, meaning that any candidate who passes one of the exams will receive an official certificate and qualification – a great way to learn more about wine in a fun and relaxed way and boost your CV in the process!

Please contact us on [email protected] for further information and details of forthcoming dates.

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Our fleet of vans is on hand to deliver free of charge to ports If your yacht and charter fulfils specific conditions, you may be eligible for a tax-free wine along the Riviera from Marseille to Loano. and/or provisions order which VSF is happy and able to fulfil. (subject to a minimum order) The following conditions must all be met THE YACHT IS COMMERCIALLY REGISTERED For van deliveries further afield, please call for a quote: THE YACHT HAS A PERMANENT CREW +33 (0)4 22 10 67 70 THE YACHT IS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ONLY Our Riviera office lines are open 8am – 10 pm, THE YACHT IS AT LEAST 15M LONG 7 days a week from May until October THE YACHT MUST EXIT FRENCH WATERS FOR AT LEAST 70% OF TRIPS PER YEAR and Monday to Friday throughout the winter months. NOT MORE THAN 50% OF CHARTERS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR CAN BE STATIC THE GOODS PURCHASED CANNOT BE FOR A STATIC CHARTER THE AMOUNT PURCHASED IS IN KEEPING WITH THE DURATION OF THE CHARTER AND ITS NUMBER OF GUESTS For deliveries from Viareggio and Palma please call the relevant office for stock, availabilities, sourcing and delivery. You will need to provide copies of the following in advance of any delivery CERTIFICATE OF COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION WORLDWIDE THE SPECIFIC CHARTER AGREEMENT CREW LIST We can safely and securely send your wine order DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE to almost anywhere in the world, wherever your yacht is moored.

The Customs Agents fees for processing a tax free delivery are at least €199. Therefore tax-free delivery is only worthwhile when the tax on Our network of freight forwarders and airfreight agents an order exceeds €199 – usually a minimum of €1,020 for a wine and spirits order or €3,620 for soft drinks. ensures swift and reliable delivery directly from our warehouse. Please note that due to Customs constraints we need at least 48 hours’ notice to carry out a tax free delivery. Please call or e-mail for an estimate on time and costs. We will also need to be informed at the time of placing an order whether a tax-free delivery is required.

Tax-free delivery cannot be arranged after the goods have been delivered.

Deliveries can only be made during Customs hours and following receipt of their approval. Due to Customs office hours this means deliveries can only be made 09.00 – 12.00 or 14.00 – 17.00, Monday – Friday.

No return of goods can be accepted once the delivery has cleared Customs.

Goods delivered tax free cannot legally be taken off board without going through an import procedure, involving paying significant customs charges as well as VAT.

Customs reserve the right to board the vessel at the time of delivery and subsequently. There are potentially serious consequences for false declarations.

Please note that the invoice must be issued in the name of the company as it appears on the certificate of commercial registration.

PAYMENT We accept cash, credit cards (Visa or Mastercard) and wire transfers. Please let us know how you wish to pay when ordering. Unless previously agreed, payment is due in full on delivery.

TERMS & CONDITIONS Please enjoy alcohol in moderation. All wines and vintages are subject to availability. E&OE.

All prices in this list are in Euros before tax. This list replaces all previous and is valid from 15th May 2020 until further notice.

Other wines will become available throughout the season, and some featured in this list are rare or in very limited supply and may run out. Please call us for advice about current stocks at any time.

All goods remain the property of VSF until paid for in full. We cannot accept returns once products have been signed for and taken on board.

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