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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
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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 C E 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: C E E EA NE “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 AC NNA 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
C E 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 C E E EA NE
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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St Estèphe Pauillac St Julien
Margaux R AN Pomerol
Bordeaux St Emilion