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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. €125.00
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 process. Particularly well known for its elegant Rosé, Billecart-Salmon is a Champagne house for wine lovers: many who discover it drink few other Champagnes thereafter.
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve NV €46.00
Billecart-Salmon Billecart-Salmon Brut Vintage 2007/8 €73.00 Brut Rosé Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV €79.00 NV 93pts The Wine Advocate BOLLINGER Bollinger has been making classic, Pinot-dominated Champagnes with great ageing potential and “Pale yet intense pink in color, the complexity since 1829. The house style is deliberately oxidative with much of the wine (all of the Billecart-Salmon NV Brut Rosé is pure, fresh and intense on the nose, with vintage and reserve wines, and a high proportion of Special Cuvée) being fermented in old oak lovely raspberry aromas, refreshing barrels, resulting in rich toast, apple and spice flavours. A proportion of the reserve wines are aged in citrus zest flavors and great definition. magnums under cork keeping the aromas and flavours fresh and helping to make Special Cuvée one On the palate this is a pure, light and of the most complex Non-Vintage Champagnes around. vinous rosé with great finesse and a long, well-structured and even juicy finish. Fabulous.” Bollinger Special Cuvée NV €55.00 Bollinger La Grande Année 2004 €125.00 Bollinger La Grande Année 2005 €125.00 Bollinger La Grande Année 2007 €125.00 Bollinger La Grande Année 2008 €125.00 Bollinger Rosé NV €73.00
Bollinger Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2007 €165.00 La Grande Année 2007 94+pts ARMAND DE BRIGNAC The Wine Advocate Armand de Brignac is a range of prestige cuvée Champagnes produced since 2006 by the Cattier family who have been making wine for over 250 years. Colloquially know as ‘Ace of Spades’ after “The wine displays a very clear, fine the label design on the distinctive metal-covered bottles, this Champagne is a blend of 3 different and complex bouquet of ripe (apricot) fruits and pink grapefruit along with vintages. It is soft and fruity in style with added complexity from the dosage, the base wine for which chalky, toasty and almond/nougat is aged for one year in new French oak. notes. Highly elegant, fine and pure but complex on the palate, this is a full-bodied and well-structured Grande Armand de Brignac Brut Gold NV €355.00 Année with a long, intense yet dry, salty, beautifully clear and cleansing Armand de Brignac Brut Blanc de Blancs NV €870.00 finish with lingering citrus flavors and a persistent mineral structure.” Armand de Brignac Brut Rosé NV €545.00
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DELAMOTTE LAURENT-PERRIER Delamotte Blanc de Blancs NV €55.00 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.
Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut NV €44.00 DOM PERIGNON Laurent-Perrier Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon, owned by Moët & Chandon, is an exclusively vintage prestige cuvée Champagne. It Grand Siècle Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle NV €155.00 2008 is made from roughly equal quantities (varying slightly according to the vintage) of Chardonnay and NV Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé NV €79.00 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 MOET & CHANDON most classic, famous, and eye-catching of all wines and consistently tastes as good as its reputation Creating a true slice of Champagne, Moët & Chandon brings the characteristics of all three varieties, “Lemon peel, white flowers, mint suggests it will. “A sweet and subtle note of smoky and white pepper give the 2008 its toasted brioche underscores Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, into their blends. The wines are vinified non-oxidatively chiseled, bright profile. Several recent the baked melon, kumquat and in stainless steel and undergo malolactic fermentation, giving them a soft, light, approachable style bottles have all been magnificent. Dom Pérignon 2008 €179.00 ground ginger flavors of this vibrant with a universal appeal that has made Moët & Chandon the world’s most popular Champagne. What I admire most about the 2008 Champagne, with a fine, is the way it shows all the focus, Dom Pérignon 2009 €179.00 lively mousse.” translucence and energy that is such a Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial NV €39.50 signature of the year, and yet it is also Dom Pérignon P2 2000 €449.00 remarkably deep and vertical. In other Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial 20cl NV €17.00 words, the 2008 is a Champagne that Dom Pérignon Rosé 2005 €385.00 plays in three dimensions.” Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial (demi-sec) NV €53.00 Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 €385.00 Moët & Chandon Ice Impérial (demi-sec) NV €59.00 Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2009/12 €68.00 CHARLES HEIDSIECK Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial NV €59.00 Charles Heidsieck founded his eponymous Champagne house in 1851 at the age of 29. He is credited Moët & Chandon Rosé Impérial 20cl NV €24.00 with popularising Champagne in the United States where he became hugely popular and earned the Moët & Chandon Ice Rosé Impérial (demi-sec) NV €75.00 nickname ‘Champagne Charlie’. The consistent high quality of the wines means their range is one of Moët & Chandon the most frequently awarded in Champagne. Grand Vintage Henriot 2009 Brut Millésimé PERRIER-JOUET 2006 Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV €38.00 94pts Perrier-Jouët is a prestigious Epernay-based producer, famous for its cuvée Belle Epoque, instantly 93pts Charles Heidsieck Rosé Réserve NV €49.00 Wine Spectator recognisable by its distinctive anemone-adorned bottle. Chardonnay from the Grand Cru vineyards of Cramant and Avize have the biggest influence on the house style which is one of lightness, elegance Wine Spectator and finesse, featuring floral aromas and a delicate creaminess. “A sleek, creamy Champagne, with HENRIOT an expressive range of toast, apricot, “Seamlessly knit, with vibrant, citrusy candied Meyer lemon zest, cassis and Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV €49.00 acidity and a satiny, creamy mousse Founded in 1808, Henriot is one of the few remaining independent Champagne houses having been pastry cream set in a tightly knit and layered with poached peach, pastry owned and managed by the same family for more than eight generations. The Chardonnay-dominant racy frame. This offers personality Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2008 €182.00 cream, mineral and crushed hazelnut now, but the focus and concentration flavors that expand through the wines are fresh and elegant with a rich, toasty character from extended ageing on the lees (twice the recommends it to the cellar as well.” Perrier-Jouët Blason Rosé NV €72.00 midpalate and the zesty, spiced finish.” legal requirement) and are exceptional value for money.
Henriot Brut Souverain NV €37.00 LOUIS ROEDERER Most famous for their prestige cuvée Cristal which was first created in 1876 for the Tsar of Russia, Henriot Blanc de Blancs NV €57.00 Alexander II, the house of Louis Roederer is known for the sheer quality and style of their wines across Henriot Blanc de Blancs 375ml NV €30.00 the range. Roederer is the largest owner of organically-farmed (and increasingly, biodynamically- farmed) vineyards in Champagne. The wines are distinguished by their superb balance, finesse and Henriot Brut Millésimé 05/06/08 €65.00 elegance and their fine, creamy mousse.
Louis Roederer Brut Premier NV €49.00 KRUG Louis Roederer Krug Vintage Cristal Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature 2009 €83.00 Krug is the only Champagne house to have created a prestige cuvée every year since it was founded 2002 2008 Louis Roederer Blanc de Blancs 2010/11 €89.00 in 1843. The house’s flagship wine, Grande Cuvée, typically contains 35-50% reserve wines chosen 97+pts from an extensive library of 150 different wines across more than 10 vintages. With fermentation in 97+pts Louis Roederer Cristal 2002 €428.00 The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate neutral oak barrels and ageing on the lees well beyond the legal minimum, the wines have incredible Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 €279.00 depth, richness and complexity and a unique personality all of their own. Louis Roederer Cristal 2009 €195.00 “Opens with a generous, intense “The 2008 Cristal opens bright, super Louis Roederer Brut Rosé 2012/13 €77.00 yet fine and precise bouquet that Krug Grande Cuvée NV €215.00 clear, fresh and pure on the exciting, indicates great depth and elegance. absolutely fascinating nose with its Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2008 €650.00 Red fruit flavors on the nose lead Krug Vintage 2002 €455.00 fine, complex and elegant bouquet to a generously rich yet pure, highly of gorgeously ripe and matured refined and elegant palate, with lots of Krug Clos de Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 2002 €1,550.00 fruits, brioche and chalk expressions. Food pairing suggestion ripe cherry fruits and delicious yeasty This is the finest you can get from Perfect with lobster, beluga caviar, seared salmon or smoked sea trout. flavors. This is a highly complex and Krug Clos d’Ambonnay Blanc de Noirs 2000 €3,190.00 Champagne. The palate is pure, lean, tensioned but beautifully balanced fresh and filigreed but concentrated, 2002 with a charming dosage that Krug Rosé NV €358.00 highly complex, full of tension and gives perfect roundness.” enormously vibrant.”
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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 €58.00 Blanc de Blancs Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV €73.00 2006 Produced all around the world, sparkling wine comes in a huge range of styles, from bone dry to 97+pts Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2006/7 €194.00 perfumed and floral. Vinous Ruinart Rosé NV €76.00 Dom Ruinart Rosé 2004 €285.00 “The 2006 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Brut is simply fabulous. In most vintages, Dom Ruinart is a big, ample FRANCE Champagne that shows the structure SALON Loire of the Montagne de Reims Chardonnay Salon is a tiny house producing what connoisseurs consider to be the quintessential Blanc de Blancs. in the blend. The 2006 has plenty of Langlois Crémant de Loire Brut NV €15.00 textural resonance and richness, and In minuscule amounts (30,000 bottles a year, if at all) from over 35-year-old vines in Le Mesnil-sur- yet I am also struck by its tension.” Oger (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 a decade.
Salon “S” Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 2006/7 €698.00 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 €33.00 Ca’del Bosco Taittinger Food pairing suggestion Comtes de TAITTINGER Franciacorta Champagne Cuvée Prestige Delicious with tuna tataki or gravlax or simply on its own as an aperitif. In a beautiful twist on the norm, the Taittinger family bought back the Champagne House that bears NV Blanc de Blancs their name from the demerger of a giant multinational in 2006, and the wines - always good - have been 2006 on fine form ever since. The house style is one of elegance and clarity of fruit with a creamy texture. 91pts 97+pts The Wine Advocate Prosecco Vinous Taittinger Brut Réserve NV €49.00 Andreola Vigneto Dirupo Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry NV €17.00 “This is among Ca’ del Bosco’s most Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2006 €168.00 affordable and accessible sparkling Bisol Crede Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut NV €18.00 “The 2006 has been nothing short of wines. It offers steady consistency magnificent both times I have tasted Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2007 €168.00 year after year. I’ve always loved Bisol Relio Rive di Guia Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut 2017/18 €23.00 it. Comtes de Champagne remains the the bouquet of this wine. It shows a single best value (in relative terms) in Taittinger Prestige Rosé NV €67.00 slightly spicy side that reminds me of tête de cuvée Champagne.” Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2006 €199.00 Christmas oranges nailed with cloves. In the mouth, the wine is lean and crisp with fine and persistent perlage.” SPAIN Penedès VEUVE CLICQUOT Often considered the Champagne of the yachting fraternity, with its distinctive yellow-orange livery, Recaredo Terrers Cava Brut Nature 2012 €25.00 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 €44.00 Veuve Clicquot Brut 375ml NV €29.00 Veuve Clicquot Bisol Crede La Grande Dame Veuve Clicquot Vintage 04/08/12 €69.50 Prosecco di Rosé Valdobbiadene Brut 2006 Veuve Clicquot Extra Brut Extra Old NV €67.00 NV 95pts Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2006 €158.00 90pts Wine Spectator Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV €65.00 The Wine Advocate Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Rosé 2006 €322.00 “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 CHATEAU MINUTY Château Minuty has been run by the Matton-Farnet family since 1936 and was one of only 23 estates Loire in Provence to be awarded Cru Classé status in 1955. The vineyards on the slopes of Gassin and Domaine Fournier Les Belles Vignes Sancerre Rosé Sancerre 2016 €23.00 Ramatuelle, overlooking the bay of St Tropez, are farmed sustainably using no herbicides or pesticides, and only organic fertilisers.
Rhône Minuty M Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €19.00 Domaine de Mourchon Loubié Rosé Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret 2017/18 €16.00 Domaines Ott Minuty Prestige Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €24.00 La Mascaronne Rosé Quat’saisons Rosé 2017 Château Minuty Rose et Or Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €34.00 2017 Provence 93pts Château Minuty Rose et Or Magnum Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €64.00 90pts Vinous Minuty 281 Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €67.00 The Wine Advocate Barbeyrolles Rosé Pétale de Rose Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €29.00 Château La Coste Rosé Coteaux d’Aix en Provence 2017/18 €17.00 “A complex bouquet displays ripe, “I was impressed by both of the La Château Hermitage Saint-Martin iKon Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018 €25.00 mineral-accented red berries, citrus MIRABEAU EN PROVENCE Mascaronne wines I tried, especially fruits, nectarine and pungent flowers, the Fazioli red. The 2017 Cotes de Château Léoube Le Secret de Léoube Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €36.00 along with a subtle and exotic touch Following their dream to make wine, husband and wife team Stephen and Jeanny moved to Provence Rose Quat’Saisons is also a of honey. Offers palate-coating Provence with their young family from London in 2009. Since then they have gone on to make rosés Château de Margüi Rosé Coteaux Varois en Provence 2017/18 €21.00 fine effort, balancing ripe notions of strawberry liqueur, blood orange which have captured the attention of wine critics the world over. peach and melon and a plump mid- and lavender flavors that unfold and
palate with a crisp pineapple-zesty La Mascaronne Quat’saisons Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €20.00 deepen steadily on the back half. The pit fruit quality sneaks back in citrus finish.” Mira Luna Rosé Coteaux Varois en Provence 2018 €23.00 “Elegant, lively, silky and pure, it’s a classy and perfectly balanced rosé that’s about as good as on an impressively long, penetrating Provençal rosés can get.” Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €23.00 finish that shows excellent clarity and powerful mineral thrust.” Robert Parker Domaine PiqueRoque Rosé IGP Maures 2017/18 €9.50 Château Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Rosé Côtes de Provence La Londe 2017/18 €26.00 Mirabeau Classic Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018 €17.50 Food pairing suggestion Mirabeau Pure Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €20.00 A refreshing aperitif or delicious with simple summer salads or a mediterranean mezze board. DOMAINES OTT CHATEAU D’ESCLANS “A” Rosato The quintessential Provence rosé, Domaines Ott, with its instantly-recognisable bottle, is often Sacha Lichine’s exquisite rosés from Château d’Esclans are fast becoming regarded as the finest range Aldobrandesca simply a must-have, and for good reason. The wines are made from estate-grown grapes which are Château d’Esclans from Provence, if not in the world; a fitting testament to all the effort that has gone into the property’s Antinori rigorously sorted (in a tricky vintage, only half of the usual quantity may be produced) to ensure the Garrus Rosé restoration, and the wines’ meticulous creation. 2016 exceptional high quality for which they are known remains consistent from year to year. 2016 90pts 94pts Vinous Château d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €23.00 Bandol / Côtes de Provence Vinous Domaines Ott Rosé 2017/18 €32.50 Château d’Esclans Rock Angel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €35.00 BY.OTT Rosé Côtes de Provence 2017/18 €17.00 “Bright dark pink. Lovely, with very “Rich yet almost shockingly lithe in Château d’Esclans Les Clans Rosé Côtes de Provence 2016/17 €59.00 delicate aromas and flavors of spicy character, delivering strong, mineral- Château d’Esclans Garrus Rosé Côtes de Provence 2016/17 €124.00 red berries, quinine, cinnamon and driven finishing cut and a lingering violet. Fresh, juicy and smooth, with suggestion of candied flowers. This a lively long finish and a very clean, ITALY slightly tannic mouthfeel. This is a wine really transcends the category of “A” Rosato Aldobrandesca Antinori Toscana 2016/17 €44.00 pink wine and it resembles a serious brand new wine from Antinori, that white Burgundy, perhaps a Meursault, is made with Aleatico, the lovely Alois Lageder Lagrein Rosé Alto Adige 2017/18 €15.00 in terms of body and texture.” aromatic red grape that is very much at home on the Tuscan coast.”
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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.
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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 H. Brochard 2016/18 €11.00
Muscadet Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie Langlois-Chateau 2017 €15.00
Saumur Saumur Vieilles Vignes Langlois-Chateau 2014/15 €24.00
ALSACE Vouvray Gewurztraminer Cuvée Laurence Domaine Weinbach 2017 €42.00 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Domaine Huet (sec) 2016 €24.00 Riesling Grand Cru Food pairing suggestion Schlossberg Cuvée One of the best wines to serve with exotic flavours, such as flavoursome thai and asian dishes. Vouvray Sec Vouvray Le Mont Domaine Huet (demi-sec) 2015 €38.00 Sainte Catherine Le Haut-Lieu Domaine Weinbach Domaine Huet Food pairing suggestion 2016 Incredibly food friendly - try with crab dishes, sushi or a light and fruity pork dish. Pinot Gris Réserve Particulière Domaine Weinbach 2016 €28.00 2016 92pts 90pts Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Cuvée Sainte Catherine Domaine Weinbach 2014/16 €58.00 Wine Spectator The Wine Advocate Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Cuvée Sainte Catherine Domaine Weinbach 2017 €75.00 Menetou-Salon Menetou-Salon Côtes de Morogues Domaine Fournier 2015/16 €19.00 “Broad and creamy flavors of Jonagold “From the nine-hectare original apple, orchard blossom, peach skin vineyard of the Huet family, the 2016 and ground ginger are set in a lithe Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec shows a and elegant frame, enlivened by a laser citrus color followed by an intense, beam of acidity and an underpinning fresh and chalky-mineral bouquet with Sancerre of spicy mineral.” lemon and some blossom aromas. Sancerre Classique H. Brochard 2017/18 €22.00 This is a medium-bodied, round, elegant, remarkably lush and delicate Sancerre Château de Fontaine-Audon Langlois-Chateau 2016/17 €26.00 Chenin Blanc from calcareous clay soils.” Sancerre Clos du Roy Pascal Jolivet 16/17/18 €35.00 Sancerre Sauvage Pascal Jolivet 2016/17 €57.00 Sancerre Comte Lafond 2017/18 €29.50 Sancerre Grande Cuvée Comte Lafond 2015/16 €44.00 Sancerre Haut de la Poussie 2014 €56.00 Food pairing suggestion Delicious with grilled white fish, goat’s cheese and light salads. Sancerre Clos du Roy Pascal Jolivet 2016 Pouilly Fumé 92pts Pouilly Fumé Classique H. Brochard 2016/17 €22.00 Wine Spectator Pouilly Fumé Vieilles Vignes H. Brochard 2015/16 €29.00 Pouilly Fumé Silex Didier Dagueneau 2014 €190.00 “Lovely talc, sweet pea, mâche and chive notes stream through, backed Pouilly Fumé Silex Didier Dagueneau 2015 €210.00 by a bracing, flint-edged finish. This is steely and pure, textbook Sancerre Pouilly Fumé Ladoucette 2017/18 €34.00 that can handle a little cellaring.” Pouilly Fumé Baron de L 12/14/15 €79.00
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Chablis Champs Royaux William Fèvre 2017 €25.00
Chablis Butteaux Chablis Louis Jadot 2016/17 €27.00 François Raveneau Chablis J. Moreau & Fils 2016/17 €29.00 2011 93pts Vinous Chablis Montée de Tonnerre La Chablisienne 1er Cru 2016/17 €39.00 Chablis 1er Cru Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2017 €46.00
Burgundy, or Bourgogne, is the source of the most majestic Grand Cru and “The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, Chablis Vaillons Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2016/17 €48.00 Premier Cru wines in the world. The polar opposite of Bordeaux with its grand gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply Chablis Montmains William Fèvre 1er Cru 2017 €39.00 Châteaux, this is a complex region of smallholders with over 3,000 vineyard in the right place. Articulate, energetic Chablis Fourchaume William Fèvre 1er Cru 2015/16 €49.00 and nuanced, the 2011 captures all owners. 15 million cases are produced annually from 100 different appellations the qualities of this 1er Cru site, in Chablis Fourchaume J. Moreau & Fils 1er Cru 2016/17 €48.00 miniature.” spanning 26,000 hectares. Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2009 €295.00 Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2011 €365.00 With reds made from Pinot Noir and whites from Chardonnay, these wines are Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2013 €365.00 not only long lived, but are also some of the most exceptional on the market. Chablis Butteaux François Raveneau 1er Cru 2015 €355.00
Chablis Grenouilles Château Grenouilles La Chablisienne Grand Cru 2013/15 €87.00 Chablis Vaudésir Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 12/14/15 €89.00 CHABLIS Chablis Bougros William Fèvre Grand Cru 2015/16 €79.50 Chablis Vaudésir Louis Jadot Chablis Preuses William Fèvre Grand Cru 2016 €99.00 2015 Chablis Vaudésir Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015/16 €89.00 93pts C E E N Vinous Chablis Valmur J. Moreau & Fils Grand Cru 2012/15 €73.00 Vougeot Food pairing suggestion Perfect with steamed lobster, seared scallops or salmon terrine. Aloxe-Corton “A well-defined and quite complex The region is split into 5 sub-regions: C E E EA NE bouquet, with scents of yellow plum, Beaune jasmine, flint and a touch of spice. The palate is well defined with a viscous BOURGOGNE CHABLIS Meursault opening, quite tropical in style but COTE DE NUITS redeemed by a lovely thread of acidity Bourgogne Chardonnay Les Ursulines Jean-Claude Boisset 2015 €22.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet and compelling purity on the finish. COTE DE BEAUNE This is far superior to many Vaudésir Bourgogne Blanc Couvent des Jacobins Louis Jadot 2016/17 €22.00 that I tasted, demonstrating persistency Bourgogne Blanc Cuvée Oligocène Patrick Javillier 2015/16 €36.00 COTE CHALONNAISE and class from start to finish.” MACONNAIS COTE DE NUITS The most significant of these Vougeot for the production of white wines: Vougeot le Clos Blanc de Vougeot Domaine de la Vougeraie 1er Cru 2015 €143.00 Corton- CHABLIS Charlemagne COTE DE BEAUNE Domaine Bonneau du Martray COTE DE BEAUNE MACONNAIS 2011 Aloxe-Corton 93pts Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2011 €249.00 The Wine Advocate Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2013 €259.00 AC NNA Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2015 €285.00 “A mineral-driven bouquet – linear and taut, with slate and granite Corton-Charlemagne Domaine Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2016 €329.00 aromas gradually unfurling in the glass. The palate is clean and fresh Corton-Charlemagne Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 11/13/15 €199.00 with supremely well-judged acidity. Pouilly-Fuissé Touches of apricot and mango lie Corton-Charlemagne Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 13/14/15 €198.00 Mâcon in the background with the citrus Grand Cru element playing the main role.” Corton-Charlemagne Louis Jadot 2013/14 €182.00 Food pairing suggestion Try with foie gras or roasted chicken in a rich sauce, equally lovely with blue cheese.
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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 Tête de Murger Le Clavoillon achieved in the wines is quite remarkable. Patrick Javillier Beaune du Château 1er Cru Blanc Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €43.00 Domaine Leflaive 2015 2012 Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 10/15/16 €185.00 Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €335.00 92pts 94pts Vinous Wine Spectator Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €245.00 Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2012 €259.00 “Bright, light yellow. Sexy scents of Meursault Bouchard Père & Fils 2015/16 €49.50 “A classy white, creamy in texture Puligny-Montrachet Le Clavoillon Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €269.00 white peach, orange oil and subtle and racy, featuring lemon, apple, spices. Supple and creamy but also Meursault Joseph Drouhin 13/14/16 €75.00 hazelnut, nut oil and mineral aromas fresh and firm, displaying a pliant, and flavors. Intense and airy at once, 1er Cru open-knit texture for the year but also Meursault Louis Jadot 2015 €73.00 building to a long aftertaste of citrus Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1999 €390.00 lovely freshness to its white peach and mineral. The oak lends the right Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2005 €395.00 fruit. Really spreads out on the back Meursault Clos du Cromin Patrick Javillier 2015/16 €66.00 amount of support and never gets in half, finishing with building, palate- the way.” Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2006 €290.00 saturating length. This is wonderfully Meursault Cuvée Tête de Murger Patrick Javillier 2014/15 €108.00 expressive today but there’s more Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €465.00 to come.” Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2011 €268.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2012 €268.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €399.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2013 €268.00 Meursault Clos de la Barre Domaine Comtes Lafon 2015 €268.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 1996 €390.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2004 €395.00
Meursault Genevrières Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €95.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2008 €385.00 Meursault Charmes Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2009 €390.00 Domaine Comtes Meursault Charmes Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2016 €129.00 Les Folatières Lafon Domaine Leflaive Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2009 €290.00 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €390.00 2014 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €395.00 95pts Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2011 €295.00 94pts The Wine Advocate Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2013 €295.00 Vinous Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2012 €415.00 Meursault Charmes Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2014 €325.00 “Subtle reduction on the nose with “Bright yellow. Aromas of pineapple, Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2001 €369.00 scents of dried quince complementing Meursault Porusots Domaine Comtes Lafon 1er Cru 2011/12 €285.00 mirabelle and soft herbs, plus a whiff the citrus fruit, walnut and smoke Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2010 €219.00 of silex-like minerality. Round, rich and Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2009 €449.00 aromas. The palate is well balanced voluminous, with intense mid-palate with fine delineation, harmonious with Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2011 €205.00 fruit and lovely perfume. Finishes long Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €445.00 notes of tangerine and orange zest, the and aromatic, with superb mineral lift. oak nicely integrated with appreciable Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane Domaine Leflaive 1er Cru 2013 €219.00 Wonderfully palate-staining 2010 white weight on the finish. Very fine, very Burgundy.” sophisticated.” Food pairing suggestion Wonderful with panfried fish or creamy chicken dishes, especially when mushrooms are involved. Chassagne-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Amiot Guy & Fils 2016/17 €69.00 Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet Louis Jadot 2015/16 €78.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Joseph Drouhin 2015/16 €72.00 Puligny-Montrachet Jean-Marc Boillot 2016/17 €79.00 Puligny-Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils 2016 €63.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers Domaine Amiot Guy & Fils 1er Cru 13/14/15 €78.00 Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Joseph Drouhin 14/15/16 €85.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Combettes Morgeot Laguiche Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Laguiche Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2013/16 €165.00 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet Louis Jadot 2015/16 €85.00 Joseph Drouhin 2013 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet Caillerets Jean-Marc Pillot 1er Cru 2017 €103.00 Puligny-Montrachet Etienne Sauzet 2014/15 €99.00 92-94pts 92+pts Food pairing suggestion The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate Perfect served with scallops in a white sauce, grilled langoustines or ripe cheeses. Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet Jean-Marc Boillot 1er Cru 2013/16 €105.00 “A gorgeous bouquet in the making Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2015/16 €123.00 “Bright, pale yellow, with a faint with orange peel, tangerine and tinned green tinge. Inviting perfume of peach scents all beautifully defined. Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne Duc de Magenta Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2014/15 €109.00 peach, pear and white flowers. The palate is very well balanced, one Impeccably balanced, fully ripe wine of Jadot’s most harmonious and Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013/14 €136.00 with harmonious acidity giving the engaging Puligny Premier Crus this stone and orchard fruit flavors a light year. It gathers momentum in the Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013/15 €124.00 touch. Finishes with a firm stony mouth and reveals compelling spicy Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Etienne Sauzet 1er Cru 2014 €239.00 underpinning. A delicious, penetrating notes toward the finish.” wine with class and aging potential.” Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Etienne Sauzet 1er Cru 2015 €249.00 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 2009 €445.00 BORDEAUX Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €445.00 The original home of Sauvignon Blanc, white wines are produced in Bordeaux from Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015/16 €460.00 Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle. Many of these are inexpensive dry whites Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2009 €690.00 from regions such as Entre-Deux-Mers and Graves, however there are also some Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2010 €790.00 outstanding producers making complex and age-worthy examples that are highly Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Château Laville Louis Jadot Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive 2011 €735.00 Haut-Brion Blanc sought-after. 2009 Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2015 €720.00 2006 95pts 98pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate Château de Fieuzal Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2010/12 €77.00 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2004 €345.00 Château Roquefort Blanc 2015/16 €9.00 Grand Cru “Jadot’s 2009 Batard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot 2006 €365.00 “An absolutely staggering vintage Château Latour Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2014 €52.00 is rich, layered, sensual and totally Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2008 €650.00 for this historic and tiny estate, this beguiling. Slate, smoke and crushed 2006 has a huge nose of tropical Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2006 €490.00 rocks are some of the notes that Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2009 €390.00 fruit, including pineapple, as well as develop in the glass, adding a liqueur of minerality, with quince, Château Smith Haut-Lafitte Blanc Pessac-Léognan 2014 €155.00 complexity to the highly expressive, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2005 €690.00 white citrus, and a hint of subtle toast. nuanced fruit.” Full-bodied, with huge concentration, Food pairing suggestion Grand Cru Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive 2007 €560.00 an almost flinty mouthfeel, zesty Ideal with lightly dressed crab, tuna tartare or creamy asparagus risotto. acidity, and a monster finish, this is Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2008 €555.00 a prodigious Laville Haut-Brion that Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2010 €690.00 needs about 10 years of cellaring and should last 30 or more years.” AILE D’ARGENT BLANC DE MOUTON ROTHSCHILD Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2012 €690.00 Château Mouton Rothschild’s white wine is an exercise in just how good white Bordeaux can be, and something of a bargain when you consider how much the red wines fetch. Absurdly rare and even Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2007 €385.00 more absurdly delicious. Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2009 €410.00 Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2004 €119.00 Chevalier- Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2009 €445.00 Montrachet Aile d’Argent Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2007 €125.00 Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013 €395.00 La Cabotte Bordeaux Blanc de Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2009 €155.00 Bouchard Père & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €590.00 Mouton Rothschild 2009 2009 Aile d’Argent Bordeaux Blanc de Mouton Rothschild 2011 €145.00 94pts Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2005 €990.00 93pts Vinous Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2009 €790.00 The Wine Advocate Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2013 €875.00 RHONE “Bright pale yellow. Steely aromas Chevalier-Montrachet Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru 2015 €925.00 “An abundance of marmalade notes Condrieu Invitare M. Chapoutier 2016 €54.00 of apple, minerals and warm stone. intermixed with waxy lemon butter Voluminous and powerful, with fat Chevalier-Montrachet Etienne Sauzet Grand Cru 2013 €685.00 are all present in this honeyed, crisp, Hermitage Blanc Chante-Alouette M. Chapoutier 2015 €77.00 flavors of pear, menthol, crushed stone refreshing wine, which has loads and iodine. Most impressive today on of personality.” Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Château Mont-Redon 2017/18 €36.00 the very long, broad aftertaste, which saturates the palate with lemon and Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2009 €655.00 Food pairing suggestion crushed stone. This boasts the sheer Fantasic with asian cuisine, roast turbot and white meats such as veal. size and scale of a Montrachet.” Montrachet Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2011 €655.00 Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2006 €715.00 Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2014 €789.00 Montrachet Laguiche Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2015 €795.00 Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2009 €672.00 Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2012 €672.00 Pouilly-Fuissé Montrachet Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013 €672.00 Clos des Prouges Domaine Ferret 2016 92pts MACONNAIS The Wine Advocate Mâcon
“Bursting with aromas of spring Mâcon-Solutré Domaine Ferret 2016 €22.00 flowers, orange zest, peaches and fresh pastry. On the palate, it’s full- bodied, ample and rich, with succulent balancing acids and a long, Pouilly-Fuissé fragrant finish.” Pouilly-Fuissé Vignes Romanes Bouchard Père & Fils 2016/17 €29.00 Pouilly-Fuissé Joseph Drouhin 2017 €37.00 Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Prouges Domaine Ferret 2015/16 €54.00 Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir Domaine Luquet Depuis 1878 2016/17 €24.00 All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 20 FOR ORDERS t: +39 0586 076864 | [email protected] 21 FRANCE WHITE BURGUNDY RED
SOUTHERN FRANCE With over 3,000 hours of sunlight a year and constant breezes and mistral winds keeping COTE DE NUITS the risk of fungal disease at a minimum, the south of France is an ideal region for The Côte de Nuits is a 20km stretch forming the northern part of the Côte d’Or, Burgundy’s viticulture. A mixture of both local and international grapes is grown here, producing ‘golden slope’, and it is here that most of the world’s finest examples of Pinot Noir wines in a variety of styles. are produced. Named after the region’s largest village, Nuits-Saint-Georges, 22 out of Domaines Ott Blanc de Blancs Burgundy’s 23 red Grands Crus are located here, expressing a variety of styles. They tend 2016 LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON to be weightier and deeper coloured than the Pinots produced on the Côte de Beaune. 92pts IGP Pays d’Oc Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot and Nuits-Saints-Georges are known for their robust style of Wine Spectator Domaine Les Roques Blanc JM Boillot 2014/16 €11.50 Domaine La Gravette Sauvignon Blanc IGP Pays d’Oc 2016/17 €5.50 wine, whilst Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée display finesse and elegance.
“Very pure, with a precise and racy Domaine La Gravette Chardonnay IGP Pays d’Oc 2017 €5.50 beam of honeysuckle, white peach, verbena and yellow apple fruit notes Hegarty Les Nonnes Blanc Minervois 2014 €18.00 streaming through, all carried by a light quinine thread that adds length COTE DE BEAUNE and tension through the finish.” PROVENCE Despite the Côte de Beaune being well-known for its white wines, there is actually more red Château de Bellet Cuvée Baron G Bellet 2016 €38.00 wine produced in the region. The Pinot Noirs from this southern half of the Côte d’Or show Bomont de Cormeil Viognier Coteaux de Verdon 2014/15 €20.00 softness and finesse with the best examples coming from Beaune, Pommard and Volnay as Château Miraval Blanc Coteaux Varois en Provence 2016 €34.00 well as the exceptionally powerful Grand Cru of Corton. Domaines Ott Blanc de Blancs Côtes de Provence 2016/17 €34.00 Food pairing suggestion Classic match with grilled fish and fish soups.
CORSICA Clos Canarelli Blanc Corse Figari 2015/17 €43.00
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C E E N Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vosne-Romanée Vougeot
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Pernand-Vergelesses Aloxe-Corton Pommard Beaune Volnay C E E EA NE
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22 23 FRANCE RED BURGUNDY FRANCE RED BURGUNDY BOURGOGNE Bourgogne Pinot Noir Réserve Coteaux des Moines Bouchard Père & Fils 2015/16 €19.00 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGUE Bourgogne Rouge Laforêt Joseph Drouhin 2016/17 €26.00 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 Chambolle-Musigny Domaine de la Côte de Nuits Villages Le Vaucrain Louis Jadot 2014 €35.00 1er Cru Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2010 €350.00 Vougeraie Comte de Vogüé 2014 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2011 €310.00 92pts Gevrey-Chambertin 94pts Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2012 €310.00 Wine Spectator Gevrey-Chambertin Bouchard Père & Fils 2015/16 €53.00 The Wine Advocate Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2013 €310.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Joseph Drouhin 2014 €73.00 Chambolle-Musigny Comte de Vogüé 2014 €310.00 “Cherry, currant and spice flavors “The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny 1er are the hallmarks of this dense red. Gevrey-Chambertin Louis Jadot 2013/14 €64.00 Cru (from young vines in Musigny) A mineral note adds interest as this is a powerful, inward wine. There builds to a long, sinewy finish. Echoes Gevrey-Chambertin Domaine de la Vougeraie 2014 €68.00 is lovely depth to the fruit, but the Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2008 €425.00 fruit and spice details on the wine remains tightly coiled at this Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2011 €449.00 long aftertaste.” stage, even if occasional glimmers of Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €135.00 richness emerge over time. Cloves, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2012 €455.00 cinnamon and a host of other spiced Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013 €189.00 notes add complexity on the finish. Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2013 €449.00 This is another superb, textured wine Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2015 €215.00 from de Vogue.” Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Comte de Vogüé 1er Cru 2014 €425.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Poissenots Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013 €119.00 Vougeot Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Prieur Rossignol-Trapet 1er Cru 2014 €99.00 Clos Vougeot Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 13/14/15 €227.00 Food pairing suggestion Try with richly sauced dishes such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin. Vosne-Romanée / Flagey-Echézeaux Gevrey-Chambertin DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2008/12 €146.00 Clos St Jacques Clos Vougeot Armand Rousseau Armand Rousseau is at the very top of the Burgundy hierarchy along with Domaine de la Romanée- Bouchard Père & Fils 2010 2014 Conti, Comte Georges de Vogüé and the late Henri Jayer. The wines are nothing less than sensational Echezeaux Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2014/15 €267.00 97pts examples of just how good Pinot Noir can actually be. Absurdly rare and expensive, but for a reason. 93pts Vinous The Wine Advocate Echezeaux Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €285.00 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2008 €890.00 Echezeaux Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €275.00 “From the very beginning, the 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2009 €950.00 “A clean, subtle and well-defined Clos St. Jacques is a total stunner. bouquet with attractive wild Deep and beautifully layered, with Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2010 €1,250.00 strawberry, Morello and redcurrant DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI exquisite aromatics and tons of class, scents. The palate is medium-bodied the 2010 is one of the wines of the Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2011 €750.00 with fine grain tannin. I appreciate the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC for short, is one of the world’s most legendary wine estates, night. Sure, the 2010 will be even Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2013 €860.00 purity here, the balance and poise, the comprising some of the finest terroir on earth. Run by Aubert de Villaine, all 25ha of the domaine are better in a few years, or maybe even manner in which it gently fans out on Grands Crus, including two monopolies, and are farmed biodynamically. The resulting opulent and decades, but it is flat-out gorgeous Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques Armand Rousseau 1er Cru 2014 €890.00 the finish. Excellent—this is another today. What a wine!” impressive showing from Bouchard stylish wines are some of the most sought after and expensive in the world. Père et Fils.” Chambertin Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2013 €338.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2009 €2,390.00 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2013 €489.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2011 €2,090.00 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2014 €422.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2012 €2,390.00 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €489.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2013 €2,120.00 Charmes-Chambertin Joseph Drouhin Grand Cru 2013 €318.00 Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2014 €2,390.00
Chambertin Echézeaux Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2015 €2,650.00 Clos de Bèze Domaine de la Louis Jadot Morey-St-Denis Romanée-Conti 2013 2011 Grands Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2010 €2,250.00 Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2014 €330.00 95+pts 94pts Vinous Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2015 €310.00 Vinous Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2006 €2,390.00 Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays Grand Cru 2016 €330.00 Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2007 €2,590.00 “Liqueur-like ripeness of red berries, Food pairing suggestion “Literally jumps from the glass with Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2008 €2,450.00 dried cherry, musky underbrush and Wonderful served with roast guinea fowl or panfried duck. a heady melange of dark red fruit, minerals, with treble notes of dried sweet floral notes and crushed rocks. Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2014 €2,590.00 flowers and blood orange contributing Rich and explosive on the palate, yet sexy lift. Large-scaled but remarkably backed up with significant structure light on its feet. This baby is alive!” and pure intensity, the 2011 is firing on La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2013 €3,780.00 Chambolle-Musigny all cylinders.” Chambolle-Musigny Bouchard Père & Fils 2013/14 €63.00 La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2014 €3,550.00 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2015/16 €119.00 Bonnes Mares Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €495.00 All prices are in Euros before Tax | www.vsfgroup.com 24 FOR ORDERS t: +39 0586 076864 | [email protected] 25
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Nuits-St-Georges Volnay Nuits-St-Georges Joseph Drouhin 2014/15 €79.00 Volnay Louis Jadot 2012/13 €64.00 Volnay Les Caillerets Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2014/15 €86.00 Nuits-St-Georges Nuits-St-Georges Les Cailles Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2011/12 €109.00 Volnay Les Caillerets Les Cailles Bouchard Père & Fils Bouchard Père & Fils Nuits-St-Georges Procès Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 08/11/13 €115.00 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet 2012 Nuits-St-Georges Les Boudots Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2013 €104.00 92pts Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Duc de Magenta Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2016 €65.00 92pts Wine Spectator Wine Spectator Nuits St Georges Clos de Thorey Domaine de la Vougeraie 1er Cru 2013 €99.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Clos St Jean Jean-Marc Pillot 1er Cru 2017 €115.00 Food pairing suggestion Food pairing suggestion Perfect match for pigeon, beef Wellington or roast rack of lamb. “Meaty and dense, this fresh red offers “Rich and spicy, this silky-textured black cherry, earth and spice flavors. Try with veal stew and soft, ripe cheeses. red also boasts cherry and strawberry Shows fine balance and tension, with a flavors. There are ample tannins, and latent mineral element, finishing with the well-integrated oak shows a light an accent of sweet oak.” touch. Excellent length.” COTE DE BEAUNE BEAUJOLAIS Côte de Beaune Villages Louis Jadot 2013 €29.00 Made exclusively from the Gamay grape, Beaujolais wines are often light bodied and fruity and delicious served chilled. Aloxe-Corton The better examples come from the Beaujolais Villages which are on granite hills and Aloxe-Corton Louis Jadot 2013 €58.00 offer a more complex flavour profile. Fleurie and Morgon are two of the best known of these crus and can improve over 10 years or so, evolving to taste like Pinot Noir. Corton Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru 2011/13 €132.00 Beaujolais Villages Villa Ponciago 2014/16 €14.00 Corton Pougets Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2011 €118.00 Morgon Morgon Château des Jacques Louis Jadot 2013/14 €18.00 Corton Pougets Louis Jadot Grand Cru 2015 €125.00 Château des Jacques Fleurie La Réserve Villa Ponciago 2014 €24.00 Louis Jadot Corton Pougets Fleurie Château des Jacques Louis Jadot 2014 €28.00 Louis Jadot Pernand-Vergelesses 2013 2015 90pts Pernand-Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre Louis Jadot 1er Cru 2012/14 €40.00 93-95pts The Wine Advocate The Wine Advocate
Savigny-lès-Beaune “A bright and “perky” nose: Morello “The palate is medium-bodied with cherry and cranberry leaf scents racing supple tannin, moderate depth, Savigny-lès-Beaune Louis Jadot 2013 €34.00 from the glass, all nicely defined and rounded in the mouth with layers of exuberant. The palate is medium- cranberry and strawberry fruit. There bodied with juicy, ripe red cherry and LOIRE is a pinch of sea salt right on the finish boysenberry fruit, very fleshy and that shows fine precision and focus. Beaune supply in the mouth, almost a “playful” Sancerre Rouge Comte Lafond 2014/15 €32.00 This is outstanding.” Morgon that slips down the throat a Beaune du Château 1er Cru Rouge Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2015/16 €39.50 treat. Not an intellectual Morgon, but Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes Domaine Langlois Chateau 2014 €24.00 one that is very well crafted.” Beaune Grèves Vigne de l‘Enfant Jésus Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru 2011/13 €118.00 Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge Joseph Drouhin 1er Cru 2009/12 €149.00
Pommard Pommard Louis Jadot 2012/14 €74.00
Pommard Pommard Les Jarollières Jean-Marc Boillot 1er Cru 2015/16 €98.00 Clos des Epeneaux Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2014 €229.00 Comte Armand 2015 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2015 €279.00 95pts Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Comte Armand 1er Cru 2016 €290.00 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, orange peel, cinnamon, rich soil and espresso. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and layered, with a lovely line of bright acidity, fine-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: +39 0586 076864 | [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