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Cover inner 2_Layout 1 23/01/2014 15:26 Page 1 W I N E M E N U S E R V I C E I elcome to N Index T R 2-3 Symmons & Allen Vintners Champagne O Wine Portfolio D 3 U Sparkling Welcome to Symmons and Allen Vintners C improved and extended wine portfolio. T 4-5 Australia We’ve been working tirelessly to source I exceptional products at fantastic prices for you and your customers, and have paid O specific attention to bringing you an 6-7 offering that truly reflects the passion and N New Zealand flavour of each wine’s country and region of origin. Wine doesn’t have to be soft and bland to be easy to drink! Emma Hardy, Wine Manager 8 Prosecco has now overtaken Champagne as Britain’s top sparkling tipple, and California to reflect this we’ve added new ranges to the list. A resurgence in sales of Spanish and Portuguese wines has led us to bolster 9 our offering to meet new demand. The complexity and balance of these Argentina wines will certainly change consumers’ expectations. Confidence in Chilean wine has improved hugely. Sales of entry-level wine are 10-11 steadily increasing, and customers are now more willing to trade up to mid-price and premium products. We’ve improved our offering to give a broader picture Chile of the varying wines from this country’s eclectic regions. We have enhanced our Australian list, showcasing specialist wines from 12-13 Brown Brothers, including their Moscato (Australia’s no.1 selling wine). South Africa Three exceptional wines from Magpie Estates (Barossa Valley) and entry-level on-trade exclusives from The Landings have also been added. This does not mean we’ve forgotten what your customers like to see on 14-22 their table, with over 80 new European wines added! France We also now have a small, but perfectly formed, organic wine selection, including some particularly special bottles from Spain and Corsica. 23 We’re paying specific attention to growing this area of our list, and will add more as we find wines of suitable quality and cost. Germany • Austria Please try them - you won’t regret it… England • Lebanon We’d love the opportunity to help you get the most from your wine sales, and can offer food-matching, tasting sessions and a bespoke wine list service. 24-25 Opposite is just a selection of the extensive range of menus Italy • Sicily we have created for our customers. Please get in touch and see if we can help. 26-27 Emma Hardy Spain Wine Manager 1 28 V = Vegetarian suitable Vg = Vegan suitable Actual bottle designs may differ slightly from those depicted Portugal • Dessert b = Organic in this brochure. Symmons & Allen Vintners C H Champagne A Like the Melton Mowbray pork pie or Roquefort cheese, Champagne has gained The Champagne region of France is one of the most M Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, and can only be produced in the heavily praised wine regions on Earth. Champagne region in northern France. Although the Americans still continue to use the P term “Champagne”, they, at least, have to clearly indicate the fizzy wine’s true geographical origin! A Unexpectedly for a wine that is quintessentially light and white, champagne is made from predominantly black grapes. Less than 30 per cent of Champagne's vineyards are light-skinned Chardonnay, the white burgundy grape. The red burgundy grape Pinot Noir is planted on almost 40 per cent of Champagne's infertile vineyard soils. The region's third main variety, with about a third of the vineyard, is Pinot Meunier, a fruitier, earlier-maturing G relative of Pinot Noir. N The essence of Champagne is, of course, the sparkle. And this sparkle derives from a secondary fermentation which takes place in the reinforced bottles that are so familiar, where the combination of the base wines (the blend of wines from the different grapes), sugar and yeast give off the E perfect amount of carbon dioxide. Although the number of renowned Champagne houses is relatively few, the grapes are in fact grown by thousands of smallholders. It is this diversity of production that the big houses argue forms the basis of the consistently good champagne. Most champagne is Non-Vintage (NV), with the grapes coming from more than one year’s harvest. A vintage champagne takes double the time to produce, and can only be made in years of exceptional quality. It also has the effect of those quality grapes being unavailable for blending with previous and future years’ harvests to maintain quality standards year in year out. We are delighted to present our exclusive, award-winning Champagne, Jules Feraud and Jules Feraud Rosé. In 2010, this wine beat all the major Champagne houses to win the title “Best in Class” at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, and we are rightly proud of that achievement. Jules Féraud Award winning champagne. A fresh, dry wine with a fine mousse of tiny bubbles and a good balance of fruit and acidity, with a minimum of 3 ½ years of bottle ageing. Moët & Chandon, the champagne of success and glamour since 1743, is an international icon of luxury and the world’s favourite champagne. For over two Jules Féraud Rosé centuries the House has celebrated accomplishment Beautiful deep pink champagne with a rich, intensely fruity nose and charismatic appeal with grandeur and generosity. which follows through on the palate, with red fruits prevailing on The quality of the wines gives full expression to the the finish. richness and diversity of the fabulous vineyards, the largest and most prestigious estate in the whole of Mercier Brut Champagne, made up almost exclusively of Premiers Mercier Brut has a bouquet marked by white stone fruits and Crus and Grands Crus. The Moët & Chandon name notes of fresh bread. Aromas of ripe apple and pear develop guarantees excellence and consistent quality through fully on the palate for a delightfully fresh finish. every bottle of Moët Imperial, Rose Imperial, and Grand Vintage champagnes. Joyous wines, Mercier Rosé with a generous and seductive personality, Mercier Brut Rosé is initially distinguished by its beautiful distinguished by their sparkling fruitiness, their pink color and coppery glimmers. The bouquet is redolent flavoursome body and their elegant maturity. of wild berries from the forest. On the palate, the first impression is of suppleness, with a delectable languor refreshed by the fruitiness of the grapes. Moët & Chandon Collet Brut Lively, clean and expressive with a soft, approachable, A warm golden colour with an intense, almost amber, hue. subtle flavour. Initial impressions are of spices, fresh butter and ripe wheat. On the palate it is vinous, powerful and robust. Moët & Chandon Rosé Delicate pink in colour, with aromas of strawberries H Blin Demi Sec and flavours of berry fruits on the palate. Golden deep yellow, notes of ripe fruits, apricot, prune and peach. Long and persistent nuances of caramalised almonds and vanilla. Collet Rosé Since 1760, Lanson has Raspberry-pink this mellow creamy champagne is round and fruity crafted champagne the with rose, honey and cinnamon aromas. traditional way. Unlike many Houses, Lanson also owns vineyards, Lanson Black Label Champagne Lallier are a small family Champagne Lallier including the Crisp, fresh, lemony style concern crafting Pinot Noir blends from Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs prestigious Clos de which becomes more complex their own (and some specially selected A fresh and full-bodied champagne with balance Lanson, a one with age. Fresh aromas other) 'Grand Cru' vineyards in Aÿ, also and finesse. Elegant with ample citrus fruit hectare vineyard of combine the impression home to Bollinger, but Lallier's cellars flavours and aromas. This 100% Chardonnay Chardonnay grapes of vitality and springtime are older, Avize, and Cramant. (Blanc de Blancs) has been beautifully crafted in the centre of scents, together with hints using the very best Grand Cru grapes from Aÿ Reims. of ‘toast’ and honey, with Classified as 100 out of 100, 'Grand Cru' and La Côte des Blancs. It is the only a long but delicate finish. vineyards are the crème de la crème of vineyard left vineyard sites. Like Bollinger, Lallier's within the walls wines use a high proportion of Pinot Champagne Lallier Lanson Rosé of the city. 2 Noir in their blends (the Rosé is 100% Grand Cru Grande Réserve Brut V Delicate pink colour with Pinot Noir), so with Champagne Lallier Champagne of exhilarating freshness, complexity flavours of raspberry and you get a Pinot Noir and finesse, the flagship blend of Lallier. blackcurrant. The wine has dominated blend from The energising citrusy palate delivers an equal harmonious balance and Grand Cru and Premier measure of ripe, toasty fruit followed by a tasty, good length on the finish. Cru sites - a rarity. elegant finish. Symmons & Allen Vintners Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, born 16 December 1777 in Established in 1829 by Jacques Bollinger, to Reims, was the daughter of a wealthy Baron, Ponsardin, this day the house remains family owned. a textile manufacturer and politician. She married Each of the Bollinger Cuvees is a careful François Clicquot at the age of 21. Her husband died in C assembly of the very finest ingredients 1805, leaving his widow (Veuve in French) in control of by their talented and passionate team. the company. In 1810 she started her new H company. Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin. Her elegant and Widow Clicquot carefully looped signature reading simply Veuve Bollinger Special Cuvée A Clicquot-Ponsardin is the same distinctive signature With 80% of its grapes coming from Premier and reprinted today on every bottle of the yellow label Grand Cru vineyards, it has a full-bodied style, resulting M non vintage champagne that bears her name.