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Pommery Millésime Grand Cru 2005
The year of tranquillity. COLOUR: It is a lovely yellow in colour with attractive hints of green. Its sheer transparency is such that you can glimpse the treasures it holds within. NOSE: Behind the first nose, which is quite fat, silky and almost creamy, attractive floral notes of very slightly dried flowers emerge. Next appear…
Duval-Leroy Traditional Champagnes
Brut It is in this product that one can feel the unique power and character which marks out a top-of-the-range champagne. Consistency, expertise and a creative spirit ensure a success which needs no further demonstration. The Maison Duval-Leroy revels in the art of blending Pinots and Chardonnays. Enriched with around fifteen crus and generous quantity…
Champagne de Castelnau Brut Réserve
Our Winemaker’s comments: This wine’s colour is straw with green/gold undertones. The initial aromas should intrigue the taster as they already show a complexity rarely present in a non-vintage Brut. The biscuity gives away some lovely spicy, herbaceous tones of thyme, blonde tobacco and dried flowers. The palate is intense showing the same biscuity, faintly…
The Champagnes of Le Mesnil
Cuvée Special Prestige Millésimée: Prepared with the best local Mesnil facing south, planted with old vines with an average age of 32 years. This great wine is made without malolactic fermentation to retain its typical Chardonnay. Vintage Milésimée Sublime: This wine is produced in the presence of a great year when nature is being generous….
Champagne Le Mesnil
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is a charming village 20 Km south of Epernay, in the heart of the Coastwhites. It is ranked among the ‘Grands Crus’ – a rare name which only 17 villages can boast. The vines are planted on our land only on slopes of chalk, and produce only white grapes from the Chardonnay vines….
Duval-Leroy Clos des Bouveries 2005
A perfect marriage of soil and expertise. Clos des Bouveries, overlooking the village of Vertus, is an ancient plot of land belonging to the Duval-Leroy family, which enjoys a mid-slope position facing due east. This situation provides exceptional conditions producing one of the earliest growth cycles in the area, and enriching the fruits with an…
Champagne Beaumont des Crayères
Situated in the heart of the Champagne Region near Epernay, Beaumont des Creyeres is a human adventure, born of the willpower of a group of wine-growers – to create a Grande Marque based on a strong set of values: pride in the vineyards, a desire for independence and a commitment to quality. The House began…
Beaumont des Creyères Grands Range
Grande Resérve Authentic, elegant and fruity It appears a light yellow colour with fine sparkling bubbes. Very fruity nose over notes of miabelle plums, pineapple, bread rolls, butter and yeast. In the mouth, flavours of honey, fresh plum and cherry stone. Pleasing finish with a good length. Grand Prestige Subtle, delicate and voluptuous Pale yellow…
Heidsieck & Co Monopole
Heidsieck & Co Monopole has had a brisk export business since its creation, particularly to Germany and Russia. His Imperial Highness the Tsar was a great lover of Champagne, and every year he had two trains full of Heidsieck Monopole sent from France. From there, Florens-Louis Heidsieck began exporting his wines immediately. Between 1885, it’s…