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Champagne Vollereaux
Vollereaux is the fruit of five generations of family traditions. Born into a wine making family established in Pierry and Moussy, since 1805, it was the end of the Great War that Victor Vollereaux decided to promote his champagne by himself. He achieved his first vintage in 1923 and offered his production to a circle…
Spiral Cellars – The Garden Cellar
Spiral Cellars recently launched the Garden Cellar, combining the newly developed weather-proof External Trap Door with the components of the Original Spiral Cellar, to create a convenient option for Spiral Cellars fans looking to avoid ripping up their beloved flooring. The Garden Cellar is designed to remain watertight and as it is dug into the…
It’s not marketing hype! The glass REALLY does make a difference
If you’re like me then you’ve probably not given too much thought as to why there are different styles of wine glasses. If pressed, then I’d say that a Champagne flute is the style it is because it feels elegant and it shows off the bubbles nicely. A white wine glass is shaped like it…
Chanoine Freres Blanc de Noirs
Blanc de Noirs The skins of each grape of pinot noir and of pinot meunier ( two of the traditional Champagne varieties) take on a good deal of colour when harvesting time draws near. To obtain a great ‘Blanc de Noirs’ Champagne, we have to press a ‘white’ grape juice from a ‘black’ grape, which…
Chanoine Freres Cuvée Rosé
Cuvée Rosé This magnificent bottle has a pale ruby hue. The nose, subtle and fine, reveals aromas of wild strawberries and of other fine red fruits. The palate confirms an elegance and length of flavour. Some hints of flowers bestow an added complexity to the blend. 35% Pinot Noir 10% Pinot Meunier 55% Chardonnay www.champagnechanoine.com
Chanoine Freres Brut Tradition
Brut Tradition Carefully blended from the three traditional Champagne varieties ( Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay), this great Champagne has evolved over many months of quiet maturation in our cool cellars. On the nose appears a toastiness, followed by hazelnuts and then a touch of citrus fruit to bring the whole into a delicate…
Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle
Laurent-Perrier can offer a Champagne for every occasion, a wine for every form of enjoyment. Careful selection of grapes, full attention to all stages of the winemaking process, and ageing of each wine according to its needs, are the requisites for the development of the individual character of each and every wine. To produce Laurent-Perrier’s luxury cuvée,…
Laurent-Perrier Alexandra Rosé 2004
Bernard de Nonancourt took the opportunity of his elder daughter Alexandra’s marriage in 1987 to create this vintage rosé Champagne, which expresses the very highest standards of the House. Laurent-Perrier, which also produces the benchmark non-vintage rosé champagne, was destined to produce a luxury cuvée rosé, an exclusive and rare wine which occupies a unique niche in its…
Chanoine Freres Millesime 1995
Millesime 1995 A fine bead of bubbles rises gently against a pale gold background. The nose is elegant and discrete, with notes of honey and a hint of nut. These are followed by subtle aromas of almond paste and of vanilla. A balanced creaminess on the palate confirms the expression given on the nose. The…