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If you don't want to spend £32.50, then try Blanquette de Limoux, but please don't resort to cheap Champagne! \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eBrut Tradition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eis the house classic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eBased on fruit, freshness and constant taste. The blend is one third each Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. 70% of the blend is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e2020 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003ecrop and 30% of previous years reserve wine. Dosage is 12gms. Disgorged after 3 years sur lattes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eIt’s aim is fruit and freshness, it reveals aromas of citrus, honey and butter brioche. Classic, round, balanced and harmonious wine with fruit and citrus notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrevious years' accolades;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTop 12 Fizzes for Christmas Daily Telegraph -\"Warm in style, nicely biscuity, with personality but one that will please a variety of tastes. 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Each vintage is unique and has different characteristics depending on the climatic conditions of the year, blend and the talent of the winemaker. 50% Pinot Noir and 50% of Chardonnay. Bottle aged on lees for 7 years. Fruity, quince, yellow peach, verbena and fresh meringue. Rich with a creamy effervescence. Fruity, pulpy and supported by an acidity of fleshy fruits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220247490825,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/MarcChauvet_ChampagneVintage2016_France.jpg?v=1727727206"},{"product_id":"mcrose","title":"Marc Chauvet, Champagne Brut Rose, France","description":"\u003cp\u003eStunning value for money - Jamie Goode, The Wine Anorak. Compares more than favourably to the biggest seller in the UK, Laurent Perrier Rose, but at about half the price, so go no further...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eChampagne Rosé \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eis a wine of charm, festive, with incomparable style, colour, and flavour.  Resulting from the maceration of the grapes before pressing, it is the natural pigments of the skin that colour the wine. As it macerates, the skins release a wide range of aromas. 100% Pinot Noir from Rilly la Montagne, 100% 2020 vintage. Strong and joyful, beautiful raspberry colour. 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Tangential filtration, then on cartridge during nitrogen protected bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabien says; ‘Produced from our best plots, this reserve delivers elegant aromas of pear, pineapple, citron, queen greengage and almond. Ripe, concentrated, with fine depth to smoky, mineral - almost salty flavours. Fruits, mineral character, and a kiss of nuts linger on the long finish, unveiling a distinctive and complex identity – a sense of origin – for this wine.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220251160841,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/Chateau_Lamothe-Vincent_Bordeaux_Blanc_Heritage_France_cca774ec-9889-4203-aa01-2d594c20c173.jpg?v=1727550977"},{"product_id":"francisco","title":"Sanguinhal, Quinta de San Francisco, Obidos, 2020, Portugal","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eSingle Estate red from the Obidos region. Three different grapes, Castelao (60%), Aragonez (20%), Touriga Nacional (20%) are aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eThis wine has an almost violet fruit over and above the soft, oakiness. This wine has won Gold at four separate competitions this year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Real Wine Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220260008201,"sku":null,"price":15.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/Sanguinhal_QuintadeSanFrancisco_Portugal.jpg?v=1727728346"},{"product_id":"cerej","title":"Sanguinhal, Cerejeiras Lisboa 2023, Portugal","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis is a delightfully fresh, fruity, unoaked red from the Lisbon Region. A blend of Castelao (60%), Aragonez (30%) and Touriga Nacional (10%). Classic, eh?! Well, unknown they may be, but the resultant win is juicy, fruity, and a soft and fleshy red. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Real Wine Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220260892937,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/Sanguinhal_CerejeirasLisboa_Portugal.jpg?v=1727728267"},{"product_id":"lvres","title":"Chateau Lamothe-Vincent, Bordeaux Merlot\/Cabernet Franc Reserve 2022, France","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere’s the detail; organic manures and in-row green crops. Then quality devoted management: soft pruning, de-budding, large leaf surface, leaf plucking. Harvest sorting out. Cold or hot pre-fermentation maceration. Temperature controlled fermentation (24\/30 °C), 14-to-28-day vatting with pumping-over and ‘délestages’. Temperature and oxygen controlled storage in stainless steel, concrete or oak vats, on lees. Low dose fining. Tangential filtration, then on cartridge during nitrogen-protected bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabien says; ‘Deep colour with crimson tints. Brimming with black fruits flavours (blackberry, black cherry), red fruits (cassis, blueberry) and violet. Mineral and lightly toasty. Full-bodied, rich texture and great balance, with ripe and fine tannins.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220261581065,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/ChateauLamothe-Vincent_BordeauxMerlotReserve_France.jpg?v=1727551178"},{"product_id":"chateau-lamothe-vincent-heritage-red","title":"Chateau Lamothe-Vincent, Bordeaux Superieur Heritage 2020, France","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere’s the detail; plot selections based on terroir and vineyard age. Organic fertilizers only. Soft pruning. De-budding. Large leaf surface. 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Fresh and well-balanced on the long mineral finish.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48220261843209,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/Chateau_Lamothe-Vincent_Bordeaux_Superieur_Heritage_France.jpg?v=1726576383"},{"product_id":"rossignol2020","title":"Chateau Lamothe-Vincent Le Grand Rossignol 2020 - 6 bottle case","description":"\u003cp\u003eLast few remaining cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabien Vincent himself (2024 Bordeaux Winemaker of the Year) says the new 2020 is an “iconic vintage (with great balance and character).” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWine-searcher.com is defining the 2020 Bordeaux vintage as “legendary”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sort of Château Petrus vinous “tribute band”......A taste of £5000 wine for just over £25? 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