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Louis de Custine, Medot, Brut, NV	19.50

Bauget - Jouette, Carte Blanche, Champagne, NV (half / full bottle / Magnum)	12.25/21.50/43.00
Blended from 55% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Noir and 40% Pinot Meunier, this is lovely well-priced champagne. Enticing and delicate bouquet, youthful fruity appeal and good body and balance.

Bauget - Jouette, Champagne, NV - Rose	25.00
“On the nose as on the palate, strawberry and raspberry are married here, with fines and harmony” *Guide Hachette, 2006*

Vilmart, Grand Cellier, NV	34.50
“Pale, green-tinged straw color, with a strong mousse. Wonderfully expressive, precise aromas of rose, magnolia and beeswax-accented pear and green apple; graceful and amazingly pure. Utterly weightless on the palate, with intense orchard and citrus flavors but zero grams of fat. A depth charge of minerally, toasty and spicy pear flavors kicks in, carrying through the electric finish. A rare combination of finesse and power.” Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar. An outstanding introduction to the Vilmart range with all the added flavour and finesse that comes from hand-picking in organic premier cru vineyards, the use of only free run juice and oak maturation. “Vilmart is the greatest Champagne grower I know…the Vilmart range begins at brilliant and just keeps getting better” Tom Stevenson, Author of “Champagne” also the “Christies World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine”

Vilmart, Cuvee Rubis, Rose, NV	33.00

Jacquesson Cuvee No.731 Bottle/Magnum	29.00/62.50
The Revue du Vin places this house in third place behind Krug and Bollinger for the quality of its wine. This is the case you get in the boot of your car when you’ve just bought an Aston Martin; it’s the House Champagne at Claridges and the bubbly of choice of the London Symphony Orchestra! “Bijou house of superb quality with an innovative approach to its non-vintage blend” Joanna Martin, the Sunday Times “Jacquesson was always good, but now it’s exemplary, with amazing attention to detail in the vineyard, finding its way through into stunning cuvees” Serena Sutcliffe, MW, Decanter Not Vintage but not Non-Vintage! This is the 730 th wine bottled at the property since 1798 and has been assembled from the grapes of the 2002 harvest and some reserve wines. This approach allows the best of each year’s harvest to show through while complementing it with the best qualities of previous years. So the roundness and ripeness of the 2002 harvest is blended with the finesse and floral notes of 2001 and the depth of 2000. Well balanced with a long honeyed finish.

Jacquesson Avize, Grand Cru, Blanc de Blancs, 1997	55.00
This is the top Cuvee from a producer rated third behind Krug and Bollinger by Revue du Vin. The fruit is from a single Avize vineyard. The wine is pale gold and slightly nutty on the nose. Very rich on the palate, with plenty of honeyed fruit and a good mineral seam. It is ripe and balanced, with great acidity, has an elegant finish and superb length. Drinking very well now.

Billecart Salmon, Brut Reserve, NV	35.00
Established in 1818 by Nicolas-François Billecart, this is one of the few remaining Champagne houses to be owned by the original family. “No matter where you are or how you’re feeling, Billecart will cheer you up; it’s the definitive pick-me-up. It’s staggeringly good value too. If you’ve never tasted a bottle of Billecart, then you’re in for a treat.” Daily Mail

Roederer, Brut Premier, NV	36.50

Billecart Salmon, Rose NV	49.00
Billecart-Salmon is renowned for the quality of its delicate rosé. "There are very few aperitif wines that get my pulse racing as much as a glass of Billy Rosé. My mood lifts in a nanosecond and all the stresses and strains of everyday life melt away....There is no law against dreaming and Billecart Rosé is one of the dreamiest, most seductive wines in the world." (Matthew Jukes - The Wine List 2006 - The Top 250 Wines of the Year)

Ruinart
Ruinart was the first “Maison de Champagne” founded in 1729 and the only major marque to sell far more in France than in the UK (usually the opposite is true) where it has a small but very loyal following.

Ruinart Rose, NV (Half/Full/Mags)	22.00/40.00/85.00
Like all their champagnes, the Ruinart Rosé (made from 45% Chardonnay premier cru, 55% Pinot Noir of which 18% is vinified red) is developed with a high proportion of Chardonnay, which ensures finesse and elegance: both characteristic traits of Ruinart champagnes. This is how you want Rose Champagne to taste - but rarely does. Oodles of red fruits and super mouth-feel. Spoil yourself.

Vilmart, Coeur de Cuvee, 1999	58.00
The very best from one of the very best. Made with the fruit of 450 year old vines in their Premier Cru vineyards around Rilly. Extra flavour is extracted by the “Coeur de Cuvee” method, turning over grapes from the centre of the press during the pressing process. The wine is matured for ten months in oak and only 4,800 bottles are made from each vintage. “Vilmart is the greatest Champagne growerI know.” Tom Stevenson, Author Champagne

Jacquesson Vintage, (Pinot Noir/ Chardonnay) 1996	70.00

Dom Ruinart, 1996	95.00
The Dom Ruinart is Ruinart’s cuvee de prestige and was first released in 1959. This is 100% grand cru chardonnay selected from village sites with the depth and presence to age well, and in this case from an amazing vintage to boot. Already drinking well and will go on and on.

Krug Special Cuvee NV	105.00
The King of Champagne: absolutely fantastic!

Salon, 1997 – (very limited availability)	225.00
The House of Salon is synonymous with small production of truly exquisite Champagne. A thoroughbred wine - (the first Champagne house ever to use 100% Chardonnay) only produced in the very finest of vintages. Ridiculously few (35) vintages have been released since 1911 and the stellar 1996, saw demand for Salon rocket; whilst not in the same class of vintage the 1997 is truly gorgeous and just perfect for drinking now. Routinely aged for 8-12 years in deep chalk cellars and hand disgorged, everything about this wine sings attention to detail and supreme quality

Krug, 1996	240.00