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Celebrate the season in style with our unique festive fizz trio – three exceptional sparkling wines chosen to bring freshness, elegance, joy and a little extra je ne sais quoi or even un certo no so che, to any festive occasion. Whether you’re hosting, gifting, or simply raising a glass to the year ahead, these bottles deliver unmatched purity, value and festive sparkle.

Domaine Schoffit, NV Crémant d’Alsace, Extra Brut
Established in 1983 in Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin, Domaine Schoffit has developed a highly respected reputation for producing elegant and characterful classic varietal wines from some of Alsace’s most revered Grand Cru sites. Organically produced, their wines always show unmatched levels of finesse, poise and clarity, and this sumptuous Crémant is no different.

From vines grown on alluvial soils around Colmar, the wine is made from a blend of 60% Auxerrois, 20% Pinot Blanc and 20% Pinot Gris. The result is a fresh, lively, zesty and rounded sparkling wine with an elegantly fine mousse and flavours of orchard fruit, freshly baked bread and meadow flowers. Classically flavoured, full of character, finesse and not a little indulgence, this wine is a seasonal stunner.

Château du Coing, NV Perles Fines du Coing, Méthode Traditionelle
Named after its location at the “corner” where the Sèvre and Maine Rivers meet, the historic Château du Coing property, owned and run by Véronique Gunther, has, for generations, specialised in crafting beautifully refined wines that highlight the unique and distinctive relationship of the Melon de Bourgogne varietal in conjunction with the local maritime Atlantic climate and metamorphic rock soils on which it’s grown.

Made from 100% Melon de Bourgogne, this Traditional Method sparkling wine undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle, with 18 months spent ageing on the lees before being disgorged. The Perles Fines excels with delicate notes of citrus, white stone fruit and hints of warm brioche, all enveloped in a stream of elegantly fine bubbles that carry through to a refreshingly pure finish with just a whisper of salinity. A suitably refined and elegant aperitif for any occasion, but especially good if you’re a bit partial to the odd festive oyster or 10!

Elusìa Estate, NV Organic Prosecco, DOC Treviso
Tucked away in the rolling foothills of Treviso in the Lison-Pramaggiore area of the Veneto, in north-eastern Italy, the Elusìa Estate has, for many decades, been redefining the possibilities and perceptions of quality-focused, expressive and refined Prosecco.

This has a lovely exuberant and persistent effervescence, giving a creamy texture, with flavours of white peach, ripe pear, and honeydew melon, balanced out by vibrant acidity and a fresh lingering finish. This is a Prosecco of rare refinement and a perfect guest at any festive party – bright, approachable and stylish to boot!

Autumn is here, bringing with it a rich palette of colours, scents and flavours that adorn the countryside and our tables alike. Nowhere encapsulates the very essence of this beautiful season more than the Piedmont in Italy.

Nestled in the foothills of the Alps, this part of Italy, and more particularly the Langhe region within it, is, at least in the minds of wine lovers like myself, seemingly perpetually cloaked in morning mists and burnished vineyards, its landscape as atmospheric as it is abundant. It is surely the most autumnal of all the winemaking regions on earth, defined, as it is, by the local cuisine rich with a bountiful array of truffles, mushrooms and game, and wines rooted in structure, perfume and earthy elegance, that seem to inherently belong to the season itself. Indeed, the noble Nebbiolo grape at the heart of the region’s most renowned and age-worthy wines, takes its name from the nebbia morning fog that creeps through the vineyards and hillsides throughout the autumn months.

For a long time Nebbiolo grapes from younger vines, lighter vintages, or less favoured sites, were traditionally bottled as Langhe Nebbiolo – a role formalised with the creation of the Langhe DOC in 1994 – and were very much seen as “second wines” to their much more prestigious counterparts Barolo and Barbaresco.

Having taken over the family estate at Roccheviberti in 2008, Claudio Viberti has been very much at the forefront of a new generation of Langhe winemakers that have been instrumental, not only in revolutionising the character and reputation of the sometimes unyielding and hard traditional style of Barolo and Barbaresco wines, but also, through the careful application of the same innovative and focussed processes for their Langhe Nebbiolos, of creating a category of wine that possesses all of the grape’s hallmark perfume, elegance and earthy complexity in a much more immediately approachable style.

The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo from Roccheviberti is a true “baby Barolo”. Not simply an introduction to the great wines of the Piedmont region, but a wine of authenticity and character that reflects the landscape and traditions of the Langhe whilst offering an accessible, fresh, and true taste of Nebbiolo’s earthy charm at a suitably seductive price.

2020 Azienda Agricola Roccheviberti Langhe Nebbiolo

The wine comes from vineyards with an average age of 30 years and an average altitude of 350 meters, planted across the three Barolo crus of Mariondino, Rocche di Castiglione and Bricco Boschis comprising a mix of sand over tuffeau, clay, sandstone and marl soils. Having been fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, the wine is aged in a collection of 2000, 2500 and 500 Litre French oak barrels for 18 months, followed by a period of 6 months resting in the bottle prior to release.

The nose is immediately and fragrantly expressive with notes of violets and rosehip, effortlessly curled around hints of tar, dried liquorice and woodland undergrowth. The palate is no less complex, but seamlessly infused, with ripe, fresh and crunchy autumnal bramble fruit, surrounded by herbaceous, earthy and gamey nuances. The tannins, rounded and textured, add into the savoury intensity of the wine, whilst providing focus and definition to the lush, bright and juicy finish.

This is a wine made for the season – vivid, earthy, characterful and refined – an authentic taste of Piedmont’s autumn captured in a glass.

If red wines of character are your thing and the warm summer months don’t always appear conducive to your enjoyment of them, then we ask you, is there a more suitable, more vibrantly-flavoured and remarkable red wine for the job than modern day Beaujolais?

Here we have the great pleasure of presenting a mixed case containing two beautifully expressive and masterfully balanced Beaujolais wines from the peerless Jean-Claude Lapalu. I had the opportunity to taste with the great man himself at the domain on a recent trip to France. Under the dappled shade of a large tree in Jean-Claude’s back garden, surrounded by a panoramic of endless vineyards, we tasted his wines in the heat of the midday sun – a setting that perfectly framed the essence of Beaujolais at its finest. The experience brought into focus the singular beauty of Lapalu’s wines: characterful and complex, yet marked by a striking purity. Each glass was as bright, vibrant and almost impossibly refreshing as the last – an undeniable expression of the brilliance of Beaujolais when crafted with such integrity and finesse. They also proved to be a perfect complement to the wide variety of cheese, charcuterie and other delicacies, that Jean-Claude so kindly prepared for us. Read more…

I first came across the beguiling wines of Sylvain Gauthier several years ago and was immediately smitten. The purity of fruit and seamless balance in Sylvain’s red and white wines is irresistible.

Enjoying truly breathtaking views across the Rhone, Sylvain’s wonderfully positioned winery, is perched high up in the hills of Saint Joseph, in the sleepy hamlet of Ozon.

Having trained and studied at Domaine du Tunnel and Chapoutier, Sylvain established his own domaine, Pierres Seches in 2007, when he acquired 5 hectares of prime sited vineyards on the slopes of Saint Jean du Muzol.

Working completely organically, today he produces three sensational cuvees of St. Joseph Rouge, from 100% Syrah, together with an innovative range of stylish IGPs and sublime examples of St. Joseph Blanc.

Indeed Sylvain’s ‘regular’ Saint Joseph Blanc is something highly exceptional. In contrast to the majority of white wines from the appellation, with a predominance of Marsanne, this exquisite wine is produced from 100% Roussanne. Displaying an invitingly honeyed and floral bouquet with ripe tropical fruits. Super intensity on the palate with layers of luscious, ripe fruit. Seductively silky, but not at all heavy, with a refreshing, zesty lift of acidity and long, clean finish. Absolutely delicious!

Enjoy a special ‘discovery discount’ until the end of May!