The Grand Cru Tasting Case

A selection of our serious wines.

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1 bottle Serge Mathieu Tradition Brut Champagne NV
Discovered in an exclusive Right Bank Paris wine bar, Serge Mathieu's Champagne is a revelation and is what really good Champagne is all about. We thought when we first tasted it that it was a vintage Grande Marque Champagne. 2 stars in the Hachette Wine Guide—in our opinion it should be 3. This is a single grower Champagne made from Serge Mathieu's own grapes, and not bought in from scores of growers as the bigger brands are. It was awarded 5 stars in the May 2007 issue of Decanter Magazine and described as the 'Billecart-Salmon of grower champagnes.'

1 bottle Domaine de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy 2006
Possibly the best value 1er cru Chablis on the market, made by the Michaut family from grapes grown on the Beauroy slopes. This is beautifully fresh, minerally Chardonnay that is just calling out for grilled fish, shellfish or, as Le Guide Hachette des Vins recommends, snails and butter. A bargain.

1 bottle Pouilly Fuissé "Margolliets" White Burgundy 2008
Good Pouilly Fuissé is very good, indeed the finest of all Macon (not to be confused with the Loire's Pouilly Fumé) and this is a classic example of really well-made Burgundian Chardonnay at its very best. The New World cannot make Chardonnay like this—and it is exceptional value for money

1 bottle La Réserve de Leoville Barton Bordeaux 2004
Made from the younger vines at the legendary 2nd growth Château Leoville Barton and 3rd growth Château Langoa Barton ('wine for the true claret connoisseur'—Robert Parker), owned by the Anglo-Irish Barton family since 1821. No more needs be said...terrific value.

1 bottle Château Pedesclaux 5th Growth, Pauillac, Bordeaux 2005
A small parcel of the new star of the Bordeaux 2005 vintage, this (until now) little known 5th growth Pauillac was ranked by a recent Decanter blind tasting (Steven Spurrier + 3 Masters of Wine) of all the major 2005 classified growths as in the top three along with Mouton Rothschild (£6500 a case) and Pichon Baron (£1050 a case), and above the other 1st growths. This must be the claret bargain of the year at £335.40 a case. Since we first bought the wine in early March, the price ex Château has gone up by 60%! Limited quantities only—this will go very quickly.

1 bottle Château Lafont Menaut White Bordeaux 2007
The best white Bordeaux comes from the inner Graves appellation—Pessac-Léognan. Bordeaux is renowned throughout the world for its red wines—it also make some spectacularly good dry white wines that tend to get overlooked and are normally priced at well below what they should be. This is an excellent example of what really good, modern well-made white Graves is all about.

1 bottle Domaine de la Tourade “Cuvée de l’Euse” Vacqueyras 2005
A fine example from the most famous of the Côte du Rhône Villages and a wine made in a totally traditional way by the Richard family. Tiny production—we have taken as much as they will give us.

1 bottle Château Canuet, Margaux Bordeaux 1999
Highly drinkable and mature Claret from the younger vines from carefully selected parcels within the vineyards of Cantenac-Brown, the famous Margaux 3rd growth. Wine guru Robert Parker believes that, along with 2000, 'the 1999 is potentially one of the very best Cantenac-Browns produced in 2-3 decades' —the same of course applies to its 2nd wine! This is great Claret with all the classic elegance and full body that one expects of a really good Margaux and will be perfect for drinking over the next 2-3 years. The ideal, affordable dinner party wine.

1 bottle Mirabel Extremadura 2007
A stunning wine from Extremadura that has set the world of Fine Wine alight—from Anders, the youngest star of the Vinding-Diers wine-making dynasty. This is a very fine wine—Mirabel is destined to become a cult and collectors wine and is a must-have for all serious wine lovers. Exceptional value.

1 bottle Domaine de Saint Paul Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007
Robert Parker described the 2007 vintage in the Southern Rhone as "a truly historic and profoundly great vintage...may be the most compelling vintage of any viticultural region I have ever tasted...the flawless 2007 Châteauneuf-du-Papes I tasted...were unforgettable." We would have to agree. Not surprisingly, it is all being snapped up with tremendous speed by buyers from around the world.

1 bottle Meursault “Flamoise” White Burgundy 2006
Good Meursault is difficult to find at under £350 a case—let alone £280 a case. The Janny family only produce this golden nectar in very small quantities.

1 bottle Aloxe-Corton “Beloix” Côte de Beaune 2007
2007 was a very good vintage in the Beaune and Janny family have all the production from this tiny Beloix vineyard of 1/2 hectare—only 75 cases. The 2005 & 2006 vintages sold out very quickly indeed so we don’t expect this to last long. This is wonderfully rich, ripe, very fine red Burgundy that is drinking well now and will continue to improve for another 5 years. We would have taken 10 times this amount had it been made. A spectacular tiny parcel of great red Burgundy that would normally command a far higher price—exceptional value.

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