With Christmas just around the corner, perhaps now is a good time to review some fantastic wines that are on offer over
the festive period. They have all been chosen for their excellent quality yet not at silly prices.
Have a great time and please feel free to just drop in, you are assured of a friendly welcome and we are always pleased to
help with good friendly advice if needed.
Premier Brut, 2002
France - normal price £8.99
on offer two for £10.00
This single estate French fizz
is a quality wine made from
100% Chenin Blanc from the
village of Mountlouis near
Vouvray in the heart of the
Loire Valley. Green Gold tints
with a fine and persistent
mousse, delicious Bramley
apple aromas with a lemony
citrus note and a creamy,
concentrated mid-palate, with
good texture leading to a fine
and long finish. Get Christmas
Day off to the perfect start
with this as an aperitif.
Chablis 1er Cru, 2004
France - normal price
£13.99 on offer at £9.99
Now for a great classic, from
Northern Burgundy this wine
made solely from Chardonnay
grapes shows why Chablis is
one of the biggest selling
wines in the world.
A fresh, crisp, citrus, steely
wine with plenty of flavour,
good length and great
balance, this Chablis shows all
the character of this great
wine producing area. Perfect
with the Turkey.
Chateau Ramage La Batisse,
1998
France - £9.99, saving
over 30% on RRP
Located on the left bank of
the Gironde in the Haut
Medoc near Pauillac and its
classified growths, sharing
similar soils that are a mix of
gravel and sand. The motto of
Ramage La Batisse is Òrigour
and qualityÓ. The wine is
packed with ripe soft fruit
with an abundance of mellow
tannins, which give this wine
its great length and balance.
Nicely aged the 1998 is
drinking well now and will
complement most dinner
parties over the festive season.
Deen. Vat 5. Botrytis
Semillon, 2002
Australia - £4.99 a 1/2
bottle
Now for the naughty but nice
part, the pudding wine.
Intense flavours, citrus,
apricot and honey combined
with vanillin oak. Made from
botrytis infected Semillon
fruit (one of natures
blessings). A crisp acid
balance gives this wine a
lingering after-palate. Ideal
for that touch of luxury.
