New for summer 2022, Sandia's picked her favourite pours which she believes are essentials for summer - whether you're them enjoying al fresco in the sun at lunch or at an evening dinner party with friends.
The Summer Essentials Case includes:
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Producer: Georges Laval
Cuveé: Cumières
Grape(s): 57% Chardonnay/33%Pinot Noir/10% Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12%
Vincent Laval is one of the "coolest kid" in the grower Champagne school. His small 2.5 hectare holding in village of Cumières is completely organically farmed. With a blend of wildflowers, fresh grass and honey, this wine taste like a spring picnic on Hampstead Heath.
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Producer: Olivier Horiot
Grape(s): 80% Pinot Noir/20% Pinot Blanc
ABV: 12%
'Métisse' is a French slang word for someone of mixed race. In this example, he wittily named this cuveé as the marriage of the black and white Pinot grapes. It is a true masterpiece of the power and structure of pinot noir giving its fruit and structure while the pinot blanc adds the minerality and the sensational freshness and spice.
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Cuveé: Dans un Premier Temps
Grape(s): 50% Chardonnay/30%Pinot Noir/20% Pinot Meunier
ABV: 12
Adrien Dhondt is a young and up coming star of Champagne. Base vintage 2018 with 30% reserve wines from a solera kept since 1986. The solera adds a bit of maturity to this fresh zingy wine; like Emma Watson in the arms of George Clooney. It is elegant with apricots, almond skins, peach flowers and brioche.
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Producer: R. Pouillon
Cuveé: Grande Vallée
Grape(s): 65% Pinot Noir / 20% Pinot Meunier / 15% Chardonnay
Vintage: NV
Dosage: Brut
ABV: 12%
Tangerine, cranberry, and crème fraîche aromas on the nose and a palate that's full of grapefruit, tangerine, juicy peach, and light mint complemented by an uplifting mousse
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Producer: Savart
Cuveé: L'Ouverture
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage: NV
Dosage: Brut
ABV: 12.5%
White flowers, fresh peach, fresh and juicy fruity pastries and ripe citrus fruits.
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Producer: Jean-Marc Sélèque
Cuveé: Quintette
Grape(s): 100% Chardonnay
Vintage: NV
Dosage: Extra Brut
ABV: 12.5%
100% Chardonnay from 5 different parcels. Vinified 50% in oak and 50% in stainless steel. They describe this wine as 5 terroirs' expression of Chardonnay, complete and racy. Like Louis Hamilton when he had Nicole Scherzinger (this is my description).
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Please note - the image shows a bottle of JL Vergnon Eloquence, which is not included in the case. A bottle of R. Pouillon Grand Vallee is included in its place.
