Advice on champagne

[Cruiser Elite]

Advice again please - I want a couple botts Stradivarius if anybody can tell me where to find it. VC were showing stock a few days ago so I placed Order but since been advised no stock.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Tks qaz - arrived today - you are too kind

 

[Jubas]

Has anyone got any advice on birth year champagne purchasing? Specifically, I'd been hoping to pick up a bottle for my daughter's birth in 2018. I'm familiar with how to do that with red wine, but unsure no champagne.. hoping there might be others who could help answer the following:

• By all accounts i've read 2018 was a great year, and would be a 'vintage' year. My understanding is that not all years are 'vintage' years.. is that correct? will there be '2018 vintage' champagne?
• When would the 2018 vintage champagne be released? Most red wine from the 2018 vintage is being released nowish, although some may take a few more years
• Any recommendations on vendors to go to for purchasing? Dan's selection always seems slightly haphazard.. MWG/TWC etc are also hit and miss
• Are any of the above questions just silly?

 

[qaz]

Has anyone got any advice on birth year champagne purchasing? Specifically, I'd been hoping to pick up a bottle for my daughter's birth in 2018. I'm familiar with how to do that with red wine, but unsure no champagne.. hoping there might be others who could help answer the following:

• By all accounts i've read 2018 was a great year, and would be a 'vintage' year. My understanding is that not all years are 'vintage' years.. is that correct? will there be '2018 vintage' champagne?
• When would the 2018 vintage champagne be released? Most red wine from the 2018 vintage is being released nowish, although some may take a few more years
• Any recommendations on vendors to go to for purchasing? Dan's selection always seems slightly haphazard.. MWG/TWC etc are also hit and miss
• Are any of the above questions just silly?

there's no hurry, vintage champagne are generally the last wines to be released - latest one now is perhaps 2012, Krug is currently 2006 - so you should have at least 5 years to save before spending on 2018 if/when declared

 

[Jubas]

there's no hurry, vintage champagne are generally the last wines to be released - latest one now is perhaps 2012, Krug is currently 2006 - so you should have at least 5 years to save before spending on 2018 if/when declared

Ah - good to know! I've been much more active on the red-wine front, so wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on the bubbly too.. appreciate the quick response!

 

[Daver6]

Ah - good to know! I've been much more active on the red-wine front, so wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on the bubbly too.. appreciate the quick response!

You don't need to worry about missing out. As @qaz said, you have many years ahead to be able to pick up 2018 vintage champagne. Especially the really top of the line stuff.

Of all the wine, champagne is the most delicate of wines in terms of needing to be stored correctly.

 

[Cynicor]

Dan Murphys ebay has 20% off right now with PLUSFLASH
Can get Mumm for about $38 base.

 

[qaz]

Bollinger PN VZ 15 isn't online yet, haven't called/asked in-store, but in the meantime if you can't find cheap La Grande Annee at BWS, then AusCellardoor have Special Cuvee for $67.92 using SPRING - thanks/credit to @SleepyPolarBear

Bollinger PN VZ15 $142.72 @ Dan's eBay Plus after 20% off PLUSFLASH, 5% ShopBack + $10 Bonus ShopBack - ends 9pm AEDT tonight

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[Alex Arch]

Ah - good to know! I've been much more active on the red-wine front, so wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on the bubbly too.. appreciate the quick response!

I'd be interested to hear what you have picked up on the red front?

I had a daughter in 2019 - so far I have 5 magnums of Grosset Polish Hill Riesling.

My dream would be to get an allocation of Wendouree and get a few of their reds to put down... Clare Valley being the theme...

 

[andye]

My Comtes arrived from Qantas Wine in time for mrsandye's birthday.
Interestingly QF branded on the back. I do like that there is a rugby ball on the front

 

[NoName]

Love this champagne!

 

[qaz]

Bollinger PN VZ15 $142.72 @ Dan's eBay Plus after 20% off PLUSFLASH, 5% ShopBack + $10 Bonus ShopBack - ends 9pm AEDT tonight

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just ordered one bottle due to only finding it a few minutes before the sale ended, else might have bought all five available, so will likely be a while until opened - Langton's sold out of ten cases within hours yesterday:

• Andre Clouet Grande Reserve $58.55 @ France-Soir (price-match @ PWS)

$59.99 @ WineStar


Langton’s: Ed Carr & House of Arras - Arras Brut Elite NV, Arras Grand Vintage 2009, Arras Blanc de Blanc 2009, Arras Rose 2008, Arras LD 2005 & Arras Grand Vintage 2007 Magnum

 

[qaz]

Champagne Larmandier-Bernier Zoom Masterclass - 6.30pm next Friday 30th October

Prince Wine Store Annual Champagne Offer 2020

Krug 2006 $268.50 delivered @ Virgin Wines after 7% Cashrewards and 3x AmEx offer gift cards - ends tomorrow (wish i had those offers...)

Top 10 Best Champagnes 2020

10. Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2007​

$280 + 8,000pts @ Qantas

Krug and Comtes recent releases reviewed on JamesSuckling.com

Bollinger has launched the premier edition of its first new Champagne cuvée since 2008 - PN VZ 15
As the name implies, it is a 100% Pinot Noir built on a core of fruit from Verzenay and based on the 2015 vintage.

didn't realise that current/future vintages of Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame - 2008, 2012, 2015 - are 90%+ pinot noir

Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 2012 – wineanorak.com

La Grande Dame of Champagne

Veuve Clicquot’s prestige cuvée, La Grande Dame 2008, was debuted in Australia recently by Veuve Clicquot winemaker Gaelle Goossens. #Champagne

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Anyone know the cheapest place to buy a bottle of Dom?

Lotte Duty Free and Maison One

I'd be interested to hear what you have picked up on the red front?

I had a daughter in 2019 - so far I have 5 magnums of Grosset Polish Hill Riesling.

My dream would be to get an allocation of Wendouree and get a few of their reds to put down... Clare Valley being the theme...

nice to see some whites such as riesling there

should definitely try to have a variety of wines if possible - even if you don't drink those kinds now, your tastes could change over time, else your daughter might like them - also they'll develop/mature/peak differently:

• whites - riesling, chardonnay, semillon
• reds - nebbiolo, cabernet, shiraz, grenache, pinot noir
• dessert/fortified - Sauternes/Barsac, vintage port

too early to know yet if 2019 will be as good as 2018 around Australia across varieties, but there have already been great whites and grenaches released, as well as the third in a trifecta of top Hunter vintages

 

[qaz]

Arras Brut Elite Cuvee $24.33 @ Cellarmasters after $50 voucher, 5% off WISH, 20% Cashrewards (Payments made using Giftcards are eligible for cash back) - today only - I have a spare $30 and $50 voucher

Tyson Stelzer's Champagne and Sparkling Webinars

Ed Carr - House of Arras

• House of Arras Brute Elite Cuvée No.1501
• House of Arras Rosé 2009
• House of Arras Grand Vintage 2008
• House of Arras EJ Carr Late Disgorged 2005

Guy de Rivoire - Bollinger

• Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut NV
• Bollinger Rosé Brut NV
• Bollinger La Grande Année 2012
• Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2012

Still, would be really keen on some discount Billecart-Salmon or Louis Roederer if it ever makes it to these deals, never found myself with a bottle of either!

re Roederer, watch for 15-20% off sales on eBay that include Nicks or Dan's - some DM stores had Billecart on clearance last year

Langton’s: Ed Carr & House of Arras - Arras Brut Elite NV, Arras Grand Vintage 2009, Arras Blanc de Blanc 2009, Arras Rose 2008, Arras LD 2005 & Arras Grand Vintage 2007 Magnum

Bollinger La Grande Année is on clearance 25%/30% off for $176.30/$164.50 at BWS - with 10% off $100+ spend (ends today) + 10% off 6pks + 5% off WISH that makes it $135.66/$126.58 - not as cheap as previously but still worth considering

Also at BWS, Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve is on sale for $80, or $61.56 after above discounts

Arras Brut Elite (Cuvée 1501 NV: HH/JH95, CHC94, TS92) is available at Cellarmasters for $27.82 in 6pk after 15% off with DIGIDEAL and 20% ShopBack (ends today, excludes gift cards) ($29.99 @ Cellar One after $20 referral)

Wine of the Week AU

Arras Brut Elite Cuvée 1501 Methode Traditionelle NV, Tasmania, AUD $50 #ArrasBrutEliteCuvée1501MethodeTraditionelleNV #Assorteddipsandsavourybiscuits #DanMurphy’s

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[Cynicor]

Thanks, got a few of the Billecart. Not sure where you saw the Boll but it wasn't even listed anywhere when I tried to find it!

 

[billbro]

These deals go too fast Missed the Billecart.

 

[andye]

Thanks, got a few of the Billecart. Not sure where you saw the Boll but it wasn't even listed anywhere when I tried to find it!

Few and far between but LGA still available in Glenrose NSW for instance

 

[Cynicor]

It wouldn’t come up on the search engine at all for me. I wonder if it’s something to do with state.

 

[Cynicor]

Oddly, it can’t even find “glenrose” in the app to choose as a store?

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Apparently Belrose is the suburb and you can’t search by store name.
And now Boll does come up. I’m going to feed back to them about their terrible app.

 

[andye]

Oddly, it can’t even find “glenrose” in the app to choose as a store?

Post automatically merged: Oct 24, 2020

Apparently Belrose is the suburb and you can’t search by store name.
And now Boll does come up. I’m going to feed back to them about their terrible app.

Dee Why also has some (hoping you are Sydney based and this is not just a tease)

Artamon has Billecart Reserve at $77 prediscounts