Advice on champagne

[qaz]

Annual Champagne Tasting 2023 | Prince Wine Store

www.princewinestore.com.au

https://www.princewinestore.com.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Annual-Champagne-Offer-2023-.pdf

 

[qaz]

The Grande Marque Champagne Report

Essi Avellan MW introduces Club Oenologique’s grande marque Champagne Report 2023, delivering recommendations from a tasting of over 170 wines

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Moët & Chandon Collection Impériale No.1: The Emperor’s New Clothes

Moët & Chandon Collection Impériale No.1 is a pure and highly impressive new deluxe cuvée Champagne, says Simon Field MW.

worldoffinewine.com

Moët et Chandon’s prestige cuvée crescendo

Moët Collection Impériale Creation No. 1 is a new prestige cuvée from Moët & Chandon. Anne Krebiehl has the story, plus tasting notes

cluboenologique.com

Rare Millésime 2013: Curating the fruits of genius

Having established its reputation as one of the greatest of all Champagnes, the future of Rare looks assured, says Simon Field MW.

worldoffinewine.com

2015 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill: A wine in the model of the man

The latest vintage of Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill is a powerful, mature, food-friendly wine of the kind its namesake would have enjoyed.

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2009 Dom Pérignon Rosé: From matter to light

Anne Krebiehl MW joins chef de cave Vincent Chaperon in Venice for the typically flamboyant launch of Dom Pérignon Rosé 2009.

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Champagne and Food Pairings

Champagne has the status to go with the finest foods, but in terms of pairing the drink is a chameleon among beverages.

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Ratafia de Champagne: A sweet delight

Margaret Rand reports from a dinner that found the best examples of the sweet local speciality ratafia de Champagne to pair with food.

worldoffinewine.com

 

[tmdl]

20.5%/uncapped ShopBack @ First Choice - ends today, except 1-8pm AEST 25%/$25 (+ targeted bonus $5 ShopBack at any store) - price-match refund at collection:

• Louis Roederer Cristal $439.36 - $110 price match refund at collection with $430 @ Wine Experience = $329.36
• Krug Grand Cuvee $366 - $81 price match refund with $369 @ JC Fine Wines = $285
• Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque $284.77 - $65.01 refund with $284.99 @ Sense of Taste = $219.76

That is some very good pricing

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Deals have really dried up, a year ago I wasn't paying over $30 a bottle.

under $30 for moet? Champagne has gotten very expensive as of late

 

[qaz]

• 2007 Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas-Francois Gift Box $245.70 delivered @ The Wine Collective (referrals) after 8.8% Cashrewards on gift cards, 12.5% TopCashback on wine - free delivery ends today

2007 Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas-Francois 2007 Gift Box

2007 Champagne Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas-Francois 2007 Gift Box from Champagne, France - Read Reviews At The Wine Collective

www.thewinecollective.com.au

Billecart-Salmon: enduring history, evolving savoir faire, and six decades of Nicolas François

Since 1818, successive generations at Billecart-Salmon have maintained an ancestral obligation to quality. The 2008 Nicolas François marks the latest triumph in a series of robust releases.

wordonthegrapevine.co.uk

available again

 

[qaz]

• Louis Roederer Collection 243 $77.25 @ Grand Cru with FRENZY25 - ends today - free delivery with $149 spend

LOUIS ROEDERER Collection 243 Champagne - Grand Cru

Collection 243 is the new multi-vintage cuvée which replaces the Brut Premier. The Collection 243 shares the same philosophy as the Jacquesson 7 series and Krug’s Edition wines, which are based on a younger vintage blended with some older reserve wines. Based on the 2017 vintage with a blend of...

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[ab9898]

• Louis Roederer Collection 243 $77.25 @ Grand Cru with FRENZY25 - ends today - free delivery with $149 spend

LOUIS ROEDERER Collection 243 Champagne - Grand Cru

Collection 243 is the new multi-vintage cuvée which replaces the Brut Premier. The Collection 243 shares the same philosophy as the Jacquesson 7 series and Krug’s Edition wines, which are based on a younger vintage blended with some older reserve wines. Based on the 2017 vintage with a blend of...

grandcruwines.com.au

Thanks qaz. The code still working today for what it’s worth.

Got 2 bottles for $154.50 delivered.

 

[papeto]

Found this good offer from Dan Murphy’s for Veuve Cliquet Brut @$63.90 per bottle. Appears to be the cheapest around atm.

 

[qaz]

the price-point for budget/value champagne now seems to have unfortunately moved from $40 to $60 - André Clouet is my pick/favourite:

André Clouet Chalky - A Cru Favorite is Back! + more @ Cru Bar - ends this Tuesday:

• André Clouet Chalky Blanc de Blancs $115
• André Clouet Dream Vintage Blanc de Blancs - 2014/2016 $110, 2006 $122

after 5% signup @ Nicks:

• Andre Clouet Grande Reserve Brut $68.39
• 2015 Andre Clouet Millesime Leopard Brut $99.75
• 2009 André Clouet Dream Vintage Blanc de Blancs $118.75

Search Results | Nicks Wine Merchants

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WineStar:

• André Clouet Cuvée 1911 $139.99
• André Clouet Rosé No 3 $79.99
• Andre Clouet Silver Brut Nature $69.99

André Clouet

André Clouet - André Clouet

www.winestar.com.au

• André Clouet V6 Experience $99 @ Wine Emporium

The Wine Emporium

The Wine Emporium Brisbane's Best Bottle Shop - Craft Beer, Rare & Fine Wine, Boutique Spirits, Pet Nat, Organic Wines, Imported & Local Wine

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Andre Clouet - Bouzy | Prince Wine Store

Prince Wine Store - World’s Top Ten Iconic Wine Shops

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15% off champagne (excludes Best Price) @ Ed Cellars with CHAMPAGNE15OFF - ends today - free delivery with $250 pre-discount spend:

• Andre Clouet Grande Reserve (Blanc de Noirs) 1.5L Magnum $136 ($68/750ml)

Andre Clouet Blanc de Noir Brut Nature NV MAGNUM

Andre Clouet Blanc de Noir Brut Nature NV MAGNUMThe Andre Clouet grande reserve brut is a delicious wine made from 100 per cent pinot noir with all the richness and definition that variety offers. There’s plenty of fine bead, red fruits mingled with citrus, and earthy, warm spice (think star...

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• 2016 Andre Clouet Dream Vintage (Blanc de Blancs) $93.50

Andre Clouet Dream Vintage 2016

Andre Clouet Dream Vintage 2016

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Found this good offer from Dan Murphy’s for Veuve Cliquet Brut @$63.90 per bottle. Appears to be the cheapest around atm.

thanks

It’s 'Champagne Day' with Krug: Pop the Cork and Cheers! - Quill & Pad

Held on the fourth Friday of October – in 2023, the 27th of October – Champagne Day was originally established in 2009 by Californian wine educator, Chris Oggenfus, and has taken off, with events around the world. You might be like Ken Gargett and have wondered why we need an official Champagne...

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• ken gargett @ instagram

 

[qaz]

• BNE: free Louis Roederer & Taittinger tasting, including Cristal & Comtes @ Wine Emporium - today
• PER: Charles Heidsieck tasting @ Grand Cru, Mt Lawley - next Thursday
• MEL: Champagne + Caviar Annual Warehouse Sale @ Emperor Champagne - Saturday 18th November

Louis Roederer Collection 244: The future of Champagne

Simon Field MW reports from the launch of Louis Roederer Collection 244, the third edition of the house’s multi-vintage Champagne series.

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• Louis Roederer Collection 244 $75 @ Reserve Cellar (free delivery with $100 spend) - price match/beat @ Dan's / First Choice

Louis Roederer Collection 244 NV

"This thought process about Collection began 10 years ago. The facts were undeniable, climate change had been affecting the Champagne region over the past 30 years and we saw in this an opportunity to harvest extra mature grapes at the end of earlier harvests". — Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, Cellar...

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The Buyer | Louis Roederer Collection 244 and working with climate change

This month’s new Louis Roederer Collection 244 gets released two years after the House bravely ditched its best-selling Brut Premier NV cuvée and replaced it with the Collection, a multi-vintage blend that uses both a string of reserve wines and a high proportion of solera-style Perpetual...

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Moët & Chandon and Louis Roederer are adapting to climate change with a new breed of champagnes: here’s how they taste

Bollinger Special Cuvée on song

It was fun to attend a masterclass conducted recently in Sydney by Denis Bunner, the chef de cave of Champagne Bollinger. #BollingerSpecialCuvéeNV #ChampagneBollinger #ChampagneBollingerMasterclass

www.therealreview.com

The Grande Marque Champagne Report

Essi Avellan MW introduces Club Oenologique’s grande marque Champagne Report 2023, delivering recommendations from a tasting of over 170 wines

cluboenologique.com

Top Rosé Champagne in 2023

Essi Avellan MW picks out the top Rosé Champagnes from wines tasted in Club Oenologique's Champagne Report 2023

cluboenologique.com

An experimental new era for oak in Champagne

Essi Avellan MW charts the return of the subtle use of oak by Champagne’s leading houses – and recommends top cuvées to try the trend

cluboenologique.com

 

[gpurcell]

Three botts of Moet Imperial with applied discount from Mr Bezos'outlet
works out about $51 per bott; something to drink about...

 

[gpurcell]

If attached as a Dan's member, Charles Heidsieck brut, at $95 per bott,
with 10% off currently, GET10 , is $85.50 per bott. Class act...

 

[cbrendan]

Dans also have Billecart Rose Magnums @ $244 each.

10% taking them down to ~$220.

 

[Kangol]

Can anyone find any decent Black Friday deals for any reasonable NV?

Dan's have member only VC at $71.95 (save $2).
10% off with GET10 (min $100 spend) is $64.76.

Moet is $56.95 member price ($1 off), with 10% off being $51.26. That would be strictly for gifting!

 

[cbrendan]

Kent St Cellars have some good offers in their Black Friday sale.

Kent Street Cellars | Alcohol Delivery Australia Wide

Shop premium liquor, wine, champagne and more delivered directly to your door. Free Delivery Australia wide on orders over $150

kentstreetcellars.com.au

Charles Heidsieck NV - $74.99
Bollinger NV - $79.99

Free shipping on orders above $150.

With the crazy prices of Champagne these days, both of those are pretty decent buying in the lead up to Christmas.

 

[gpurcell]

with coles liquor online with 20% off on "selected products",
looks like Deutz brut down to $64 per bott

 

[papeto]

Jacquart NV $52 till this Sunday at Vintage Cellars ( member price). A very good drop at this price.

 

[qaz]

• Champagne Jerome Prevost - Excellent Grower Champagne @ Best Cellars

Champagne Heaven! A Sublime Tasting Session With Pierre Peters Les Chétillons 2007, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2007, Henriot Cuve 38, And Salon 1988 And 1999 - Quill & Pad

The week felt a little like going back to school for Ken Gargett – champagne school! Everywhere he went, up popped some of the great champagnes that he has tasted and written about in recent times, plus a few more. Including an ethereal, refined surprise magnum of Henriot Cuve 38.

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• 2016 Pierre Peters Les Chetillons 1.5L Magnum $625.50 delivered @ Craft Wine Store after 10% off signup - 1 left/only

Pierre Peters

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Pierre Peters Les Chétillons: One Of The World’s Great Champagnes You've Probably Never Heard Of - Quill & Pad

If Ken Gargett were to tell you that he is looking at one of the great champagnes, that wouldn’t really narrow it down for you. If he said it was a blanc de blancs then you’d be able to get closer. And if he said it had become a cult favorite in recent years, you might think he is talking about...

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Billecart-Salmon: enduring history, evolving savoir faire, and six decades of Nicolas François

Since 1818, successive generations at Billecart-Salmon have maintained an ancestral obligation to quality. The 2008 Nicolas François marks the latest triumph in a series of robust releases.

wordonthegrapevine.co.uk

Billecart-Salmon Nicolas François 2008: Absolutely Sensational Champagne! - Quill & Pad

In Ken Gargett’s opinion, Billecart-Salmon’s Cuvee Nicolas François is a great champagne, whatever the vintage, but from 2008, it is transcendent. The champagne is of a gleaming appearance, like cut crystal. One sniff and it is obvious we are dealing with something that is wonderfully complex...

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Champagne Lallier: Getting into the Ground Floor Early - Quill & Pad

For champagne lovers, Ken Gargett recommends taking a look at the Lallier range. You might not be getting in right on the ground floor, but awfully close. And you’ll never regret it.

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[andye]

BA F is changing its champagne offerings

BA launches 'new champagnes from around the globe' in First Class

British Airways has announced an overhaul of its First Class champagnes, introducing - as it announced on social media - 'new champagnes from around the globe'.

www.headforpoints.com

I'm a big fan of Duval-Leroy Femme

 

[qaz]

BA F is changing its champagne offerings

BA launches 'new champagnes from around the globe' in First Class

British Airways has announced an overhaul of its First Class champagnes, introducing - as it announced on social media - 'new champagnes from around the globe'.

www.headforpoints.com

I'm a big fan of Duval-Leroy Femme

• Duval-Leroy Femme de Champagne 2004

interesting...

 

[andye]

• Duval-Leroy Femme de Champagne 2004

interesting...

That was the deal I first tried it