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CELEBRATION When an occasion worth marking crops up, do you simply buy a fine bottle to order, have exactly the right wine to hand in a meticulously-planned cellar or find yourself wishing you had considered life’s milestones five years ago and invested accordingly? If that last one rings a bell, and it’s a category into which most of us probably fit, may we recommend Custom Cellars on pages 11-14. The first of what we hope to make a regular feature of our Fine Wine Lists, it’s designed for members who like the element of choice that buying whole dozens or pre-mixed cellaring cases doesn’t always offer. Now that we have expanded our private storage options to include cases individually mixed by members, why not raid a selection of scrumptious little parcels we don’t usually list anywhere else and do some gentle advance planning for a special date in the future? These wines can, of course, be mixed and matched with any other wine we sell by the bottle. For traditionalists, our featured Bordeaux commune is Margaux (page 8), while we round up the best of the world’s chardonnay on page 6. Lateral drinkers may wish to travel further afield to the Rufina district of Chianti, or to Portugal whence the remarkable Bairradas of Luis Pato (page 5), and there is always food for thought to be found in Small Wonders (page 16), our regular collection of bonnes bouches at £20 or less. From the other end of the world, there is an update on New Zealand pinot noir on page 19 and our featured southern-hemisphere producer Boekenhoutskloof (page 4), awarded Winery of the Year in the 2012 Platter guide, the most authoritative overview of South African wine. It’s also worth remembering that not all Beaujolais is made for inconsequential quaffing and that it’s well worth investing some time in the fine, complex bottlings of Burrier and Louis Jadot on page 10. For anyone wishing to raise a fitting glass to the imminent Diamond Jubilee, the obvious choice is Hugel in Alsace. Here the word Jubilee is synonymous with vineyard royalty – only the best grapes from grand cru sites will do and on page 15 you’ll find two limited-edition cases, including a mini-vertical of pinot noir, packed in wood for us at the property. When it comes to vintage Champagne, it doesn’t come much better than 2002, a fine year now hitting its glorious stride. A small, but choice selection of our favourite marques, ten years on, can be found on page 3. Whether you are toasting a significant birthday, Olympic gold or the end of a hard week, we trust you’ll find plenty to celebrate here. How to use this List ● Wines are listed by theme and then by price ● Drink dates are given as a guide to maturity and ageing potential ● For further information about any of the wines, or Members’ Reserves, please contact Member Services on 01438 741177 ● Fine wines too limited in quantity to be listed may be found in the fine wine section of The Society’s website at thewinesociety.com/finewine CONTENTS page A Sparkling Success 3 BoEkenhoutskloof 4 Luis Pato 5 Burgundy AND Beyond 6 Magical Margaux 8 Benchmark Beaujolais 10 Custom Cellars 11-14 Alsace Royalty 15 Small Wonders 16 CHIANTI RUFINA 18 New Zealand Pinot Noir 19 2 To order thewinesociety.com/finewine ☎ 01438 740222 smartphone app
A SPARKLING SUCCESS 2002 VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE Vintages are declared almost every year in Champagne but it is only in exceptional years that general declarations are made and all the top Houses release a vintage wine. That was the case in 1990, and again in 2002. Great vintages are determined by the combination of weather conditions throughout the year. 2002 was marked by a lovely Indian summer which was especially good for the pinot noir grape, an essential component in Bollinger and Laurent- Perrier for example. The wines are already lovely now for summer celebrations, or most can be kept for at least another five years. J-CH2191 Laurent-Perrier Brut, 2002 £40 bottle £480 dozen In this delicious vintage, there is finesse, delicacy yet considerable power and great length. Now to 2017. 12% J-CH2041 Pol Roger Rosé, 2002 £59 bottle £708 dozen Exquisite full-flavoured rosé, with a large proportion of pinot noir. Wonderful this summer and beyond. 12.5% J-CH2201 Bollinger Grande Année, 2002 £65 bottle £780 dozen Weighty, full bodied, complex and extremely long. A majestic Bollinger vintage. Now to 2017. 12% J-CH2301 Amour de Deutz, 2002 £109 bottle An exquisite and rare blanc de blancs Champagne. Deutz is owned by Louis Roederer but run independently though to the same exacting standards. Now to 2017. 12% Low stock. For advice thewinesociety.com/advice or ☎ 01438 741177 3
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Page 5 and 6: LUIS PATO BAIRRADA IN ALL BUT NAME
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