The Great Champagne Tasting

Date: 19 Nov 2013

Time: 18:00

location: 30th Floor, 10 Upper Bank Street Canary Wharf, London E14 5NP

Price: £ 75.00 (inc. VAT)

Following on from the success of our Bordeaux Châteaux tasting last February, we are pleased to announce that our Champagne Tasting will take place on the 19th November. The tasting will be held on the 30th Floor of 10 Upper Bank Street, Canary Wharf (the Clifford Chance building in which Atlas Fine Wines’ offices are located). This spectacular venue permits panoramic views over London as you make your way around the room tasting from the wines on show. On this evening we will be hosting a number of leading Champagne houses including Krug, Dom Perignon, Taittinger, Ruinart and Pol Roger, all of whom will have a representative on hand to discuss the range of vintage and non-vintage wines shown. In addition to these grand and established marques, we will be showing the wines of some of Champagne’s most noteworthy growers including Egly-Ouriet, de Sousa and Vilmart. It is likely that further growers/ estates will be added to the roll-call over the next week or so. In any case, this event will give you an impressive overview of Champagne styles and permit you the rare chance to compare and contrast.

Having tasted various wines from several estates just recently, we are also pleased to confirm that two English sparkling wine estates will also be present, namely Nyetimber and Coates & Seely, both of which were comfortable front-runners in our recent tastings. It is fascinating to see just how well these estates have developed the quality of their wines. The evening will conclude with the opportunity to taste two dry wines, one white and one red, which will be served alongside a selection of cheese and biscuits. All of the wines shown on the evening will be available to order, which might prove opportune with the festive season just around the corner.

We would advise a swift response should you wish to join us for what will undoubtedly be another superb evening.

Producers and their wines

Coates & Seely
Brut Reserve NV
Rosé NV

De Sousa
Brut Tradition NV
Brut Rosé NV
Blanc de Blancs, Caudalies NV

Ulysse Collin
Blanc de Blancs ExtraBrut, Les Pierrières NV

Egly Ouriet
Grand Cru Tradition Brut NV
Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes, Les Crayères NV
Grand Cru Brut Millésime 2002

Nyetimber
Classic Cuvée 2009
Blanc de Blancs 2003
Rosé 2009
Tillington Vineyard 2009
Demi-Sec

Taittinger
Brut Réserve
‘Prélude’ Grands Crus NV
Comtes de Champagne,
Blanc de Blancs 2005

Pol Roger
Brut Réserve NV
Vintage 2004
Blanc de Blancs 2002
Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2000

Ayala
Brut Nature NV
Blanc de Blancs 2005
Brut Millésimé 2002

Bollinger
Special Cuvée
La Grande Année 2004
RD 1999

Krug
Grande Cuvée
Vintage 2000
Rosé

Vilmart
Grande Réserve NV
Grand Cellier NV
Coeur de Cuvée 2005
Cuvée Rubis Rosé NV
Ratafia

Ruinart
Blanc de Blancs NV
Dom Ruinart Vintage 2002
Rosé NV

Dom Perignon
Vintage 2004
Rosé 2003

Still Wines
Domaine Francois Carillon, Puligny-Montrachet 2010
La Tour du Pin, Grand Cru, St Emilion 2009