Introducing Champagne Villages, Tutored Cellar Tasting, 5 March

Champagne is the archetypal sparkling wine region of the world, but the individual villages which add different notes to the composition of these great wines are relatively unknown. Our stroll through the villages of Champagne will start with a Dizy apéritif from Gaston Chiquet then a selection of blanc de blancs (Chardonnay): delicate minerality from Guy Larmandier in Cramant, steely minerality from Mesnil and aged gravitas courtesy of 1990 Legras in Chouilly. Pinot Noir shows its myriad styles from rich Bouzy to magisterial Mailly, ending in grand Billecart style in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.

Wines to be tasted:

2005 Champagne Bara, Brut, Grand Cru
2004 Champagne Mailly, Les Echansons, Grand Cru
Champagne Roses de Jeanne, Cote de Bechalin, Cédric Bouchard
Champagne Gaston Chiquet, Tradition Brut, Premier Cru
Berrys' United Kingdom Cuvée, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Le Mesnil
Champagne René Geoffroy, Premier Cru Expression
1990 Champagne R&L Legras, Cuvée Exceptionelle, St. Vincent
Champagne de Sousa, Brut Reserve, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru
1998 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Le Clos Saint Hilaire
Champagne J.L. Vergnon, Eloquence Extra Brut Grand Cru
Champagne Eric Rodez, Cuvée des Grands Vintages
Champagne Larmandier Bernier, Terre de Vertus, Non Dosé (2008 based)
2006 Champagne Guy Larmandier, Prestige, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru

N.B. Wines for this event have been chosen from Berry Bros. & Rudd historic stocks and may not be available to order following the event