Tutored Tastings
Treat yourself, your family or a client to one of our exclusive tutored tastings. One of our experts will guide you through a range of wines or spirits while educating you on the evening’s topic. From style and regional focusses to cheese and wine pairings, these are unmissable chances to broaden your wine and spirits knowledge.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
Join Champagne specialist Edwin Dublin in the Pickering Cellar for an evening of effervescent indulgence. From prestigious Grandes Marques to talented growers, this tasting presents an opportunity to savour some of the most celebrated and triumphant vintages in recent history.
The lineup includes rare gems such as Dom Perignon Rosé and the iconic Sir Winston Churchill cuvée. Whether you're seeking the perfect Champagne to whet your appetite before Christmas lunch or a special bottle to ring in the New Year, this event offers a fantastic opportunity to taste some rare treasures in the beautiful surroundings of our historic cellars.
Wines to be tasted:
Apéritif: 2007 Champagne Le Mesnil, Cuvée Prestige, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut
2007 Champagne Dom Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs, Brut
2007 Champagne Charles Heidsieck, Blanc des Millénaires, Brut
2018 Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Hors-Série, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Extra Brut
2016 Champagne Leclerc Briant, Clos des Trois Clochers, Brut
2012 Champagne Penet-Chardonnet, Les Champs Saint-Martin, Blanc de Noirs, Grand Cru, Verzenay, Extra Brut
2015 Champagne Pol Roger, Brut
2015 Champagne Pol Roger, Sir Winston Churchill, Brut
2015 Champagne Louis Roederer, Cristal, Brut
2006 Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Le Clos Saint-Hilaire, Brut
2008 Rare Champagne, Rosé Millésime, Brut
2008 Champagne Dom Pérignon, Rosé, Brut
Dress code: smart casual
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