T his is the first of our Christmas offers — a
little early, I know, but a chance for you to stock up on pleasingly discounted bubbles for the festive season. It’s a very flexible offer from Armit of Notting Hill — you can buy most of the wines by the half-dozen, or acquire our two tasting cases: the Luxury and the Grand Luxe. The only requirement is that, for free delivery, you have to order at least a dozen bottles.
The Prosecco La Riva dei Frati NV1 is a delicious example of this plump, moussy, zestful and fruity wine, from the Prosecco grape, of course. It needs to be drunk this year, and will be perfect for parties on its own, as a Buck’s Fizz or as the classic Bellini with peach juice. Reduced by £1 a bottle to £8.35.
You would be hard put to tell the difference between a traditional champagne and the 1682 Brut NV from Steenberg in Constantia2. It’s made in the classic champagne style from classic champagne grapes; is in part barrel-aged and left on its lees, so that it has all the multi-layered complexity of champagne at a fraction of the price. Reduced by 13 per cent to £10.95 and again exactly right for generous party hosting.
Armit’s own brand NV3, from the house of Boizel in Epernay, won the Best Value Champagne award earlier this year in Decanter magazine, and when you taste it you’ll see why. Rich, biscuity, smooth and with lovely crisp bubbles — if it were a grande marque, you would expect to pay at least half as much again. It is about to rise by £2 a bottle, but you can buy it for the present price of £14.95. You could do a lot worse than to lay stocks in now for drinking through 2007.
Then there is the Pol Roger4&5. One of the greatest of all the great champagnes, Churchill’s favourite, the finest vintages were hidden from the Germans in the last war behind a brick wall that had been especially distressed to deceive the Teutonic hordes. The White Foil NV is known around the world; the 1998 vintage is a superlative wine by any standards. This is reduced by £30 for the half-dozen, and our mixed case offers you one magnificent bottle to crown your Christmas lunch.
As I said, all orders of 12 bottles or more are delivered free. Create your own combination, or select one of our convenient mixed cases. I doubt very much you will be disappointed. ��
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