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LEGEND-BEATING
CHAMPAGNE STAR
The Champagne that out-tasted £185 Veuve Clicquot
La Grand Dame and more – just £39.99 £29.99 a bottle
We love a good David and Goliath story.
So when Champagne Esterlin Brut
Éclat won Platinum at the super-tough
Decanter World Wine Awards (under 0.8%
of entries achieve this), out-scoring many
Champagne icons, we were delighted.
But not entirely surprised. Because
when we originally snapped this up,
our Champagne buyer Sarah declared
this a superstar in the making.
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“It’s so rich, elegant and balanced – the
kind of quality you’d expect from a far
more expensive wine,” she declared.
And now this 97-point gem has beaten
prestige vintage cuvées like Veuve
Clicquot La Grande Dame 2018 (£185),
Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2016 (£170)
and more.
Incredibly, this is Champagne Esterlin’s
non-vintage, ‘regular’ cuvée. Its secret?
A rare ‘solera’ system that ensures
a permanent supply of top-quality,
perfectly aged base wine – which
makes for a Champagne of great
depth, consistency and complexity.
And while Esterlin isn’t
a household name, sharp-eyed
visitors to Épernay may have
spotted their smart property
on the Avenue de Champagne,
opposite famous Pol Roger.
Helps keep those pricey
Grandes Marques on
their toes!
97pts,
Decanter WWA:
“Rapturous orange
blossom, yellow apple
and lemon tart aromas
linger deftly over the nose and
harmonise delicately with the
creamy mousse. Smooth and
subtle with a decisive
freshness and crunchy
mineral finish.”
Because we’re long-standing
customers, you can enjoy this
legend beater for just £39.99 £29.99
a bottle. That’s a 25% saving.
Buy while you can.
Champagne Esterlin Brut Éclat
Champagne, France. 12%
£29.99 a bottle
£39.99
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