We keep a small selection of grande marque and otherwise deluxe champagnes for occasions when nothing else will do. All of these wines represent an extreme of luxury in winemaking and presentation, and it is chiefly on these very special bottlings that their makers' reputations are founded.
Please note that no discounts apply to products in this category except where indicated.
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André Clouet Grand Cru '1911' Brut, AOC Champagne
Regular price €100.00
Tax included.
The Belle Epoque labels of this very rare wine are copied from the originals, and the sparkle of celebrations long past has been recreated by the finest craftsmen in Champagne. Only 1,911 bottles are produced annually. A unique gift.
Antonio Galloni of the Wine Advocate first tweeted about Andre Clouet Cuvee Un Jour de 1911, propelling this low-key Champagne House into the spotlight - 'André Clouet 1911 ... absolutely majestic...like silk on the palate!'
A tiny 1,911 bottles of this multi-vintage Champagne, crafted from only the very top years, are produced annually, making a rare and very impressive gift.
Creamy and yeasty with ethereal scents of lime blossom, rose petal and jasmine - divine!
Clouet is made by a father-and-son team whose wine is cellared beneath their pretty, vine-covered, 17th century house in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, in the Montagne de Reims. Jean-François Clouet, winemaker, is known for his fanatical devotion to quality. Young and full of ideas, he aspires to Bollinger in style and quality.
Thanks to an ancestral land grant from Napoleon, Jean-Francois has the privilege of working with some of the best-situated vines in the Bouzy sub-region.
| Wine colour | White wine |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Appellation | Champagne |
| Vintage | NV |
| Grape variety | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Alcohol | 12% |
| Bottle size | 75cl |
One of the effects of COVID-19 is increased business for online businesses and courier companies, and this has led to delays despite everyone's best efforts.
PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME: UP TO FIVE WORKING DAYS for deliveries, though many arrive sooner than this.
We recommend that, for instance, you order as early as possible in the week if you are choosing wine for the weekend.
Any delays are likely to be more significant in more densely populated areas of the country.
Online delivery charges and times
Orders of €150+: free delivery nationwide
All other orders: €15 nationwide flat rate
(please NB delivery of 'offline' orders, those placed by telephone or personal visit, is also charged at €15 for purchases of less than €150, and is free of charge for purchases of €150 or more)
Orders received by midday Monday to Thursday are dispatched that day or the next day.
Orders received by noon on a Friday are dispatched that day or on the following Monday.
Online orders
Our online orders are delivered by courier to ensure fast and reliable delivery of each carefully packaged consignment. Because nobody likes breakages, we use very strong and secure packaging specially designed to protect wine bottles.
Personalised champagne orders are dispatched to meet your requested deadline, or otherwise as soon as possible. Please allow at least one extra working day for these orders to be prepared.
Eircodes please
The ideal delivery address has someone available to sign for parcels during office hours. This may mean that a work address is a better choice than a home address, as each delivery of our lovely wine needs to be signed for. An Eircode eliminates any doubt about the delivery location, and you can find or check Eircodes here.
Phone numbers please
Our couriers do their best to deliver and often have amazing local knowledge, but in the event of difficulties a reliable telephone number for the recipient makes all the difference and is a required piece of information. A mobile number is usually best.
Track your order
When we dispatch your order, we send on a tracking code so that you can follow your order in transit on the courier's website.
Delivery outside Ireland
If you need delivery to Northern Ireland, please get in touch for availability and rates. Unfortunately, we do not send wine overseas because of the complicated bureaucratic requirements and very high cost.
Returns
Faulty bottles
Wine is a natural product: its variety is what makes it so interesting!
Sometimes, though, a faulty bottle turns up. It's rare, but it does happen.
We want you to enjoy the wines you buy from us, and we'd like you to enjoy doing business with us too.
If you are unlucky enough to receive a bad bottle, please let us know immediately by calling the office on 021 431 6000 and we'll issue a credit in compensation.
Broken or Damaged Deliveries
Despite our best efforts to wrap and pack securely, damage in transit occurs from time to time.
If there's a breakage, our couriers will normally return the whole fragrant mess to us straight away.
If, however, the damage isn't apparent until you open the box, we'd still prefer to have the whole parcel collected. We'll send you a replacement as soon as possible.
Louis Roederer Cristal, AOC Champagne 2012
Regular price €235.00
Tax included.
‘Born in a year of contrasts, Cristal 2012 weaves a subtle blend of strength and finesse, the happy alliance of superb depth combined with the freshness of its limestone terroir.’
‘2012 was one of the most challenging and complicated years ever experienced in Champagne.
However, difficult conditions often lead to great things... The low yields, due to the unpredictable weather, combined with continental conditions towards the end of the season, gave us unusual levels of maturity, resulting in rich, full-bodied and structured wines worthy of the greatest vintages in Champagne.’
Savour with scallops and caviar!
| Wine colour | White wine |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Champagne |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Alcohol | 12% |
| Bottle size | 75 cl |
One of the effects of COVID-19 is increased business for online businesses and courier companies, and this has led to delays despite everyone's best efforts.
PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME: UP TO FIVE WORKING DAYS for deliveries, though many arrive sooner than this.
We recommend that, for instance, you order as early as possible in the week if you are choosing wine for the weekend.
Any delays are likely to be more significant in more densely populated areas of the country.
Online delivery charges and times
Orders of €150+: free delivery nationwide
All other orders: €15 nationwide flat rate
(please NB delivery of 'offline' orders, those placed by telephone or personal visit, is also charged at €15 for purchases of less than €150, and is free of charge for purchases of €150 or more)
Orders received by midday Monday to Thursday are dispatched that day or the next day.
Orders received by noon on a Friday are dispatched that day or on the following Monday.
Online orders
Our online orders are delivered by courier to ensure fast and reliable delivery of each carefully packaged consignment. Because nobody likes breakages, we use very strong and secure packaging specially designed to protect wine bottles.
Personalised champagne orders are dispatched to meet your requested deadline, or otherwise as soon as possible. Please allow at least one extra working day for these orders to be prepared.
Eircodes please
The ideal delivery address has someone available to sign for parcels during office hours. This may mean that a work address is a better choice than a home address, as each delivery of our lovely wine needs to be signed for. An Eircode eliminates any doubt about the delivery location, and you can find or check Eircodes here.
Phone numbers please
Our couriers do their best to deliver and often have amazing local knowledge, but in the event of difficulties a reliable telephone number for the recipient makes all the difference and is a required piece of information. A mobile number is usually best.
Track your order
When we dispatch your order, we send on a tracking code so that you can follow your order in transit on the courier's website.
Delivery outside Ireland
If you need delivery to Northern Ireland, please get in touch for availability and rates. Unfortunately, we do not send wine overseas because of the complicated bureaucratic requirements and very high cost.
Returns
Faulty bottles
Wine is a natural product: its variety is what makes it so interesting!
Sometimes, though, a faulty bottle turns up. It's rare, but it does happen.
We want you to enjoy the wines you buy from us, and we'd like you to enjoy doing business with us too.
If you are unlucky enough to receive a bad bottle, please let us know immediately by calling the office on 021 431 6000 and we'll issue a credit in compensation.
Broken or Damaged Deliveries
Despite our best efforts to wrap and pack securely, damage in transit occurs from time to time.
If there's a breakage, our couriers will normally return the whole fragrant mess to us straight away.
If, however, the damage isn't apparent until you open the box, we'd still prefer to have the whole parcel collected. We'll send you a replacement as soon as possible.
Bollinger, R.D., AOC Champagne 2004
Regular price €225.00
Tax included.
The Bollinger R.D. experience combines the vigour and freshness of a recently disgorged wine with the mellow and complex aromas of an old vintage.
Bollinger R(ecently) D(isgorged) is an 'extra brut' champagne, with a very low dosage and a consequent purity and dryness that shows off the exceptional quality of the vintage fruit.
The wine is aged for four times longer than the appellation requires, giving an extraordinary richness and depth to the original fruit flavours, transformed by time and oak ageing into luscious, sweetly spicy harmonies of preserved fruit and golden, concentrated fullness.
Bollinger recommend that this special cuvée be served at an initial temperature as low as 8°C so that all its modulations and subtleties can be appreciated as it warms to the temperature of the room.
The R.D. style recalls the custom among champagne houses of keeping old wines for their own consumption, disgorging them shortly before tasting to yield the perfect combination of absolute freshness with the rich aromatics of a mature wine.
| Wine colour | White wine |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Appellation | Champagne |
| Vintage | 2004 |
| Grape variety | 66% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay |
| Alcohol | 12% |
| Bottle size | 75cl |
One of the effects of COVID-19 is increased business for online businesses and courier companies, and this has led to delays despite everyone's best efforts.
PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME: UP TO FIVE WORKING DAYS for deliveries, though many arrive sooner than this.
We recommend that, for instance, you order as early as possible in the week if you are choosing wine for the weekend.
Any delays are likely to be more significant in more densely populated areas of the country.
Online delivery charges and times
Orders of €150+: free delivery nationwide
All other orders: €15 nationwide flat rate
(please NB delivery of 'offline' orders, those placed by telephone or personal visit, is also charged at €15 for purchases of less than €150, and is free of charge for purchases of €150 or more)
Orders received by midday Monday to Thursday are dispatched that day or the next day.
Orders received by noon on a Friday are dispatched that day or on the following Monday.
Online orders
Our online orders are delivered by courier to ensure fast and reliable delivery of each carefully packaged consignment. Because nobody likes breakages, we use very strong and secure packaging specially designed to protect wine bottles.
Personalised champagne orders are dispatched to meet your requested deadline, or otherwise as soon as possible. Please allow at least one extra working day for these orders to be prepared.
Eircodes please
The ideal delivery address has someone available to sign for parcels during office hours. This may mean that a work address is a better choice than a home address, as each delivery of our lovely wine needs to be signed for. An Eircode eliminates any doubt about the delivery location, and you can find or check Eircodes here.
Phone numbers please
Our couriers do their best to deliver and often have amazing local knowledge, but in the event of difficulties a reliable telephone number for the recipient makes all the difference and is a required piece of information. A mobile number is usually best.
Track your order
When we dispatch your order, we send on a tracking code so that you can follow your order in transit on the courier's website.
Delivery outside Ireland
If you need delivery to Northern Ireland, please get in touch for availability and rates. Unfortunately, we do not send wine overseas because of the complicated bureaucratic requirements and very high cost.
Returns
Faulty bottles
Wine is a natural product: its variety is what makes it so interesting!
Sometimes, though, a faulty bottle turns up. It's rare, but it does happen.
We want you to enjoy the wines you buy from us, and we'd like you to enjoy doing business with us too.
If you are unlucky enough to receive a bad bottle, please let us know immediately by calling the office on 021 431 6000 and we'll issue a credit in compensation.
Broken or Damaged Deliveries
Despite our best efforts to wrap and pack securely, damage in transit occurs from time to time.
If there's a breakage, our couriers will normally return the whole fragrant mess to us straight away.
If, however, the damage isn't apparent until you open the box, we'd still prefer to have the whole parcel collected. We'll send you a replacement as soon as possible.
