Probably while stocks last, although it doesn't say.

Product
Original Price
New Price

Piper Heidsieck Brut NV
£26.29
£13.14

Taittinger Brut NV
£33.82
£16.91

Heidsieck Monopole Gold Top Vintage
£29.99
£14.99

Lanson Black Label Brut NV
£29.49
£14.74

Lanson Rose NV
£33.49
£16.74

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mel

Anything you recommend for New Year Mel?

I've read Asda are currently selling Nicolas Feuillatte Brut NV for £10

Taittinger NV Brut again at 50% off ! So they got away with it last time ! Must be tiny stock levels.

I missed it last time, and I'd like one. That will be 2007 fruit in The Taitt will it ??

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Duncan

Tom Cannavan's wine pages

http://www.wine-pages.com/temp/feuillatte.htm

I like the GH Martell one more. I've seen it in Tesco with 50% off -about 3 weeks back. £13.99 If I remember.

I'm not a big fan of the '07 vintage for sale as Brut NV throughout 2010 I recon, cos I generally prefer the Blanc de Noir versions at the bargain end.

Anyway, ere is wot:

If growers were able to take advantage of the maximum yield permitted by the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, France's winemaking governing body, 2007 will be the largest Champagne crop ever. But with wine, as other things, size doesn't always matter. It was a difficult growing season with hot weather early on, followed by an extended stretch of rain, ultimately ending with an early harvest. So the relatively good wine quality—with relatively big volumes—that producers are now anticipating comes as more of a surprise than an expectation.

The weather in April was unseasonably hot. As a result, flowering occurred in May, about a month early, yet it was heterogeneous from one region to the next, and even from parcel to parcel within the same village. That was followed, however, by a cold, wet summer. There were several hailstorms mid-July, affecting more than 2,000 acres with 100 percent damage in parts of the Vallée de la Marne and Côtes des Bar. The lack of sunshine during the summer months set a record for Champagne. But on Aug. 24, good weather returned, along with a drying east wind. Many houses started picking by the end of August and finished by the third week of September.

"We had a fairly good harvest, at least unexpected after the poor summer we had. Globally, both quantity and quality were met," said Olivier Krug, director of Champagne Krug in Reims.

Yields across varieties were uneven as a result of the tough weather. The crop was very large for Chardonnay, but smaller for Pinot Meunier. The Chardonnay was affected least by the chaotic weather conditions, and was therefore the most consistent in terms of ripeness. The maturity of both Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir were more varied as the varieties suffered from attacks of mildew and botrytis in several spots.

Producers reported that the potential alcohol is slightly below the average since 2002, yet the acidity in the wines is higher than normal—but nothing to worry about. "At first the numbers look high, but the proportions of malic acid are rather high [above 50 percent], so the wines will soften significantly through malolactic fermentation," said Benoit Gouez, chef de cave at Moët & Chandon.

Many producers said that it is too early to determine whether vintage Champagnes would be made from the 2007 harvest. The process of tasting the vin clairs (base wines) began in October. Once the selections and final blends are made, the yeast and sugar will be added to begin the second fermentation in bottle.

"It has not been easy this year," reflected Richard Geoffroy, chef de cave at Moët & Chandon's Dom Pérignon. As a growing season, he called 2007 "very emotional."

For 10 quid - looks like a fair punt to me.

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Duncan

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Mel,

Thanks for the heads up on this !!
Bought 2 Taittinger this morning on route to work.

Regards
Richard

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was tempted to do a late night dash last night but most of my local Morrisons close at 9 and I couldn't be bothered to trek to the only one that closed at 10

might try tonight on way home from work.
Fancy getting a Gold top and a taittinger even tho I'm not much of a ffizzy fan

Richard, you are supposed to buy your groceries at the same time !

Shez, similar inertia set in here.

I would fancy the same pair. If the Gold top vint is '05 it could be smashing. The ordinary Piper NV was a bit short on flavour last year.

Looking at the other campaign running:

'04's at Waitrose for the Leroy Duval 1er - so didn't take any. My stocks are high, champagne has been discounted since Oct / Nov '09.


When the Dyson goes off the rails, I use Tippex Rapid to cover the chip on the skirting

strange....
I know nothing about shampoo vintages but have this month's decanter mag in front of me which has an article on just that with a vintage guide:

True for me Shez.......

I like the '05 at the bottom end of the vintage price range. Whilst I found a couple of the '04 Chablis at 1er level and one cheap Champagne vintage on '04, rather short and acidic - (Chab et Champ vintages drink in tandem for me)

I like Cote d'Or rouge on the '03 at the affordable level and 1er that is affordable, but the big guns say cooked for the grand marques.

The cheaper wines are from lesser shaded slopes and vineyards on cooler or heavier land with a more easterly aspect

I think the evaluation that Decanter give is for the grand marques. Classic elegance is not available at less than 20 quid. So I go for flavour, the cheaper but half decent ones, are hollow in a classic vintage.

That's my two pence. I'll qualify a bit more in future.- but keep in short for Ba -

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Duncan

beauty is often in the eye of the beholder...

Like you say, I'd suppose that bottom end spectrum is more likely to remain fairly consistant rather than having stand out vintages

tbf, at the lower level it all pretty much tastes the same to me (I havenn't been fortunate enough to be graced with upper tier vvintage champers yet).
Almost tempted to just get some Lindauer special reserve for half the price and leave it at that

Wise alternative. I sit down with three long term burgundy mates (over 30 years) and it's only 3 times a year or so that we have the opportunity to go for it. So, unless you can set the scene - No point in busting your budget on this.

Like I say - the gold top vint on '05 for £15 could be full and fun. Cheaper than absolute tat bought wrong

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Duncan

I'll take a look as it is a bit of a bargain.
according to the ad on Tv customers are limited to 3 bottles each transaction

Was going through the same thought processes myself. We are hosting xmas dinner so was considering a purchase.

Had a gold top 2001 last year that was really nice and had aged well.

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tribs

More likely to trust you than them on this one

Likewise, I'm hosting xmmas again this year but only a couple of the ladies will drink fizz, so I have to decide whether its worth bothering with the morrisons deal and just go for the Lindauer which they'd be just as happy with

That said, would be nice to keep a bottle of vintage for next year's anniversary or other special occasions (I have a Dom P 98 waiting for our 10th in 2013)