2024 CFWC
7th March 2024 | One Great George Steet
All of us at Lea & Sandeman are proud to have supported the City Fine Wine Challenge in aid of the NSPCC, as we have done for the past nineteen years. We donate all the wine and Champagne for the evening and pour over 2,000 glasses prior to the quiz - so it's all hands to the pump on the night.
A big thank you to the Event Committee, Quizmaster extraordinaire Matthew Jukes, and auctioneer Martin Roberts.
Wines from the reception and Quiz
Below is a list of wines that formed part of the CFWC quiz. You can order any of these individually or in a mixed case with free mainland UK delivery for orders above £150.
BARNAUT Grande Réserve Brut Grand Cru Bouzy Champagne NV
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir.
£39.95 £36.95 by the bottle£37.50 £33.95 in a case of 6*
2020 GRAN AUTÒCTON BLANC Autòcton Celler
Catalunya Spain 12.5% White
Malvasia de Sitges, Xarel lo.
The top white here is from 50-90 year old vines vineyards, 90% Xarel-lo, 10% Malvasia de Sitges, fermented and aged for 10 months in 300 litre French oak barrels and a small number of amphoras, with weekly batonnage. The...(read more)
L&S2022 LEITHAKALK Chardonnay Weingut Kollwentz
Burgenland Austria 13.5% White
Chardonnay.
The 2022 Chardonnay Leithakalk was harvested in the Tatschler, Gloria, Neusatz and Tatterstein vineyards and fermented and aged on gross lees for half a year in large barrel. The nose has the full fruit of yellow plum, r...(read more)
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous.com2021 MOYA MEAKER Riesling Elgin
Elgin South Africa 12% White
Riesling.
Bokkeveld shale, planted in 2006, vinified in stainless steel. Intense, concentrated, pure and limey with lovely concentration. Very bold with intense citrus fruit, showing energy and precision. There’s a tiny hint of sw...(read more)
Jamie Goode, www.wineanorak.com2017 CHÂTEAU LABÉGORCE Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
A firm favourite in the L&S camp. This year production is sadly down by about 40%, a great shame as the wine really is superb. Some of the losses were immediate (the frost killed off an entire Merlot vineyard in Sous...(read more)
L&S2019 SAINT JOSEPH Bois Prieur Domaine Rémi Niero
Northern Rhône Rhône France 13.5% Red
Viognier, Syrah.
The Niero St Joseph Bois Prieur is always something of a surprise, it shouldn't be because every vintage they fashion a beautiful wine, the surprise is always in 3-5 years after vintage, that you've managed to keep your...(read more)
L&S2020 LA QUINTA Podere Giodo di Carlo Ferrini
Tuscany Italy 14% Red
Sangiovese.
Lots of earth, meat and spice with cherries and spices. Bark and mushrooms, too. Medium-to full-bodied, deep and dense, but not heavy, with lots of forest fruit at the end. Rather unique. Sangiovese made first in stainle...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2021 LUNITA Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina 12% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2021 Lunita is a new entry-level unoaked Pinot Noir from a vineyard planted in 1945 that they recovered with the idea to make a more structured wine than the Cincuenta y Cinco, as the soils have calcium carbonate and...(read more)
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