Half Bottle Selection
Half bottles make such fantastic gifts – they're such sweet little things which can be added to any present to make it that much more exciting.
Perhaps even hide them around the house, for a wine fuelled treasure hunt, or hang them from a (very sturdy) Christmas tree. The opportunities are limitless.
We’ve condensed some of our favourite wines into this smaller format, so you’re still getting the Lea & Sandeman stamp of quality, just in miniature.
- Free mainland delivery available for orders over £150 (except Highlands & Islands). Case price discount on any 24 half-bottles or more -
LEGRAS Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru Chouilly Champagne R&L Legras NV
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay. Half-bottles
From the Chouilly grand cru.
Fresh pear, brioche, warm meadow hay. The spiciness of a summer hay meadow just before it’s cut – floral, golden-grassy, and satisfyingly savoury. Very rounded, approachable and with a...(read more)
BILLECART SALMON Rosé Brut NV
Champagne France 12% Rosé
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir. Half-bottles
Elegant and seductive in its way, a very fine pink champagne. In house this always trumps the more glitzy Laurent Perrier.. Its that poise and pretty red-berried fruit line. Yes please.
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NYETIMBER NV Classic Cuvée Brut
England United Kingdom 12% White
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir. Half-bottles
£37.95 £33.95 by the bottle£34.95 £28.95 in a case of 6*
2023 CHÂTEAU DE TRACY Pouilly Fumé
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc. Half-bottles
The estate’s biggest volume cuvée, the 2023 Château de Tracy from Juliette d’Estutt d’Assay is at the time of tasting in cuve, undergoing regular bâtonnage until March, with the first of several bottli...(read more)
Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com
2022 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET 1er Cru Morgeot Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13.5% White
Chardonnay. Half-bottles
Mainly Petit Clos and some Fairendes. Cooler area, more clay with some marl.
Richer again, but with more of a citrus expression to the fruit. Confit lemons, cooked rind. Gentle sweet spice. Lovely bead of acidity...(read more)
2021 CHAMBOLLE MUSIGNY Domaine Christian Clerget
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13% Red
Pinot Noir. Half-bottles
This has a lovely sweet fruit and is expressive in a way the Morey is not; floral in a deep silky rose petal way, with a tiny sweet edge. Really lovely.
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2019 CHÂTEAU CANTEMERLE 5ème Cru Classé Macau
Bordeaux France 13% Red
. Half-bottles
The 2019 Cantemerle has a ripe and sensual bouquet with ample black cherry and blueberry scents that burst from the glass, flecks of dark chocolate and clove emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with satur...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com
2018 HAUTS DU TERTRE Margaux Château du Tertre
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Half-bottles
The second wine of Margaux classed growth Château du Tertre is rich while also stylish. Its generous tannins are balanced by juicy black currant fruits and smoky acidity. Drink this wine from 2023.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast www.winemag.com
2017 LES GRIFFONS de Château Pichon Baron Pauillac
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot. Half-bottles
The 2017 Les Griffons de Pichon-Baron is a powerful, serious wine endowed with tremendous character and personality. It is especially somber in this vintage, with tannins that need time to soften. The oak is very nicely...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2019 CÔTE RÔTIE Colline de Couzou Domaine Patrick & Christophe Bonnefond
Northern Rhône Rhône France 14% Red
Syrah. Half-bottles
Aged for 18 months in 400-litre barrels (10–15% new). Barrel sample. Tasted blind. Smoky nose – lapsang souchong with a cedar spice. Moderate acidity with good vibrancy, with cool blue fruits and very fine detailed tanni...(read more)
Alistair Cooper MW
2023 CÔTES DU RHÔNE Rouge Domaine de la Mordorée
Southern Rhône Rhône France 15% Red
Carignan, Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Counoise. Half-bottles
Perfumed raspberries with notes of violet, very fruit forward, blackberry, dark fruit core as ever here, blackberry & plums, anise, chocolate, violets, blueberry, herbs too, delicious Cotes du Rhone.
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