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.


GONET-MÉDEVILLE Tradition Brut 1er Cru NV
Champagne France 13% White
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir.
70% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Meunier, from premiers crus Bisseuil (80%), Mesnil-sur-Oger (15%), Mareuil-sur-Aÿ (5%). 80% from 2020. Tirage April 2021, disgorged July 2023. Dosage 4 g/l. Beautiful nose. F...(read more)
Tamlyn Currin
2023 SANCERRE Silex Chavignol Domaine Delaporte
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
Restrained and balanced nose with a hint of elderflower and blackberry leaf gives little indication of the fruit which is at once generous and surprisingly complex, and the texture which carries an initial hint of sweetn...(read more)
L&S
2023 RIESLING Ried Kögl Salomon Undhof
Kremstal Austria 13.5% White
Riesling.
This youthful dry riesling has a very striking nose of gooseberries, bergamot and Thai basil that pull you into this compact yet refined dry riesling. Still tightly wound on the focused medium- to full-bodied palate. The...(read more)
Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com
2020 POMMARD Tavannes Domaine Fernand & Laurent Pillot
Côte d'Or Burgundy France 15% Red
Pinot Noir.
The 2020 Pommard Tavannes is excellent, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries, sweet spices, licorice and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with tangy acids and chalky tannins, it will age with...(read more)
L&S
2023 FLEURIE Cuvée Tardive Clos de La Roilette
Beaujolais France 14% Red
Gamay.
Deep ruby. Concentrated nose of raspberry and cassis. Velvety richness and texture. Fine, ripe tannins. Sweet kirsch liqueur on the finish. There is volume and structure but this is delicious; all you could need from Gam...(read more)
Matthew Hayes, www.jancisrobinson.com
2020 BAROLO Castellero Barale Fratelli
Piedmont Italy 14% Red
Nebbiolo.
The 2020 Barolo Castellero is a powerful, savory wine. Dark fruit, menthol, licorice, spice and a host of balsamic notes all run through this dense, virile Barolo. The 2020 is still coming together following its bottling...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.comORDER
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