Champagne Bollinger Boat Race Offer!
By Ed H-B on 22/03/2013
With the Oxford and Cambridge boat race kicking off ‘The we thought a competitive Bollinger offer would be a great way to get things flowing
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Wine of the week: 2010 Acústic Red – Vinyes Velles Nobles – Bodegas Acustic – Montsant, Spain
By Ed H-B on 19/03/2013
Neatly carrying on our Spanish theme from last week, Victoria Moore gave a tantalising write-up of the genial Albert Jané Ubeda's 'Acústic Red - Vinyes Velles Nobles - 2010' from Montsant in the Daily Telegraph wine section last week: "Montsant is a region in north-east Spain which surrounds fêted Priorat like a halo.
Wine of the Week: Bodegas Marco Abella 2007- Loidana – Priorat (Spain)
By Ed H-B on 12/03/2013
As some of you may have picked up - our wine of the week email is about great affordable wines that are ready to drink now. Fortunately for us, one literally walked in through the door recently in the hands of the charming David Marco, the owner of Bodegas Marco Abella in Priorat, which got a definitive thumbs up from us all at our Chelsea shop.
Pre-release offer: Champagne Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2000
By Ed H-B on 12/03/2013
“Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill” is only made in the very best vintages and is produced in very small quantities. The latest vintage, 2000, is the thirteenth and is released only afer 11 years cellaring. "In victory, deserve it. In defeat, need it! ". Sir Winston Churchill.
Pre-release offer: Fuligni – BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO 2008 & 2007 ‘Riserva’
By Ed H-B on 06/03/2013
For us, our customers and wine aficionados everywhere, Brunello di Montalcino represents some of the highest quality yet best value fine wine available in the world today. As ever, the inimitable Fuligni house style of purity, lightness of touch and elegance, in no way lacks concentration or intensity of fruit.
Wine of the week: 2001 Chateau Barde-Haut – St Emilion
By Ed H-B on 05/03/2013
We had too many good wines to choose from when voting up the wine of the week, so we decided to draw up a short list of 4 our best value and affordable drinking Bordeaux between at £11.95 and £37.
Bin End Sale ends Midnight this Sunday 3rd March & a big NSPCC Thanks!
By Ed H-B on 01/03/2013
Our annual bin end sale was due to end today, but we decided to add some extra wines so we've also extended the sale all day tomorrow in our shops and online until midnight this Sunday, 3rd March. Update: Our 2013 Bin End sale has now ended.
Thursday 26th Feb: The Patrick Sandeman NSPCC City Fine Wine Challenge Trophy
By Ed H-B on 28/02/2013
We're looking forward to once again hosting the annual NSPCC's City Fine Wine Challenge this evening at the Royal Institute for British Architects on Portland Place. Alongside the interesting selection of wines we have chosen for the blind tasting, we are pleased to present the City Fine Wine Trophy dedicated to Patrick Sandeman who we sadly lost at the end of last year.
Under the Radar producers – Laurent Pillot Chassagne 1er cru Morgeot
By Andrew Hooper on 27/02/2013
Father and son Fernand and Laurent Pillot are 4th and 5th generation winemakers in Chassagne Montrachet and LEA & SANDEMAN are proud to have sold their wines for a number of years now. The 2011’s that we showed recently continue their fine tradition of quality.
Wine of the week: 2010 Cahors – Cuvée Cèdre Héritage – Pascal Verhaeghe (Malbec)
By Ed H-B on 26/02/2013
It's been bitterly cold recently and so very much still a hearty red time of the year for which Pascal's Cuvée Cèdre Héritage Malbec is an ideal winter warming fireside partner. Made by the maverick team at Chateau du Cedre - this is made from grapes they buy in rather than grow themselves - 90% Malbec (also known as Cot or Auxerrois) and 10% Merlot.
Under the Radar Producers – Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot, the cream of the Côte de Nuits
By Andrew Hooper on 22/02/2013
UPDATE 20/01/14 You can browse all of our current Côte de Nuits listings here on our website. There can’t be too many wine making families with a type of grape named after them, but there exists a strain of Pinot Noir called Pinot Confuron, reflecting a tradition of careful vine selection and propogation in a family history which dates back to the times of the Sun King, Louis XIV.
Wine of the Week: 2011 Gruner Veltliner – Wachtberg DAC – Erste Lage – Salomon Undhof
By Ed H-B on 20/02/2013
Why L&S 'Wine of the Week'? This wine was a unanimous favorite by all four Lea & Sandeman shops and just reviewed by Ben from our Barnes shop: ‘We re-tasted this terrific Gruner at the last generic Austrian Wine event a few weeks ago. A scintillating effort from a top-tier vineyard and producer.