{"id":31606,"date":"2020-05-01T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=31606"},"modified":"2020-05-01T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:00:50","slug":"press-reviews-april-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/05\/press-reviews-april-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Reviews: April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest press mentions in April: Victoria Moore&#8217;s article exploring a wide array of our wines for Easter. The ros\u00e9 season is back in the press and our latest 2019 vintage has been tasted (and approved) by The Times and The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Benefit from our case price discount in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>red<\/strong><\/span> by buying any 12 bottles from this selection &#8211; in a mixed case of your design or simply by the dozen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, <em>If you&#8217;re buying fine wine, there&#8217;s a buzz about the 2016 barolos \u2013 and for good reason<\/em>, Victoria Moore,<\/strong><strong>\u00a024\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31587 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-COTE-DE-BROUILLY-Les-Grilles-Domaine-Chevalier-Metrat.240x700.24174.png\" alt=\"2018 Cote de Brouilly Les Grilles Chevalier Metrat\" width=\"400\" height=\"106\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 C\u00d4TE DE BROUILLY Les Grill\u00e9s Domaine Chevalier-M\u00e9trat<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a314.50 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a312.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;All this week\u2019s wines are from Lea &amp; Sandeman, which has five shops in London and delivers nationwide with a minimum order value of \u00a3250. First up, a blissful beaujolais, richly juicy, with an exhilarating sappy vigour. Try chilled with roast chicken. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-COTE-DE-BROUILLY-Les-Grilles-Domaine-Chevalier-Metrat-37073-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31586 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-BUGALUGS-Barossa-Shiraz-Tim-Smith-Wines.240x700.23622.png\" alt=\"2018-BUGALUGS-Barossa-Shiraz-Tim-Smith-Wines.\" width=\"400\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 BUGALUGS Barossa Shiraz Tim Smith Wines<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a317.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a315.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Envelops and saturates you with luscious (yet not heavy) flavours of mulberries, blueberries and cocoa powder.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-BUGALUGS-Barossa-Shiraz-Tim-Smith-Wines-33115-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31589 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-MiP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence.240x700.22609.png\" alt=\"2018 MIP Made in Provence Ros\u00e9\" width=\"400\" height=\"92\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 MiP* Classic Ros\u00e9 Made in Provence<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a314.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a313.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;The brand-new vintage of Lea &amp; Sandeman\u2019s top-selling ros\u00e9 is very pale, with a skein of gentle red berry and grapefruit scent.&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-MIP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence-37048-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Daily Mail, <em>Austrian wines are of wonderful value for the quality that&#8217;s on offer and have been great for so long&#8230; so why are they not household names by now?<\/em>, Olly Smith,<\/strong><strong>\u00a023\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31688 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-RIESLING-Ried-Kogl-Salomon-Undhof.240x700.23447.png\" alt=\"2018-RIESLING-Ried-Kogl-Salomon-Undhof\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 RIESLING Ried K\u00f6gl Salomon Undhof<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a319.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a317.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Or splash out on one of the best white wines I\u2019ve tasted in the last few months: Salomon Undhof Ried K\u00f6gl 2018 (13%) \u00a319.95 from Lea &amp; Sandeman. It\u2019s a flashing blade of mineral purity \u2013 imagine frosted lime juice with a twist of lychee. &#8216; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-RIESLING-Ried-Kogl-Salomon-Undhof-36792-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Times, <em>The best wine to buy online<\/em>, Jane MacQuitty,<\/strong><strong>\u00a018\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31665 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2019-LE-PETIT-DIABLE-ROSE-Domaine-des-Diables.240x700.23996.png\" alt=\"2019 Le Petit Diable Ros\u00e9 Domaine des Diables\" width=\"400\" height=\"94\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 LE PETIT DIABLE ROS\u00c9 Domaine des Diables<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a314.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a313.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Meanwhile, Lea &amp; Sandeman deserves a medal for keeping all five London outlets open six days a week (on shorter hours). As it\u2019s almost ros\u00e9 season, plump for its delicious, savoury, herby 2019 Les Petits Diables, C\u00f4tes de Provence Ros\u00e9.&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"hhttps:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-LE-PETIT-DIABLE-ROSE-Domaine-des-Diables-37052-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Daily Mail, <em>Ros\u00e9 days are just around the corner: A carefree glass of liquid sunshine is a great way to take off the pressure and sip splendidly into summertime<\/em>, Olly Smith,<\/strong><strong>\u00a016\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31589 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-MiP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence.240x700.22609.png\" alt=\"2018 MIP Made in Provence Ros\u00e9\" width=\"400\" height=\"92\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 MiP* Classic Ros\u00e9 Made in Provence<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a314.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a313.50<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;The delicate colour in ros\u00e9 comes from the skins of red grapes. The longer the skins are left macerating with the juice, the darker the colour of the wine. If you press the grapes and allow the skins to have just a few short hours with the juice, you get pale ros\u00e9, such as MIP 2019, one of my favourite pinks from Provence via Lea &amp; Sandeman. &#8216; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2019-MIP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence-37048-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, <em>Impeccable Easter wines to order right now<\/em>, Victoria Moore,<\/strong><strong>\u00a012\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;If you\u2019re eating lamb at the weekend then a classic match is a left-bank claret. I recommend the excellent-value Ch\u00e2teau Capbern 2015 St Estephe, Bordeaux, France or Ch\u00e2teau Pibran Cru Bourgeois 2012 Bordeaux, France.<br \/>\nIf you are pushing the boat out then GPL, as it\u2019s affectionately known, from the superb 2005 vintage is drinking beautifully \u2013 Ch\u00e2teau Grand Puy Lacoste 5\u00e8me cru class\u00e9 2005 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France.<br \/>\nNorthern Rh\u00f4ne syrah is also superb with lamb and I thoroughly enjoyed the smoky notes of Domaine R\u00e9mi Niero Saint Joseph Bois Prieur 2017 France.<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re having beef rather than lamb I might be tempted towards Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2013 Italy \u2013 an atmospheric wine from a very good producer in a very good year, this smells of old leather, dried herbs, smoke, dust and sour cherries and feels deeply reassuring.<br \/>\nWhile you are on the Lea &amp; Sandeman website I\u2019d also slip in a few bottles of Fattoria di Magliano Heba 2016 Morellino di Scansano, Italy &#8211; a coastal sangiovese, from a superb Tuscan vintage, that tastes of damsons and sour cherries.<br \/>\nWith such lovely weather forecast, then a few white burgundies might also be welcome. Domaine Adh\u00e9mar et Francis Boudin Chablis 2018 France is beautifully limpid; I also rate Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau Les Raspilli\u00e8res Vir\u00e9-Cless\u00e9 2018 France.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The wines: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2012 CH\u00c2TEAU PIBRAN Cru Bourgeois Pauillac<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a334.75 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a331.95 (SOLD OUT)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31650 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2012-CHATEAU-PIBRAN-Cru-Bourgeois-Pauillac.240x700.21967.png\" alt=\" 2012-CHATEAU-PIBRAN-Cru-Bourgeois-Pauillac\" width=\"450\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 CH\u00c2TEAU CAPBERN Saint Est\u00e8phe<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a327.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a325.75 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31651 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2015-CHATEAU-CAPBERN-Saint-Estephe.240x700.24047.png\" alt=\"2015-CHATEAU-CAPBERN-Saint-Estephe\" width=\"450\" height=\"116\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2015-CHATEAU-CAPBERN-Saint-Estephe-23310-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2005 CH\u00c2TEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5\u00e8me Cru Class\u00e9 Pauillac<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a3129.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a3120.95 (SOLD OUT)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31652 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GPL-2005.png\" alt=\"2005 Grand Puy Lacoste\" width=\"450\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017 SAINT JOSEPH Bois Prieur Domaine R\u00e9mi Niero<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a333.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a329.95 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31654 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2017-SAINT-JOSEPH-Bois-Prieur-Domaine-Remi-Niero.240x700.21839.png\" alt=\"2017-SAINT-JOSEPH-Bois-Prieur-Domaine-Remi-Niero\" width=\"450\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2017-SAINT-JOSEPH-Bois-Prieur-Domaine-Remi-Niero-33078-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Fuligni<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a349.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a345.95 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31656 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2013-BRUNELLO-DI-MONTALCINO-Fuligni.240x700.19702.png\" alt=\" 2013-BRUNELLO-DI-MONTALCINO-Fuligni\" width=\"450\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2013-BRUNELLO-DI-MONTALCINO-Fuligni-28155-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 MORELLINO DI SCANSANO Heba Fattoria di Magliano<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a315.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a314.50 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31657 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2016-MORELLINO-DI-SCANSANO-Heba-Fattoria-di-Magliano.240x700.24250.png\" alt=\"2016-MORELLINO-DI-SCANSANO-Heba-Fattoria-di-Magliano\" width=\"450\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2016-MORELLINO-DI-SCANSANO-Heba-Fattoria-di-Magliano-37121-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 CHABLIS Domaine Adh\u00e9mar et Francis Boudin<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a319.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a317.75 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31658 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-CHABLIS-Domaine-Adhemar-et-Francis-Boudin.240x700.23389.png\" alt=\"2018-CHABLIS-Domaine-Adhemar-et-Francis-Boudin\" width=\"450\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-CHABLIS-Domaine-Adhemar-et-Francis-Boudin-36299-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 VIR\u00c9-CLESS\u00c9 Les Raspilli\u00e8res Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a325.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a322.95 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31659 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-VIRE-CLESSE-Les-Raspillieres-Domaine-Frantz-Chagnoleau.240x700.22024.png\" alt=\"2018-VIRE-CLESSE-Les-Raspillieres-Domaine-Frantz-Chagnoleau\" width=\"450\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-VIRE-CLESSE-Les-Raspillieres-Domaine-Frantz-Chagnoleau-36461-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Times local news, <em>Say cheers to Easter \u2013 and to all our brilliant local drinks suppliers \u2013 by treating your tastebuds to these top tipples<\/em>, James Viner,<\/strong><strong>\u00a010\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31589 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018-MiP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence.240x700.22609.png\" alt=\"2018 MIP Made in Provence Ros\u00e9\" width=\"400\" height=\"92\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2018 MiP* Classic Ros\u00e9 Made in Provence<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a310.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a310.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;Try this ravishing Proven\u00e7al pink, a lively, syrah-grenache-cinsault pumped \u201918, with masses of herby, floral, pink peppercorn, honeydew melon and red fruit flavours, which makes it a useful spring buffet party pink. Just the ticket for roast leg of lamb with slits stuffed with rosemary, anchovies, and garlic. Try it also with cold lamb leftovers, moussaka, pip\u00e9rade or salade ni\u00e7oise. Grab it by the horns.&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2018-MiP-Classic-Rose-Made-in-Provence-32791-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid lightgrey; height: 1px; max-width: 150px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The Telegraph, <em>From social media to speed-picking, how vineyards are saving their harvests during lockdown<\/em>, Victoria Moore,<\/strong><strong>\u00a010\/04\/2020:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31028 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/COATES-SEELY-Reserve-Brut-Britagne.240x700.15445.png\" alt=\"Coates Seely Britagne Brut Reserve\" width=\"400\" height=\"106\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>COATES &amp; SEELY Reserve Brut Britagne<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a329.95 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a327.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;The question with English sparkling wines is still so often: would you buy it in preference to champagne? In this case, the answer is yes: a seriously good, elegant sparkling Hampshire wine, made from 50 per cent pinot noir, 40 per cent chardonnay and pinot meunier. There\u2019s an offer for readers, too: for 10% off and free delivery of six bottles or more, enter the code TEL when you order on the website.&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/COATES-SEELY-Reserve-Brut-Britagne-22064-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30643 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2011-WISTON-ESTATE-Blanc-de-Blancs-Brut-English-Sparkling-Wine.240x700.22800.png\" alt=\"WISTON ESTATE 2011 Blanc de Blancs Brut\" width=\"400\" height=\"107\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>2011 WISTON ESTATE Blanc de Blancs Brut<br \/>\n<em><strong>\u00a342.50 | <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a339.95<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><strong>Review: <\/strong>&#8216;A new, pure chardonnay, sparkling release from another excellent English estate. Order direct from the producer and you can use the code FREESHIPPING for free delivery. They\u2019re also throwing in a Wiston sparkling wine stopper for every order of six or more bottles, so you can keep your fizz in the fridge and enjoy it over a few days.&#8217; <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-WISTON-ESTATE-Blanc-de-Blancs-Brut-35905-00.html\">VIEW WINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest press mentions in April: Victoria Moore&#8217;s article exploring a wide array of our wines for Easter. The ros\u00e9 season is back in the press and our latest 2019 vintage has been tasted (and approved) by The Times and The Daily Mail. 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