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the gift of bubbles

Bollinger Non-Vintage Mumm Non-Vintage Cava Brut
Champagne Champagne Barcino
€64.99 €45.49 €25.99

The label says non-vintage, but Bolly People are often thrown by the name One of Spain’s great exports is their
aficionados know that this classic of Mumm Champagne. It sounds like it Cava and this bottle is no exception.
Champagne includes some 10% of should be all mumsy and sweet, right? Fresh and clean tasting with citrus
reserve wines that are up to 15 years Wrong! The bright lemon flavours give notes and a whiff of minerality, if you
old, and sometimes much older, in it a crisp acidity and the lean mid- match this with some quality smoked
order to consistently reproduce the palate makes it a favourite of sporting salmon, you couldn’t find a smarter
same style. Ideal for fans of classic types and big sporting occasions, even gift for a foodie friend.
crisp apple and citrus elegance as armchair ones. No doubt you’ve one of
well as any friends or family who are those on your Christmas list.
‘Absolutely Fabulous’.

Wolf Blass Red Label Champagne Pierre Darcys Grifòn Prosecco
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut Non-Vintage Frizzante Raboso
Cuvée €45.99 €11.99
€19.99
A first whiff of this sparkler from the The ‘frizzante’ in the name means
For the entrepreneur in your life: birthplace of bubbly immediately it has a gentler bubble and a softer
Wolf Blass started in a tin shed in brings to mind Christmas cake, dried palate than many of its other sparkling
Australia in 1966 and is now a global fruits and frangipane. A toastiness and cousins. Sweet notes combine with
brand. Hints of strawberry combined hint of sweetness tips this into a real burnt orange or marmalade for a
with citrus for an easy-drinking favourite for those who only accept sophisticated edge. Matched with a
fruit-forward drop that will suit many gifts with the word Champagne but cocktail kit and some peach purée, the
palates. shy away from austere dryness. wannabe mixologists in your life will
be delighted.

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