The OLD BRIDGE
Wine Shop
At every price level, an outstanding selection of wines chosen by John Hoskins MW
CHAMPAGNE AND OTHER SPARKLING WINES
| Price in brackets is the price for any mixed case of 12 - click on any wine to see all relevant prices. Also see MAGNUMS of Champagne on the separate Magnums page |
| LIGHT, FRESH, LIVELY STYLES |
| 14 |
2018 LESSINI DURELLO, Spumante, Cantina di Gambellara. Veneto Slightly drier alternative to Prosecco more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 17 |
PROSECCO, Ca’ di Alte. Veneto, Italy Light, soft, fresh, charming - quintessential example more... |
£13.95
(£12.56) |
| 18 |
CAVA, Seleccion Brut +&+, Bodegas Pinord. Penedes, Spain Unusually delicious, fresh, dry Cava. Extended bottle ageing gives texture and interest more... |
£13.95
(£12.56) |
| 19 |
CRÉMANT D’ALSACE, Joseph Cattin. Alsace Blend of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Auxerrois. Dry, light & fresh, but also soft & gentle more... |
£15.95
(£14.36) |
| 20 |
CRÉMANT DE LIMOUX, Cuvée Eugénie, Maison Antech. South of France The lighest, freshest, most delicate of all our fizz more... |
£16.95
(£15.26) |
| 30 |
2017 SAFFRON GRANGE, Classic Cuvée. Saffron Walden, England East Anglia’s premier fizz! more... |
£33.00
(£29.70) |
| 33 |
IRROY, Extra Brut. Champagne Made by Taittinger; dry, crisp and great value more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 35 |
BILLECART-SALMON, Brut Réserve. Champagne Perhaps the most quality-conscious house in Champagne. Very dry; fine and delicate more... |
£39.95
(£35.96) |
| 36 |
BILLECART-SALMON, Demi-Sec. Champagne Same quality as the Brut; a softer version for anyone finding Champagne too dry more... |
£39.95
(£35.96) |
| 49 |
2007 TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE, Blanc de Blancs Beautiful, pure and precise expression of Chardonnay in Champagne more... |
£
(N/A) |
| RICHER, MORE POWERFUL |
| 23 |
CRÉMANT DU JURA, Château Béthanie. Jura, France A yeasty, nutty, savoury style; includes 3% of "Vin Jaune" more... |
£19.50
(£17.55) |
| 32 |
BRÜNDLMAYER BRUT. Austria Three Pinots, Chardonnay & Gruner. Dry & delicious more... |
£29.95
(£26.96) |
| 37 |
TAITTINGER PRÉLUDE, Grand Crus. Champagne A big step up from the 'normal' Taittinger and a fantastic price more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 38 |
LARMANDIER-BERNIER, Cuvée Latitude, Extra Brut. Champagne Organic Powerful oak-fermented Chardonnay with minimal sulphur addition more... |
£49.00
(£44.10) |
| 39 |
LES FOLIES DE LA MARQUETTERIE, Taittinger. Champagne Pinot Noir dominated – broad and rich; serious wine, not just an aperitif more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 41 |
CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Brut Réserve. Champagne The only big name making Champagne in rich, mature (and consistent) style more... |
£44.00
(£39.60) |
| 44 |
2008 BILLECART-SALMON, Vintage Extra Brut. Champagne Richer, creamier than the Brut, but a bone--dry finish; Pinot Noir dominated more... |
£79.00
(£71.10) |
| 45 |
2008 CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Brut Millésimé. Champagne Hedonistic, rich, mature Champagne; expensive but outstanding more... |
£99.00
(£89.10) |
| 46 |
2009 NYETIMBER 'Cuvée 1086’. Sussex, England England's first "Prestige Cuvée" and genuinely on the same quality level as Champagne's finest more... |
£139.50
(N/A) |
| 47 |
2002 BILLECART-SALMON, Cuvée Nicolas Francois Billecart. Champagne Powerful, firm, serious. Needs food more... |
£145.00
(N/A) |
| 48 |
2004 CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Blanc des Millénaires. Champagne Incredible richness and finesse - almost justifies the extraordinary price tag! more... |
£165.00
(£148.50) |
| ROSÉ AND RED |
| 21 |
2018 LAMBRUSCO, Villa Cialdini. Emilia Romagna, Italy Modern Lambrusco - a revelation. Deep red, dry, food-friendly more... |
£15.75
(£14.18) |
| 22 |
SPARKLING PINOT NOIR, Bird In Hand. Adelaide Hills, S. Australia Light, delicate, fruity, delicious more... |
£14.95
(£13.46) |
| 25 |
CRÉMANT DU JURA ROSÉ, Château Béthanie. Jura, France Lovely, light, clean, dry rosé fizz. Perfect picnic wine more... |
£17.95
(£16.16) |
| 27 |
AKARUA ROSÉ, Brut. Central Otago, New Zealand Pale pink; bright but fresh – much better than many a Rosé Champagne more... |
£24.00
(£21.60) |
| 31 |
2018 SAFFRON GRANGE ROSÉ. Saffron Walden, England Soft, delicate, utterly charming more... |
£33.00
(£29.70) |
| 42 |
CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Rosé Réserve. Champagne A richer, fruitier, more intense wine than the Billecart-Salmon more... |
£
(N/A) |
| 43 |
BILLECART-SALMON BRUT ROSÉ. Champagne Pale pink, very dry, under-stated. Fine and classy, but always raises a smile more... |
£62.00
(£55.80) |
| Price in brackets is the price for any mixed case of 12 - click on any wine to see all relevant prices. Also see MAGNUMS of Champagne on the separate Magnums page |
| LIGHT, FRESH, LIVELY STYLES |
| 14 |
2018 LESSINI DURELLO, Spumante, Cantina di Gambellara. Veneto Slightly drier alternative to Prosecco more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 17 |
PROSECCO, Ca’ di Alte. Veneto, Italy Light, soft, fresh, charming - quintessential example more... |
£13.95
VIEW
(£12.56) |
| 18 |
CAVA, Seleccion Brut +&+, Bodegas Pinord. Penedes, Spain Unusually delicious, fresh, dry Cava. Extended bottle ageing gives texture and interest more... |
£13.95
VIEW
(£12.56) |
| 19 |
CRÉMANT D’ALSACE, Joseph Cattin. Alsace Blend of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Auxerrois. Dry, light & fresh, but also soft & gentle more... |
£15.95
VIEW
(£14.36) |
| 20 |
CRÉMANT DE LIMOUX, Cuvée Eugénie, Maison Antech. South of France The lighest, freshest, most delicate of all our fizz more... |
£16.95
VIEW
(£15.26) |
| 30 |
2017 SAFFRON GRANGE, Classic Cuvée. Saffron Walden, England East Anglia’s premier fizz! more... |
£33.00
VIEW
(£29.70) |
| 33 |
IRROY, Extra Brut. Champagne Made by Taittinger; dry, crisp and great value more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 35 |
BILLECART-SALMON, Brut Réserve. Champagne Perhaps the most quality-conscious house in Champagne. Very dry; fine and delicate more... |
£39.95
VIEW
(£35.96) |
| 36 |
BILLECART-SALMON, Demi-Sec. Champagne Same quality as the Brut; a softer version for anyone finding Champagne too dry more... |
£39.95
VIEW
(£35.96) |
| 49 |
2007 TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE, Blanc de Blancs Beautiful, pure and precise expression of Chardonnay in Champagne more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| RICHER, MORE POWERFUL |
| 23 |
CRÉMANT DU JURA, Château Béthanie. Jura, France A yeasty, nutty, savoury style; includes 3% of "Vin Jaune" more... |
£19.50
VIEW
(£17.55) |
| 32 |
BRÜNDLMAYER BRUT. Austria Three Pinots, Chardonnay & Gruner. Dry & delicious more... |
£29.95
VIEW
(£26.96) |
| 37 |
TAITTINGER PRÉLUDE, Grand Crus. Champagne A big step up from the 'normal' Taittinger and a fantastic price more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 38 |
LARMANDIER-BERNIER, Cuvée Latitude, Extra Brut. Champagne Organic Powerful oak-fermented Chardonnay with minimal sulphur addition more... |
£49.00
VIEW
(£44.10) |
| 39 |
LES FOLIES DE LA MARQUETTERIE, Taittinger. Champagne Pinot Noir dominated – broad and rich; serious wine, not just an aperitif more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 41 |
CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Brut Réserve. Champagne The only big name making Champagne in rich, mature (and consistent) style more... |
£44.00
VIEW
(£39.60) |
| 44 |
2008 BILLECART-SALMON, Vintage Extra Brut. Champagne Richer, creamier than the Brut, but a bone--dry finish; Pinot Noir dominated more... |
£79.00
VIEW
(£71.10) |
| 45 |
2008 CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Brut Millésimé. Champagne Hedonistic, rich, mature Champagne; expensive but outstanding more... |
£99.00
VIEW
(£89.10) |
| 46 |
2009 NYETIMBER 'Cuvée 1086’. Sussex, England England's first "Prestige Cuvée" and genuinely on the same quality level as Champagne's finest more... |
£139.50
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 47 |
2002 BILLECART-SALMON, Cuvée Nicolas Francois Billecart. Champagne Powerful, firm, serious. Needs food more... |
£145.00
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 48 |
2004 CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Blanc des Millénaires. Champagne Incredible richness and finesse - almost justifies the extraordinary price tag! more... |
£165.00
VIEW
(£148.50) |
| ROSÉ AND RED |
| 21 |
2018 LAMBRUSCO, Villa Cialdini. Emilia Romagna, Italy Modern Lambrusco - a revelation. Deep red, dry, food-friendly more... |
£15.75
VIEW
(£14.18) |
| 22 |
SPARKLING PINOT NOIR, Bird In Hand. Adelaide Hills, S. Australia Light, delicate, fruity, delicious more... |
£14.95
VIEW
(£13.46) |
| 25 |
CRÉMANT DU JURA ROSÉ, Château Béthanie. Jura, France Lovely, light, clean, dry rosé fizz. Perfect picnic wine more... |
£17.95
VIEW
(£16.16) |
| 27 |
AKARUA ROSÉ, Brut. Central Otago, New Zealand Pale pink; bright but fresh – much better than many a Rosé Champagne more... |
£24.00
VIEW
(£21.60) |
| 31 |
2018 SAFFRON GRANGE ROSÉ. Saffron Walden, England Soft, delicate, utterly charming more... |
£33.00
VIEW
(£29.70) |
| 42 |
CHARLES HEIDSIECK, Rosé Réserve. Champagne A richer, fruitier, more intense wine than the Billecart-Salmon more... |
£
VIEW
(N/A) |
| 43 |
BILLECART-SALMON BRUT ROSÉ. Champagne Pale pink, very dry, under-stated. Fine and classy, but always raises a smile more... |
£62.00
VIEW
(£55.80) |
5% discount on mixed cases of 6.
10% discount on mixed cases of 12.
10% discount on mixed cases of 12.
