Champagne Lallier Trophy Award..

Congratulations to Champagne Lallier for their outstanding Champagnes and fantastic win at the International Wine Challenge competition 2012.



Non Vintage Champagne Trophy – Champagne Lallier Grande Reserve International Wine Challenge 2012 

Find it on our website: www.frenchwines-direct.co.uk

Award winning wine, our judges said:

"Bright pale straw colour with bead. Fine, toasts, biscuitly nose. The palate has vivacious, fresh, nutty, toasty flavoury with good balancy acidity"  International Wine Challenge 2012

Other Awards

• NV: IWC Trophy Winners 2012 - Non Vintage Champagne Trophy
• NV: International Wine Challenge 2012 - Gold
• NV: International Wine & Spirit Competition 2012 - Silver
• NV: Decanter 2012 - Bronze
• NV: International Wine & Spirit Competition 2011 - Silver
• NV: Sommelier Wine Awards 2011 - Silver
• NV: Sommelier Wine Awards 2010 - Gold list & By the Glass Award
• NV: Decanter World Wine Awards 2010 - Bronze

Press Quotes

• NV: "Bright pale straw colour with bead. Fine, toasts, biscuitly nose. The palate has vivacious, fresh, nutty, toasty flavoury with good balancy acidity." International Wine Challenge 2012

• NV: "Attractively yeasty and bready on the nose, this has a complex palate of white, green and citrus fruits. Susanna Forbes, Team Leader, felt the 'depth added to the food potential.'" Sommelier Wine Awards 2011, Judges Comments

• NV: "Round and spicy with less fruit and more finesse. Classy and complex, balanced, with nice acidity. Drinking well now." Judges Comments, Decanter World Wine Awards 2010

• NV: "Pale gold, not too fruity with some savoury yeast notes and good minerality that make it particularly food-friendly. 'Try it with a mushroom risotto' said Tom Forrest." "'The soft, fruity style would be good with fish in hollandaise sauce, but it's a very vinous wine with a lovely mouthfeel, too.' Hamish Anderson, Tate Group - paired with poached white fish." "The Lallier's roundness and richness gave it great versatility - and allows you to run the aperitif wine through the starter, too."Sommelier Wine Awards 2010, Judges comments

• NV: "Good brioche nose, honey citrus and apple well balanced with some toasty complexity. Rich and full, with good weight." Sommelier Wine Awards 2009, Judges Comments

Meet the producer

Champagne Lallier are a small family concern crafting Pinot Noir blends from their own  (and some specially selected other) 'Grand Cru' vineyards in Ay - also home to Bollinger but Lallier's cellars are older,  Avize, and Cramant.  

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