‘Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven...’ [W. C. Fields]

Intoxicating Festive Offers

Christmas is our favourite season, when everyone seems filled with generous spirit. And Christmas at Bedales is spectacular. To enrich the festivities, Arnaud and his dedicated team have sipped-out a magnificent selection to help you fulfill your wildest wine dreams!
Think frosty winter nights spent with silky Clarets, strapping Central Otago Pinot Noirs, herbacious Argentine Malbecs and sleek super-Tuscans.
To avoid any disappointments at this busy time, please don’t hesitate to book your tailor-made wine tasting or wine and food matching event, or reserve your luxurious cases and hampers.
Bedales is your recipe for the perfect festive season.

Gift Ideas

A). Simply Delicious (£70 including free UK delivery)
Prosecco Breganze, Italy (w)	The winner, the prince, happy, smiley, sparkling…
Mecella Verdicchio, Italy ’07 (w)	Quince paste, white almond, fresh and zingy, love its beauty. Will make the turkey blush…
Petit Chablis Brocard, France ’04 (w)	Chardonnay, full of character. Loves Comte…
Schinosa Laghiglione, Italy ’07 (r)	Shocking, exciting, guilty(!), red of the year, from Puglia. My Wine. My style…
Casa Geretto Refosco IGT, Italy ’04 (r)	Another Italian grape from the north. Vibrant, plumy, smooth...
Casa Marguery Malbec, Argentina ’05 (r)	It is always the same with the French grape varietals. Somewhere, somehow, someone is getting the best of them, although not always in France. Dark forces, controlled power, beautiful. Blue cheese friendly…
B). Wow! (£130 including free UK delivery)
Renardat-Fache Cerdon de Bugey, France (p)	When I was young, we always passed Bugey, between
Lake Geneva and Lyon, on our way to my grandfather’s, although I never climbed the vineyards until two years ago. Alain makes this naturally sparkling wine as his great-grandfather used to in the 1870’s. Alain should be given the Legion d’Honneur for resuscitating such an inspring drink from ‘true’ grape varieties, Poulsard, Gamay, and Mondeuse. The taste: sous bois strawberries, jam on cinnamon.
Hyms a la joie! Chalis Brocard, France ’04 (w)	Imagine the best grand-father who tells stories like no one else… This wine weaves a subtle, compelling story on the palate.
Berthiers Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé, France ‘07 France (w)	From the Dagueneau dynasty comes Sauvignon Blanc sewn on flint. Pure, like drinking magic mineral water…
Lomazzi & Sarli Susumaniello, Italy ’05 (r)	You’ll never believe it. I bought this wine entirely
because is an exceptional beverage with very classic structure and perfect fruit. No, I admit it, I got excited by the rhythms of the name of grape variety, ‘Susumaniello’. What a wonderful name - one of the 2,999 other grapes from Italy…
Rioja, Urbina Gran Reserva, Spain ’96 (r)	La Classe!! This is the reason why I am a great
supporter of Bodegas Urbina. They lie on an elevated location of Rioja. Because of this, tannins are firm when young, but soften with age. The mystery of a great classic is not fruits or spices, but truly the quality of the tannin. This is what the English understood long ago...
Château Lanessan, Bordeaux, France ‘97 (r)	I always smile when I come across Lanessan. In 1853,
Napoleon III asked for a classment to be organised in the left bank of the Bordeaux vineyard. The best wines were be crowned with the recognition of Grand Cru Classé. Ranking from 5th to 1st, 1st being the best. Bar one change, the ranking is still the same today and those who managed to gain Grand Cru Classe have made not only great wine but mountains of money! Lanessan was to be one of them. Dossier was perfect to be a 5th and why not a 4th... but the person in charge of admin. at Lanessan sent the final dossier too late and they never managed to claim their fame… It makes it the most underrated almost grand cru classé on the market.
C). Christmas Chest (£80 including free UK delivery)
Beautiful picnic Hamper
Mecella Verdicchio ‘07
Casa Marguery Malbec ‘05
Argentina Classic Christmas pud wrapped in cloth and dried on a hook in order to enhance the flavour
Belgian Chocolate pralines
Wild boar pâté with fine crackers
Terrine de Canard (Duck)
Rillettes d’Oie (Goose)
Terrine Campagnarde (Pork)
D). French Passion Hamper (£100 including free UK delivery)
Beautiful picnic
Hamper Truffes d’ete Brossees, 1er Choix (summer truffles)
Breton Biscuits
Confit d’Oignon au Monbazillac
Confit de Figues au Monbazillac
Filet No 4: Delices
Bloc de Foie Gras d’Oie
½ Monbazillac, Belengard
Luxurious chocolate truffle selection

To place your order, please telephone 020 7403 8853 / e-mail: arnaud@bedalestreet.com.

Arnaud Compas
[Bedales Official Wine Drinker]