One of my sisters teamed up with some friends and do a champagne bulk order every Christmas, with the result that everybody stocks up on champagne for the coming year at prices which are much more competitive than retail. I participated most years, but let it go the last few years, as I found my consumption was slightly less than my order and I had accumulated quite a collection already. Previously they go with the familiar names, but recently they have found better deals with the less familiar makers. That was how I got to discover Champagne Gardet.
Gardet was at the time the house champagne for the famous Dorchester Hotel in London. Unable to take a case of the NV wine, I was nevertheless able to persuade my sister to part with a couple of bottles of the vintage offering which sports the above label. I had of course tasted both wines at Xmas and other family gatherings, with the bottle above being drunk a couple of months back.
Gardet was at the time the house champagne for the famous Dorchester Hotel in London. Unable to take a case of the NV wine, I was nevertheless able to persuade my sister to part with a couple of bottles of the vintage offering which sports the above label. I had of course tasted both wines at Xmas and other family gatherings, with the bottle above being drunk a couple of months back.
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