High School Wines

Palmer & Co is not a widely recognised Champagne, but once you've tried it and realised how fantastic it is..shhhh, don't tell everyone, so there is more for those in the know!

A rich aromatic of delicate summer red berries alongside fresh brioche and yeasty notes. The finish is long, harmonious and structured, with a beautiful freshness.

Country: France

Region: Champagne

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

Aged on the lees for at least 36 months with a small proportion fermented in old oak barrels, the result is rich and creamy with a clean and moreish finish. Pale golden in colour, with fine beads of bubbles in the glass. On the nose, Brut Reserve 2021 has aromas of green apple, bright lemon citrus and nectarine. On the palate, the wine is elegant and soft, brimming with orchard fruits alongside white peach and a hint of orange citrus.. A long, clean and fresh finish.

Country: England

Region: Kent

Grapes: 71% Chardonnay,
18% Pinot Noir,
11% Pinot Meunier

ABV: 12%

A rich and aromatic palate of white fruits, pear, baked apple and apricot. Subtle notes of honey, hazelnuts, dried fruit and brioche. The finish is long, balanced and structured, with a beautiful freshness.

Country: France

Region: Chouilly, Champagne

ABV: 12%

Grapes: Chardonnay 62% , Pinot Noir 16%, Pinot Meunier 22% 

A Cellar Door team favourite. An elegant sparkling blanc de noirs which shows concentration, elegance and freshness.An excellent, fruit forward Champagne with tart red berry fruits, strawberry and raspberry, classic notes of baked bread resulting from 24 months on the lees.

Country: France

Region:  Champagne, Côte des Bar

ABV: 12%

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Champagne Guy de Forez is based in the picturesque village of Les Riceys, in the southern part of the Côte des Bar. The village boasts the largest vineyard area in Champagne (866 ha), and today, its wines are in high demand from the Grandes Marques houses for their outstanding quality Pinot Noir grapes.

Red fruit aromas: red currants and raspberries. Full and fruity on the palate, with great length and minerality. The tannins are silky and ripe.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir

ABV: 13%

A brilliant Petit Chablis - ripe and untouched by oak. Showing all the characteristics of the terroir, as well as lemony freshness and vivacity, underpinned by tight minerality.

Country: France

Region: Chablis

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes:  100% Chardonnay

This wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very frank on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits. Its silky tannins support the balance of a wine, such that it can be kept for some time (5 to 7 years) while remaining pleasant in its youth.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Food Match:  Serves well as an aperitif for fresh and savoury tapas, soft-boiled eggs or roasted fish.

Maison Chanzy is a highly respected Burgundian producer, their wines are a classical demonstration of premium vineyard sites in Côte Chalonnaise, Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits.

Their range has been carefully engineered by winemaker Max Blondelle, whose primary task is to create wines that eloquently communicate their respective terroir, whilst remaining hands-off in his approach. As such, Chanzy are one of the few Burgundy producers to achieve Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3; the most highly regarded certification for agriculture in France.

Pinot noir is the heritage of Red Burgundy. The Pinot Noir grape was born in Burgundy and has carried the name since 1375. Pinot Noir is the hereditary source to all of the great red wines from Burgundy vineyards. Pinot Noir is jealously desired, but it is fragile and it requires very careful care during its vegetative period.

Yummy Burgundian Chardonnay from next door to Pouilly-Fuissé. Clean, fleshy white fruit aroma with a subtle honeyed finish.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Concentrated cassis with a hint of liquorice. Bright and elegant Bordeaux red.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux, Haut Medoc

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

ABV: 12.5%

Fresh floral aromas combine with characteristic sweet brioche overtones, balanced by peach skin and baked biscuit flavours with a crisp citrus finish.

Grapes: Pinot Noir 70% , Chardonnay 30%

Country: France

Region: Champagne 

Food match: Drinks very nicely well chilled on its own of course (but not on your own - this is the sociable drink par excellence after all!), but also recommended with light nibbles, salads and simple fish dishes.

Classic slow second fermentation in bottle followed by maturing on the lees for at least 22 months before being disgorged and released for sale.

Petit Guiraud 2016 seduces with incredibly fresh fruit: grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple. Thanks to a very rigorous plot selection, Petit Guiraud expresses something different of the Château Guiraud's terroir. The wine is floral and feminine, very tasty and light.

Country: France

Region: Sauternes, Bordeaux

Grapes: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13%

Delicately pink in appearance, with soft summer berries and floral notes on the nose. The palate shows bright red fruits, driven by ripe strawberries, fresh cherries and redcurrants, with a crisp freshness and creamy, rounded texture on the finish.

Country: England

Region: Kent

Grapes: 59% Chardonnay, 29% Pinot Noir, 12% Pinot Meunier

ABV: 12%

Bright gold colour. Floral notes of blossom and hawthorn, are joined by white fruits and delicate minerality. Well-rounded, fresh, and enveloping palate with good concentration.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy, Chablis

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 13%

Food Match: White meat and fish with butter-based sauces.

Clay-limestone soil and subsoil of Portlandian to Kimmeridgian.

Three generations of Chablis winemakers stand before Vincent and Sophie Wengier, who today produce wines under Vincent's name. In the southwest of the appellation, in the village of Préhy, the Wengier couple decided to put their own name to their wines in 2018 when they bottled their first Chablis. An area previously overlooked for expressive Chablis, the Wengier wines have entered the world to much acclaim. Their careful attention to detail in the vineyards, which will be certified organic from 2023, along with long slow fermentations have resulted in a line-up of wines that is completely captivating.

Certified organic from 2023

A delicious, fruit forward English sparkling made in the Charmat method, AKA the Prosecco method. Soft bubbles, aromas a flavours of ripe pear, green apples and citrus.

Country: England

Region: Grown and fermented in Hertfordshire

Grapes: Muller Thurgau, Huxelrebe and Reichensteiner

ABV: 12.5%

A bright golden colour with a delicate mousse, our Blanc De Blancs has classic Chardonnay aromas of green apple, citrus and mineral notes combined with buttered toast and Tarte Tatin richness from extended lees ageing. Aged for 42 Months on lees, and a further 6 months in bottle for a superb complexity.

Country: England

Region: Kent

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

A stunning English sparkling rose.

Elegant and beautifully crafted rosé from this highly regarded English sparkling wine producer. Beautifully fresh and characterful red fruit nose and palate with cranberry, strawberry and morello cherry. Balanced acidity and a lively mousse .

Country: England

Region: Sussex

ABV: 12%

Grapes: Pinot Noir 48%, Pinot Meunier 48%, Chardonnay 4%

When it comes to English wine there’s a lot to shout about, not least the stunning sparkling wines from Henners. Based just 4 miles from the sea in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, the 10 acre vineyard was created in 2007 by ex-Formula One engineer, Lawrence Warr. Planted with traditional champagne varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the vines thrive in an idyllic microclimate created by the vineyard’s proximity of the sea, low altitude (only 24 masl) and steep sunny south facing slopes. All Henners wines are hand-crafted from start to finish; with separate fermenting of varietals and their vine clones to allow a broader range of wines for final blending, extended lees ageing for added complexity, and holding back of all bottles for at least 4 years prior to release to add depth and richness. Henners – exclusive English Sparkling Wines of the finest quality. Crafted with every attention to detail, they are a perfect accompaniment to any occasion.

Celebrate the coronation with English Sparkling! A classic traditional method sparkling with citrus aromas of lemon and lemon sherbet with notes of red apple, biscuit, and brioche.
Crisp, refreshing acidity,  a soft mousse and long citrus and honeyed finish.

Country: England

Region: Devon

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 12%