Christmas Offers 2013

CHRISTMAS 2013

Christmas OffersOffers valid until Sunday 5th January 2014

3. Christmas Crackers Four favourites for the festive season.

4. Festive Feast A sumptuous selection from Burgundy, the Loire, the Rhône and Roussillon.

6. Crème de la Crème Top drawer bottles for indulgent festive imbibing.

8. Pascal Pack Rounded red Rhônes for rewarding winter drinking.

9. The Spectator Case The Spectator magazine’s ever-popular mixed case.

10. Six of the Best A smart sextet of French classics to cover the essentials of the Christmas meal.

11. Tasting Twelve A diverse dozen to pit against the palates of experts and amateurs alike.

12. Smoked Salmon and Chablis A timeless pairing that makes a handsome gift to one’s friends or oneself!

13. Delicious Dumangin A marvellous mixed case of a great grower’s Champagne.

14. Magnificent Magnums They’re big, bountiful and add a sense of theatre to the dining table.

15. Hedonistic Halves Twice the fun with half the volume.

16. Events

Christmas CrackersFour favourites for the festive seasonRest assured, over the coming weeks you’ll need some inexpensive, versatile wines like these to hand for ‘surprise’ guests, boomerang offspring and chef’s sustenance.

The excellent, crisp Sauvignon from the wind-swept Atlantic plains is particularly good with shellfish or smoked salmon, while the weightier Grenache-blend from the Ardèche is a versatile crowd-pleaser.

The reds, both from that terrific source of vinous bargains the Languedoc, are two of our best sellers. The Minervois ‘Tradition’ is a spicy, warming blend of Carignan, Grenache & Syrah that makes an ideal accompaniment to stews or a Côte de Boeuf. The Côtes de Thongue, a juicy, garrigue-scented red (made just down the road from Minèrve) is a similar blend, but substitutes Merlot for Syrah, giving it a plumier, Bordelais touch that makes it suitable for lighter dishes, such as turkey or goose.

As this is our ‘jolly Sommelier Service’, it is available, on request, as all red or all white.

3 bottles each of:

WHITE

Charente-Maritime ‘Sauvignon’: Domaine Gardrat 2012 Coteaux de l’Ardèche ‘Les Terrasses’: Vignerons Ardèchois 2012

RED

Cotes du Thongue ‘Tradition’: Domaine Les Filles de Septembere 2012 Minervois ‘Tradition’: Domaine Le Cazal 2012

To Order: T 01747 860423 W www.yapp.co.uk E [email protected]

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£99SAVING

PER CASE DELIVERED

£13.20


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Festive FeastA sumptuous selection from Burgundy, the Loire, the Rhône and RoussillonThe two whites feature Chardonnay & Sauvignon from their respective spiritual homes - Burgundy and the Central Loire. Both examples are from small producers, messieurs Camu and Guyot, whose careful work in the vineyards and cellar result in delicious wines that grace many of the best wine lists in Britain.

The Roussillon ‘Tradition’, certified as organic for the first time in this 2010 vintage, is a light-heavyweight from the foothills of the Pyrenees and is as warming a winter red as you could wish for. Bringing up the rear is the Pascal Frères Gigondas which benefits from 6 years’ bottle age and should be enjoyed contemplatively, perhaps in front of a roaring fire and a good movie?

As this is the ‘Cellar Selection’ case, it is available, on request, as all red or all white.

3 bottles each of:

WHITE

Chablis: Domaine Camu 2012

Pouilly-Fumé ‘Les Loges’: Dominique Guyot 2012

RED

Gigondas: Pascal Frères 2006

Côtes de Roussillon: Domaine Ferrer-Ribière 2010

To Order: T 01747 860423 W www.yapp.co.uk E [email protected] Order: T 01747 860423 W www.yapp.co.uk E [email protected]

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£149SAVING

PER CASE DELIVERED

£20.35

Crème de la CrèmeTop drawer bottles for indulgent festive imbibing. ‘My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied

with the best.’ Winston Churchill

There are moments when one must serve aspirational wines that are necessarily more costly, yet reward in so many ways. Encompassing top growers’ wines from the Loire, Burgundy, Rhône and Provence this case will ensure you have something suitably grand to broach when the occasion arises.

2 bottles each of:

WHITE

Savennières: Château d’ Epiré 2009 ‘White wines for Christmas dinner need to be fairly robust if they are to survive the assault of so many competing rich foods, and few do a better job than top-notch Loire chenin blanc. This is an intensely rich and powerful white, with driving acidity, orchard fruit, and a savoury, slightly chalky edge.’ David Williams,The Observer

Crozes-Hermitage: Alain Graillot 2012

RED

Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Aux Corvées’: Domaine Henri Ricard 2009

Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine du Père Caboche 2010 ‘The 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape exhibits lots of cedar and loamy soil notes interwoven with sexy black currant and black cherry fruit, pepper and spice. Medium to full-bodied with a good alcoholic punch, it comes across as elegant and pure.’ Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate


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Antione Graillot

Côte-Rôtie: Domaine Champet 2010

Provence ‘Cuvée Tradition’: Domaine Richeaume 2010 ‘Made principally from grenache and cabernet sauvignon with a dash of syrah, this superb, spicy earthy game-and-herb laden provençal red is, according to French authorities, just a table wine. What do they know?’ Jane MacQuitty, The Times


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£259SAVING

PER CASE DELIVERED

£15.50

Sara Bastien

from Domaine Henri Richard


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Pascal PackRounded red Rhônes for rewarding winter drinkingOur old chum Yves Chéron, patron of Pascal Frères, has a knack for producing keenly-priced, highly accesible red Rhônes that punch well above their weight. This selection will make for rewarding fireside drinking and stand up well to warming stews and braises.

3 bottles each of:

RED

Côtes du Rhône: Cuvée Personelle 2009

Côtes du Ventoux: Domaine Jour de Maine 2010

Vacqueyras: Cuvée Speciale 2009

Crozes-Hermitage 2010

£149Delivered

PER CASE

The Spectator magazine’s ever-popular mixed case. The Spectator Wine Club enjoys a hugely loyal following under the astute guidance of their resident wine guru Simon Hoggart. We thought it only fair to offer you Simon’s most recent Yapp selections on the same generous terms as his readership.

3 bottles each of:

WHITE

Saint Pourçain ‘Cuvée Printanière’: Union des Vignerons 2012 ‘Absolutely delicious - smooth, packed with fruit, with the obscure Trésallier grape adding flowery freshness to the Chardonnay.’

Côtes du Rhone – Sablet: Domaine Saint Gayan 2012 ‘Five different grapes go into the luscious Sablet 2012 made by Jean-Pierre Meffre, including Viognier and Roussanne. So for a relatively cheap wine, it has rich layers of complexity which I found deeply satisfying.’

RED

Vin de Pays Catalan ‘Carignan’: Domaine Ferrer-Ribière 2012 'The Carignan 2012 made by Denis Ferrer and Bruno Ribière in the Pays Catalan is gorgeous. Some of the vines are 135 years old. It's herby and full of blackberry and dark fruit flavours - a really superb example of some of the wines now coming out of the south. Delectable now, but will keep for quite a while.’

Chinon: L’Arpenty 2012 ‘This 2012 ‘L'Arpenty’ Chinon is made from Cabernet Franc, which usually has just a walk-on part in claret, but on its own has a freshness and liveliness which makes it perfect with less heavy foods. It's a slightly unfamiliar taste, but one you will come to enjoy after the first glug.’


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£130.00

SAVINGPER CASE DE

LIVERED

£12.95


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Six of the BestA smart sextet of French classics to cover the essentials of the Christmas mealA delicious, bottle-fermented fizz by way of apéritif is followed by a nervy, dry Muscadet that would complement smoked salmon. Any of these three versatile reds could partner a main poultry dish or wheel of stilton. To round matters off, we’ve included a wonderful, sweet Chenin Blanc to toy over alongside the Christmas pudding.

1 bottle each of:

SPARKLING

Vouvray Mousseux Brut NV: Domaine Aubert

WHITE

Muscadet: Domaine de la Mortaine: Sébastien Chéreau 2012

RED

Saumur: Cave de Saumur 2011

Bordeaux Superieur: Château d’Abzac 2010

Ventoux ‘Paul Jeune’: Vignobles Montpertuis 2009

SWEET

Coteaux du Layon: Château la Tomaze 2012

£65Delivered

PER CASE


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1 bottle each of:

WHITE

Jurançon Sec: Domaine Bellegarde 2012

Saint Pourçain ‘Printanière’ Union des Vignerons 2012

Vouvray Sec: Domaine Aubert 2012

Quincy: Jérôme de la Chaise 2012

Bourgogne Chardonnay: Stéphane Brocard 2011

ROSÉ

Chinon: Château de Ligré 2012

RED

Pinot Noir de l’Ardèche: Vignerons Ardéchois 2011

Côtes du Cascogne ‘Merlot’: Domaine de Millet 2012

Bourgeuil ‘Cent Boisselées’: Pierre-Jacques Druet 2009

Gamay de l’Ardèche: Cave de Saint Désirat 2012

Irouléguy: Domaine Ilarria 2011

Saint-Chinian ‘Les Truffières’: Domaine Milhau Lacugue 2010

Tasting TwelveA diverse dozen to pit against the palates of experts and amateurs alikeOur popular ‘Tour de France’ tasting case features established ‘classics’ alongside unusual vinous curios. It gives plenty of scope to compare and contrast, as well as to discover wines that you simply wouldn’t encounter on the high street.

£133SAVING

PER CASE DELIVERED

£10.25


Smoked Salmon and ChablisA timeless pairing that makes a handsome gift to one’s friends or oneself!Visitors to our popular sale days in Mere may well be familiar with Mark and Fiona Firth’s superlative smoked salmon from their Chesil Smokery outside Bridport. Made to their own traditional cure and cold-smoked in-house over a mixture of oak, apple and peat, it is a wonderful West Country delicacy that we are delighted to champion. After extensive research we have elected to pair it with a fine white Burgundy - Christophe Camu’s flinty, dry Chablis - a superb Chardonnay which marries beautifully with the salmon.

3 bottles of:

WHITE

Chablis: Christoph Camu 2012

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400 grams of pre-cut, vaccum-packed Chesil Smokery Cold-smoked Salmon.

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£69Delivered

PER PARCEL

To ensure this offer arrives in perfect condition we will dispatch it from our cellars in Mere each Thursday for delivery prior to the weekend


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Delicious DumanginA marvellous mixed case of a great grower’s ChampagneGilles Dumangin’s range of Champagne continues to garner praise from the pundits and the public. After a year of record sales, we thought it would be churlish not to offer you a chance to sample a mixed half-dozen of his impressive œuvre.

1 bottle each of:

SPARKLING

Champagne ‘Yapp’

‘Cuvée 17’ Brut NV: J Dumangin Fils

‘Grande Réserve’ Brut NV: J Dumangin Fils ‘Tight-knit, perfumed, intruiging…one of my favourite non-vintage fizzes.’ Jancis Robinson, FT Weekend

‘Extra Brut’ NV: J Dumangin Fils ‘Clean as a whistle and made from 25% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir and 50% Pinot Meunier, this is the perfect aperitif wine. The perky acidity and oodles of verve will cut through all number of tricky canapés, and it is a design classic with oysters. Fantastic value too, Dumangin’s wines are all great value.’ Matthew Jukes, Daily Mail

Rosé Brut NV : J Dumangin Fils ‘Sir Paul McCartney served the Dumangin Grande Réserve NV at his wedding, but I prefer this rosé made from 50% Chardonnay’ Victoria Moore, Weekend Telegraph

Millésime 2003: J Dumangin Fils

£168SAVING

per case (of 6 bottles) delivered

£10.45

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Magnificent MagnumsThey’re big, bountiful and add a sense of theatre to the dining table.Gilles Dumangin’s ‘Yapp’ bottling of his excellent Champagne is always popular at this time of year and should put everyone in a festive mood. Chablis makes a terrific partner to smoked salmon or seafood, while the Filliatreau’s old vine Saumur-Champigny is a wonderful match with poultry or ham. Not to be overlooked are three heartier reds from seasoned wine makers in the Rhône and Languedoc that will stand up well to red meat, game and hard cheeses.

1 (1.5 litre) magnum each of:

SPARKLING

Champagne ‘Yapp’ Brut NV

WHITE

Chablis: Domaine Guitton-Michel 2009

RED

Saumur Champigny ‘Vieilles Vignes’: Domaine Filliatreau 2010

Pic Saint-Loup ‘L’Arbouse’: Mas Bruguière 2011

Gigondas: Domaine Saint Gayan 2009

Crozes Hermitage: Alain Graillot 2011

£249

DeliveredPER CASE of 6 magnums

1 half-bottle each of:

SPARKLING Champagne ‘Grande Réserve’ Brut NV: J Dumangin Fils

SWEET Jurançon Mœlleux: Domaine Bellegarde 2011

2 half-bottles each of:

WHITE Quincy: Jérôme de la Chaise 2012 Chablis ‘Vieilles Vignes’: Domaine Christophe Camu 2011

RED Saumur Champigny ‘Vieilles Vignes’: Domaine Filliatreau 2010 Gigondas: Domaine Saint Gayan 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape: Domaine du Père Caboche 2010

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Hedonistic HalvesTwice the fun with half the volume. Our seasonal selection of half-bottles is always popular, but this year we have excelled ourselves with some First Class fizz, stonking Sauvignon and Chablis, a supple Saumur Champigny, a brace of brooding Southern Rhône reds and a decadent sweet Jurançon.

£110per case (of 12 half-bottles) delivered

Yapp Brothers, Mere, Wiltshire, Ba12 6DY tel. 01747 860423

www.yAPP.Co.uk

EVENTSIf you wish to book places at the ticketed events or require any further information, please call Yapp Brothers on 01747 860 423.

If you would like to see what goes on at these events, there are several videos which can be viewed on our website www.yapp.co.uk

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Thursday 14th November Portfolio Tasting at Vintners’ Hall, 6.30pm-8.30pm Vintners’ Hall, Upper Thames Street, London EC4V 3BG Tickets £20

We’ll be back at the spiritual home of the UK wine trade with a comprehensive range of wines open for tasting, including rare, archive bottles from our cellars and recent shipments of the excellent 2010 Rhônes.

As previously, the £20 ticket fee will be redeemable individually against all orders over £200 made on the night.

You can book tickets online or telephone 01747 860 423

Friday 29th and Saturday 30th November Christmas Wine Tasting and Sale, 9.30am-5pm Yapp Brothers, Water Street, Mere, Wiltshire BA12 6DY

Our ‘not to be missed’ Christmas Sale where over 30 wines will be open for tasting and on offer so that you can ‘try before you buy’. It provides a fabulous opportunity to stock-up for the Festive Season.

Artwork on cover and pages 2, 6, 7, 8 and 14 – www.davidchandler.net Photography on pages 4, 5 and 10 - www.julianabrams.co.uk

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