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NICOLAS FEUILLATTE

What's it all about? The third biggest selling Champagne worldwide, and the

largest in France. With 5,000 growers contributing grapes, winemaker

David Henault has a very wide palate to draw on. feuillatte.com

Try this Brut Grande Réserve. With 75 per cent black fruit, it has a

rounded texture while retaining a lift on the finish. £25, Sainsbury's

Something special In the seductive Palmes d'Or Brut Vintage

2006 (£85, John Lewis), power and concentration matches a

silken texture and honeyed richness. Palmes d'Or Brut Vintage

Rosé 2005, meanwhile, is a top-notch rosé (£120, John Lewis).

Where can you buy it? Brut Chardonnay Vintage 2006:

Waitrose, £34.99. Brut Vintage 2008: £24.99, Majestic.

WHY WE LOVE NICOLAS FEUILLATTE… Nicolas Feuillatte is the world's

youngest major Champagne brand at just 40 years old. The house plans to

celebrate its youth through a series of immersive experiences later this year.

PALMER & CO

What's it all about? Palmer & Co draws on 415 hectares of

vineyard across 40 di¦erent sites, including 200 Montagne

de Reims grands and premiers crus. champagne-palmer.fr

Try this Palmer Brut Réserve is the house's signature. More

than half Chardonnay, it's a rich and generous style with

complexity from extra lees ageing. £26.95, winedirect.co.uk

Something special Amazone de Palmer is a rarity, created

from the house's collection of vintage wines. A 50/50

Chardonay/Pinot Noir, with more than a decade of lees

ageing, it's a rich, toasty, multi-layered wine.

Where can you drink it? Epernay (Manchester), Forest at

Selfridges, Hartwell House (Buckinghamshire), Jesmond

Dene House (Newcastle), Tokimeite, Wright Brothers.

WHY WE LOVE PALMER & CO…

One of the few houses that doesn't �ll

larger bottles from smaller bottles of

Champagne. Everything up to the giant

Nebuchadnezzar ferments in the bottle

in which it's sold, for extra freshness.

PERRIER�JOUËT

What's it all about? Perrier-Jouët's lightness, freshness

and flair is exemplified by the Emile Gallé-designed

white anemone on its prestige cuvée. Winemaker

Hervé Deschamps creates equally elegant wine to

match. perrier-jouet.com

Try this Though made from 80 per cent black

grapes, Grand Brut is fresh and light due to the

intensity of the Chardonnay used. £39.99, Majestic

Something special Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque

Rosé 2006 is a classy pink that shows the

generosity and voluptuousness of the warm

2006 vintage. £200, Harvey Nichols

Where can you drink it? L'Atelier de Joël

Robuchon, Le Caprice, Dukes London,

Rosewood London, Searcys at The Gherkin.

WHY WE LOVE PERRIER�JOUËT… It has a longstanding

association with art and design events. A recent

installation, 'Enchanting Garden' at Miami International

Airport, paid homage to its Art Nouveau heritage.