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Old Jan 4, 09, 2:16 pm   #1
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The 2009 BA Champagne (and Wine) Thread
Following the success of the Bollinger GA 1999 thread in 2008, I thought the subject deserved a fresh start for the new year. This thread is dedicated to the discussion of Champagne (and Wine) served on board BA and in the lounges worldwide.

Current champagne offerings for the most frequented locations:

First cabin Pol Roger 1999/Bollinger GA 1999
LHR CCR Pol Roger 1999, Lanson Noble Cuvee Rose, Bollinger GA 1999/2000
LHR/LGW F Lounge Pol Roger 1999, Lanson Noble Cuvee Rose, Bollinger GA 1999
Club World Piper Heidsieck Monopole, Cattier NV
LHR/LGW Galleries/Terraces ???
Club Europe Pommery NV

I'll try and keep this as up to date as possible.
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Old Jan 4, 09, 3:55 pm   #2
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Excellent idea Swanhunter!

I look forward to reading and contributing to the thread.

BTW - the spelling should be Charles Heidsieck : see www.charlesheidsieck.com.

Despite drinking and enjoying this champagne on many occasions, I have only recently been able to spell it correctly!
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Old Jan 4, 09, 4:15 pm   #3
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-Cattier Clos du Moulin in F on LHR-IAD last week
-Pol Roger '99 in the LHR CCR & LGW F lounge
-Lanson Noble Cuvee Rose in the LGW F lounge

Trying to remember what else was on the list in the CCR, there were four IIRC Taittinger Prelude and Cattier Rose perhaps....


The IAD F lounge is now consistently Duval-Leroy. I believe like most smaller outstations they don't fluctuate between different choices.
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Old Jan 4, 09, 4:27 pm   #4
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LHR T5 F had Lanson Noble Cuvee Rose and Cattier Clos du Loulin the other day. Charles Heidsieck on all my Club World flights last week.

Edited to add The All Airline Menu Collection has quite a few BA menus and wine lists.
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Old Jan 4, 09, 6:07 pm   #5
 
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There was a rather tasty pink champagne offered in Galleries South yesterday. Perhaps it is the rose F bubbly being poured behind the scenes?
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They don't serve vintage champers in the First cabin but they do in the lounges? How strange.
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Yes, they do: Pol Roger 1999 on BOM/LHR yesterday.

Bollinger rose or white in the Concorde Room on 24/12.
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I rather enjoyed the 1996 Chateau Talbot Grand Cru, being poured in 'F' to and from Cape Town. Very decent.
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I also indulged in rather a lot of claret in F on LHR-MEX two weeks back, though 1996 Chateau Leoville Poyferre - very good. Attacked the 1999 Pol Roger in the CCR as well!
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Might as well post the wine list from last week's LHR-IAD in F since I have it to hand:

White:
Puligny Montrachet 2006, Joseph Druhin
Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion 2005, Pessac-Leognan
L'Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Semillon 2006

Red:
Chateau Langoa-Barton 1999, Grand Crus Classe, Saint Julien
Chateau D'Esclans Rose 2006, Cotes de Provence
Cline Cellars Los Carneros Syrah 2005, Sonoma County

Dessert:
Chivite Coleccion 125 Vendimia Tardia 2007
Warre's 1988 Colheita Port
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Thanks Swanhunter, will take note, and see if any new ones, or even old ones appear. That Piper XXXXXXXXX is hard to spell, even without having a drink, so will allow you that error.
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Concorde Room at JFK was serving the Piper Heidsieck NV last night
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Might as well post the wine list from last week's LHR-IAD in F since I have it to hand:


Red:
Chateau Langoa-Barton 1999, Grand Crus Classe, Saint Julien
Chateau D'Esclans Rose 2006, Cotes de Provence
Cline Cellars Los Carneros Syrah 2005, Sonoma County

Dessert:
Chivite Coleccion 125 Vendimia Tardia 2007

The Langoa -Barton is very toothsome. Personally, I think rose should be an additional option to 3 each of red and white (ie classic French, rest of Europe and new world). The Chivite is very pleasant but not a patch on the Trock I enjoyed several times last year. And I seem to remember a heavenly Anjou blanc that seems to have vanished.
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Concorde Room at JFK was serving the Piper Heidsieck NV last night
The NY JFK Concorde room served Piper Heidsieck several years ago before take off and I have to admit I was disappointed.
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The NY JFK Concorde room served Piper Heidsieck several years ago before take off and I have to admit I was disappointed.
But surely it must have improved by now with a bit of bottle age?
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