Champagne Autreau Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut NV - 75cl Christmas The smaller Drinks Box nests

The smaller Drinks Box nests neatly inside it

mandarin and preserved-lemon fruit

where that fog keeps the grapes fresh and slow to ripen

The Brook vineyard is farmed organically

The result is a Champagne with real smoothness and depth - the house describes it as made for the table

Champagne Autreau Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut NV - 75cl Christmas The smaller Drinks Box nestsAutrau is a grower house in Champillon, family run since 1670, farming 33. 5 hectares across the Premier and Grand Cru villages of Champagne. This Blanc de Blancs comes entirely from their Grand Cru holding at Chouilly, one of the great Chardonnay villages of the Cte des Blancs so the fruit carries genuine Grand Cru pedigree, not just the name. 100% Chardonnay, hand picked, vinified in stainless steel and aged three years on its lees before release.