A Sorry Tale – A Special Sale
Some of you might know that we had a heat-affected shipment in May, when close to 5,000 bottles were loaded into an unrefrigerated container, despite our very clear instructions. After six months of legal wrangling, we’re relieved to have almost closed this chapter, with just one issue to be resolved: what to do with the wines?
The typical outcome in such scenarios is the ‘dumping’ of the wines onto the market without any regard for the reputations of the winegrowers. To prevent that, we have repurchased the wines at significant cost, and affixed caveat stickers over the front labels of every bottle to indicate their provenance.
As the shipping conditions did not meet our standards, we will be offering the affected bottles for sale at a 50% discount until the end of the year. We intend to destroy any remaining wines after the sale period.
There is unfortunately no way of telling beforehand how a bottle might have been affected. We have tasted extensively from this shipment, with a large and expected amount of variability – some bottles are obviously ‘cooked’, while others just show a bit more open and forward than pristine bottles.
We thank all of you and the sommeliers who have stood by us over the past six months, and wish everyone a happy, hopefully wine-filled festive season.
Sales Catalogue & Caveat Labels
The full sales catalogue (PDF) can be downloaded: Catalogue
The caveat labels:
And on the bottles:
Summary Terms & Conditions
Orders
The offer is open until 31 Dec 2012. Please note that we require a minimum order of a case (12x75cl) or equivalent, which can be mixed (only from the lots in this catalogue). Printed prices are in Singapore Dollars (S$) and exclude prevailing GST of 7%.
Delivery/pick-up
For this sale, we will be operating on a specific delivery and pick-up schedule:
| Payment received by |
Delivery |
Pick-up |
| Thu 6 Dec 2012 |
From Tue 11 Dec onwards |
9am-12pm, Sat 8 Dec 2012 |
| Wed 19 Dec 2012 |
Fri 21 Dec – Mon 24 Dec (morning) |
9am-12pm, Sat 22 Dec 2012 |
| Mon 31 Dec 2012 |
From Wed 2 Jan onwards |
9am-12pm, Sat 5 Jan 2013 |
A delivery charge of S$20 will be imposed for orders below the value of S$500. The pick-up location is: Primeur Cellars, 438A Alexandra Road, #01-04 Alexandra Technopark.
Returns and refunds
All wines offered in this sale are sold on a non-returnable, non-refundable basis.
List of Wines
| SKU |
Wine |
Price |
| FRA-CHA-03-013-07H |
2007 Laherte Frères Champagne ‘Les Vignes d’Autrefois’ |
42.0
|
| FRA-CHA-03-014-NVH |
NV Laherte Frères Champagne ‘Les Clos’ |
45.0
|
| FRA-CHA-02-004-NVH |
NV de Sousa Champagne Brut Réserve Blanc de Blancs |
37.0
|
| FRA-CHA-02-005-NVH |
NV de Sousa Champagne Brut Réserve Blanc de Blancs (Mag) |
82.5
|
| FRA-CHA-02-006-NVH |
NV de Sousa Champagne Brut Cuvée 3A |
38.5
|
| FRA-CHA-02-008-NVH |
NV de Sousa Champagne Brut Cuvée des Caudalies |
50.0
|
| FRA-LOI-05-001-10H |
2010 A-M. Bregeon Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine |
17.5
|
| FRA-LOI-05-002-NVH |
NV A-M. Bregeon ‘Gai Perlé’ (sparkling) |
18.0
|
| FRA-LOI-32-001-10H |
2010 Benoît Courault ‘Les Tabeneaux ‘ |
19.0
|
| FRA-LOI-32-002-10H |
2010 Benoît Courault ‘La Coulée’ |
21.5
|
| FRA-LOI-32-003-10H |
2010 Benoît Courault ‘Les Rouliers’ |
21.5
|
| FRA-LOI-33-001-10H |
2010 Ch. de Fosse-Sèche Saumur Blanc ‘Arcane’ |
22.0
|
| FRA-LOI-33-002-09H |
2009 Ch. de Fosse-Sèche Saumur Rouge ‘Eolithe’ |
20.5
|
| FRA-LOI-22-002-10H |
2010 Yannick Amirault St-Nicolas de Bourgueil ‘La Mine’ |
20.5
|
| FRA-LOI-22-003-10H |
2010 Yannick Amirault St-Nicolas de Bourgueil ‘Les Malgagnes’ |
27.0
|
| FRA-LOI-22-004-10H |
2010 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil ‘La Coudraye’ |
19.0
|
| FRA-LOI-22-005-09H |
2009 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil ‘Les Quartiers’ |
21.5
|
| FRA-LOI-22-006-09H |
2009 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil ‘Le Grand Clos’ |
22.5
|
| FRA-LOI-22-007-09H |
2009 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil ‘La Petite Cave’ |
27.0
|
| FRA-LOI-30-001-07H |
2007 Domaine Huet Pétillant Brut |
23.0
|
| FRA-LOI-30-002-02H |
2002 Domaine Huet Pétillant Brut Réserve |
29.5
|
| FRA-LOI-30-006-01H |
2001 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec |
34.0
|
| FRA-LOI-30-009-09H |
2009 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Moëlleux |
30.0
|
| FRA-LOI-30-010-09H |
2009 Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Moëlleux |
28.5
|
| FRA-LOI-30-011-09H |
2009 Domaine Huet Le Mont Moëlleux |
30.0
|
| FRA-LOI-16-001-09H |
2009 François Cazin Cour-Cheverny |
18.0
|
| FRA-LOI-16-002-09H |
2009 François Cazin Cour-Cheverny Cuvée Renaissance |
20.5
|
| FRA-LOI-16-005-09H |
2009 François Cazin Cheverny Rosé |
16.0
|
| FRA-LOI-16-006-NVH |
NV François Cazin Cremant de Loire (sparkling) |
18.5
|
| FRA-LOI-31-001-11H |
2011 Vincent Gaudry Sancerre ‘Le Tournebride’ |
21.5
|
| FRA-LOI-31-002-10H |
2010 Vincent Gaudry Sancerre ‘Melodie de Vieilles Vignes’ |
22.5
|
| FRA-LOI-31-003-10H |
2010 Vincent Gaudry Sancerre ‘l’Esprit de Rudolf’ |
23.5
|
| FRA-BEA-02-001-08H |
2008 Domaine Chamonard Morgon |
23.0
|
| FRA-BEA-02-001-10H |
2010 Domaine Chamonard Morgon |
22.0
|
| FRA-SAV-01-001-10H |
2010 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Jacquère |
16.5
|
| FRA-SAV-01-003-09H |
2009 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Rosé |
16.5
|
| FRA-SAV-01-004-09H |
2009 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Gamay |
17.5
|
| FRA-SAV-01-007-09H |
2009 Domaine Dupasquier Vin de Savoie Roussette |
20.5
|
