Renardat Fache Vin du Bugey Cerdon NV

[TrishCT]

It all started here a couple years ago, on a thread where I asked about your favorite sparklers. Your advice, collectively, was excellent.

Here is my dilemma... I am looking to buy three cases of the delightful strawberry-tasting sparkler, Renardet Fache Cerdon du Bugey. I live in CT and would prefer to buy it locally. However, I contacted several wine stores who carry Louis Dressner wines... and they said they will look into ordering it for me...then I never hear back from them. When prodded...they say they are working on it. I assume they can't get it.

Does anyone have any recommendations where I could order such a large quantity? If not in CT...do you recommend another merchant that will ship? I used Chelsea Wine Vault in Manhattan before and they were good. Just wondering if there is a better source for a purchase of this magnitude.

Thanks!

[jbonne]

Zachy's appears to sell it for $16.99.

>> Cerdon Vin du Bugey Renerdat-Fache NV (750ml) #132935

should be a quick hop down I-95.

[TrishCT]

Thanks Jbonne, but I can't find the listing on that site. Also, I paid $8.99 a bottle last year I think...I have to double check.

[jbonne]

hmm -- i just searched again from the front page and found it again. try searching under "Bugey."

the price is only about a buck higher than i saw recently here in Seattle. i'm guessing it may have gone up since the Bugey has gotten a lot of press in the past year (including from me).

Zachy's apparently misspells the vintner's name, btw. i believe it's Renardat-Fache.

[Mistinguett]

Trish, the price went up since last fall, straight to $16.99. Lately in NY I was able to find it only at Astor Place Wines and the uptown Whole Foods. Chelsea Wine Vault didn't have it on the shelf for the last year or so (or maybe I was unlucky when I went there).

[carswell]

Chambers Street Wines, where Louis/Dressner often holds NYC tastings, lists it on their website for $15.99. Doesn't look like the case discount applies to sparklers, though. You could always ask.

[TrishCT]

Thanks all for the tips. I called Chambers and they had 32 bottles in stock so I bought them all, should be plenty for our needs. As a wedding gift, I am giving 20 bottles to my sister for her champagne toast and bringing a few more to celebrate with the family on the wedding night.

[TrishCT]

Just an update to say that all 32 bottles arrived intact. Very nice shipping job. Can highly rate Chambers for terrific customer service.