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Festive treats up to £60

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December 2025

Wanting to treat your guests, and yourself, to something a little extra-special on the festive table this year? As a companion selection to our 34 wines under £30, the Decanter team has selected 16 standout bottles certain to impress, and all available in the UK priced between £30 and £60

- CHOSEN BY VICTORIA DASKAL, TINA GELLIE, HELENA NICKLIN, INES SALPICO, DAVID WILLIAMS, AMY WISLOCKI, SYLVIA WU

Festive treats up to £60

Charles Lafitte, Grande Cuvée Brut, Champagne, France NV

£46.50 Ocado

Exclusive to Ocado in the UK, this is mouthfilling and elegant, with attractive, spicy red apple fruit. Slightly honeyed and smoky, it lingers on the finish. An ideal choice for sipping on Christmas morning with smoked salmon canapés. AW Alc 12.5%

Black Chalk, Wild Rose, Hampshire, England 2021

£42-£45 Black Chalk, Caviste, Grape Britannia, Lea & Sandeman, Reserve Wines, The Wine Society

Lean, crisp and saline, this is a delicately perfumed pink with understated notes of rose, peony and strawberry leaf balancing a tangy, sherbet-like palate. Cool, chiselled finesse. Wild Rose by name – and by nature. HN Alc 12%

The Wine Society, The Society’s Rosé Brut, Champagne, France NV

£39.31 The Wine Society

Made by Alfred Gratien, this is a soft, slightly unctuous Champagne with a delicious, moreish mid-palate weight. The cranberry, strawberry and cherry fruit are covered with a thin honeyed glaze, while also lifted by zesty pink citrus and red apple crispness. The creamy mousse adds to the inviting immediacy and food-friendliness. A versatile, crowdpleasing wine that will work perfectly as an aperitif or alongside seafood, canapés and charcuterie. IS Alc 12.5%

Domaine Guiberteau, Brézé Saumur Blanc, Loire, France 2021

£48-£55.83 (ib) Avint-Garde, Berry Bros & Rudd

From an organically farmed, family-owned estate founded in the early 1900s. Expressive aromas of poached pear, white blossoms and cold smoke. Rich, saline and mineral with a vibrant lemony tang. Superb with poultry, pork or cheese. VD Alc 12.5%

Domaine Georges Vernay, Le Pied de Samson Viognier, Rhône, France 2023

£39-£46.60 Cave Bristol, Yapp Bros

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