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Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
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Impressive concentration and power here. This is really assertive with ripe yellow orchard fruits and citrus within a...
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A good rest on lees in the cellar through to May 2015 has seen this salmon-colored rosé develop a wealth of dried...
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Pale in color, but rich in texture and fruit, this wonderfully mature rosé is structured from 70% Pinot Noir in the...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $253.28
I believe that the 2005 DP is the best since 2002, which remains the best recent vintage and is probably only...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $411.64
A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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Disgorged in July 2014, Francis Egly's 2005 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is a brilliant wine in this middling vintage,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Rich hints of baked plum and marzipan are enlivened by sleek, well-knit acidity in this harmonious Champagne. The...
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750ml - Case of 3
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Fabulous nose with great blood orange intensity neatly framed by brioche. On the extravagant and concentrated palate...
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In 1833, Annonciade, the daughter of a winemaker from Bouzy, married Auguste François Bara, a young cooper from the...
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A truly special site, this is a majestic Champagne that has superb darker notes of brulée, roasted almonds and...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $141.95
A warm, sunny year produced this concentrated, elegant wine with refined aromas of ripe apple and quince, fresh...
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Bottle: $269.95
The 2005 Comtes de Champagne Rosé is a wine of contrasts. At first rich and vinous on the palate, the 2005 turns...
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2005 France Champagne 750ml

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

The beautiful rolling hillsides of the Champagne region of France have, for hundreds of years, been producing many of the world's most famous wines. The sparkling white wines to come out of Champagne's prestigious wineries have conquered the world, and are drank in celebration across the globe. The vast majority of the region is under vine, and grows predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varietals, which are usually blended together by master wine-makers in order to make their recognizable and widely loved produce. The north-easterly region of Champagne has a relatively cool climate, and quite a lot of rainfall, making it far from ideal for ripening grapes. However, the presence of heavily forested areas in the region helps maintain a balanced temperature, and the generations of expertise the wineries hold clearly produces excellent results in spite of the climatic problems.