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Intense yellow with highlights veering towards gold reflexes in color. Notes of fine tropical fruit with so, delicate...
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12 bottles:
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This is a unique and delicious sparkling wine named after the ancient Greek god of shepherds, flocks, and rustic...
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$64.79
6 bottles:
$64.00
The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
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$139.94
The swan song vintage of this cuvée, Doyard's 2015 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru mingles aromas of citrus oil...
750ml - Case of 12
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$105.84
Golden yellow in color with warm aromas of yellow pear and toasted brioche. Well structured and complex with racy...
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Finely balanced, with bright acidity enlivening delicately woven flavors of cherry, crushed almond, blood orange...
750ml - Case of 6
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Disgorged in September 2019 with 3.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2015 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Les Chaillots opens in...
750ml - Case of 6
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$132.00
A breathtakingly perfumed, vibrant and expressive champagne that’s bursting with red-berry, basil and patisserie...
750ml - Case of 12
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$72.32
Golden straw color. The nose has intense aromas of stone fruits (mirabelle plum), toast, and brioches notes. On the...
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750ml
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$264.95
6 bottles:
$260.00
The 2015 Brut Zéro Grand Blanc was harvested in Chouilly and Cramant. The base wines were fermented and spent nine...
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A wine that was reserved for enjoyment at the end of the family hunt from its inception in 1930 until...
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A great 2015 vintage champagne! Super-elegant synthesis of pinot noir and chardonnay character with a dazzling...
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Inviting on the nose, showing a symphony of nutty aromas, with notes of vanilla, toast, green apple and pear skin....
Assyrtiko Champagne Blend 2015
Cultivated since at least the middle of the Byzantine era, the Assyrtiko grape is generally considered to be one the finest of the Greek grape varietals, as a result of its multi-purpose properties and ability to flourish on a wide range of terrains. The ancient Byzantines used it in conjunction with Aidani and Athiri grapes for the production of their unusual and naturally sweet Vinsanto wines, which are still produced today in Santorini, and continue to be popular. However, the Assyrtiko grapes are used for many different AOC wines across Greece, and are favored by wine makers who want to maintain a dryness and acidic punch to their produce.
The Assyrtiko grapes are renowned for their ability to maintain their acidity as they ripen beneath the blazing Mediterranean sun, resulting in wines which have a distinctive dryness and a range of citrus fruit aromas, as well as great structure and high tannins. Often, Assyrtiko grapes will produce wines which leave an unusual after-taste reminiscent of the mineral rich, volcanic soils they are grown in on the slopes of Santorini, making them a favorite for wine drinkers looking for something full of character and interesting attributes. The past twenty five years have seen Assyrtiko vines planted all over the Greek mainland, and even in Attica and Macedonia, where the softer terrain often produces more fruit forward wines with a milder, less astringent character. However, wherever this fine grape varietal is grown, it is rare the results will be anything less than excellent.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.