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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$107.00
While this Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is still young, showing a crisp, bone-dry character alongside tight...
750ml
Bottle:
$118.39
6 bottles:
$117.60
Aromatic pastry dough, creme de cassis, apple blossom and graphite notes are well-meshed in this elegant Champagne....
750ml
Bottle:
$112.08
6 bottles:
$108.00
From grand and premier cru vineyards, this Champagne comes from a good but not great vintage. That explains its...
750ml
Bottle:
$68.08
12 bottles:
$66.72
It was a must for Pommery not to miss out on one of the greatest vintages of champagne. One single term to...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$169.95
An elegant rose Champagne that seamlessly knits juicy acidity and fine-grained texture with a subtle, smoke-laced...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$171.95
A vivid Champagne, with a fine mouse acting as a creamy swath around well-honed acidity, which defines this wine and...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1775.99
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$239.74
TOP 100 FRENCH WINES OF 2017 #38. This is a DP that shows the ripeness of the 2009 vintage yet remains full of...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$427.61
A lovely rose Champagne that waltzes gracefully across the palate, belying the concentrated range of macerated...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2009
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$372.51
A lovely rose Champagne that waltzes gracefully across the palate, belying the concentrated range of macerated...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$700.74
This bottle of the 2009 Brut Grand Cru Millésime was disgorged in July 2018 after 96 months on the lees, and it's...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$383.96
The single grape variety of Empreinte de Terroir seeks only to emphasize the characteristics of the vineyard terroir,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$387.32
The 2009 Brut Blanc de Blancs d’Aÿ (magnum) is a deep, powerful Champagne. In magnum, the radiance of the year is...
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Jacques Selosse Champagne Millesime 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1960.11
Disgorged in January 2020, the 2009 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Millésime represents a new direction for Selosse's...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$279.30
The 2009 Cristal is a wine of pure and total sensuality. There are no hard edges or angular contours. Instead, the...
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Massolino Barbera D'alba Gisep 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$33.84
Color: Deep purplish, almost impenetrable red.
Bouquet: Elegant, sweet and tempting, the intense and fruity notes...
Barbera Champagne Blend Montepulciano Viura 2009 750ml
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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.
Montepulciano grapes are one of the most widely cultivated varietals in Italy, with vines growing in twenty of Italy's ninety five provinces. This varietal is renowned for producing high yields, making it popular with vintners looking for a relatively easy varietal to grow. Whilst the grapes tend to have a low skin to juice ratio, the skins themselves are remarkably high in tannins with a lot of pigmentation, which means they often produce rather well bodied wines with a beautiful deep, dark color The wines of Montepulciano grapes are most commonly associated with soft, rounded characteristics, with plenty of juicy, plummy flavors The wines are known for being very smooth and drinkable, and easy to match with a wide range of foods.