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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Montosoli 1999
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$109.11
Sweet berry aromas, with meat and dried flowers. Almost Burgundian. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a balance of...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$466.44
I have drunk this a half dozen times in the last six months and it always amazes me. The Recently Disgorged Bolly is...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$494.80
Even richer than the brilliant 1990, the 1996 is still tightly wound, but reveals tremendous aromatic intensity,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 1999
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$301.12
These four vintages of Dom Pérignon provide a fascinating snapshot of how the house has performed in recent years....
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Dom Perignon Champagne Oenotheque 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$613.28
This shows amazing freshness and depth of fruit while remaining agile and very clean. Full body, dense and layered on...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1341.45
The 1996 Dom Pérignon P2 is another absolutely stellar Champagne. When it was first release, the 1996 was painfully...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 1999
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$560.95
The 1999 Dom Pérignon P2 is one of the most intriguing Champagnes I have tasted from Dom Pérignon in recent years....
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Krug Champagne Brut Vintage 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$669.33
It's hard to imagine how a wine of this power can sustain perfect balance What is now a more nonchalant intensity in...
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$2249.95
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 1999
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$338.45
The 1999 Clos des Goisses flows from the glass with the essence of minerals, chalk, smoke ash, white peaches, pears,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$305.95
The 1999 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill, from magnum, is wonderfully rich and expansive, proving yet again just how...
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Salon Champagne Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1427.95
Rated 99 - Maturing into a medium golden color, the 1996 Salon reveals open-knit, alluring scents of butterscotch,...
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Salon Champagne Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1714.02
Rated 99 - Maturing into a medium golden color, the 1996 Salon reveals open-knit, alluring scents of butterscotch,...
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Salon Champagne Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil 1999
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1198.95
The Salon 1999 Brut Le Mesnil – disgorged already in 2011 and dosed with a pretty typical six grams of residual...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$176.00
Champagne Blend Sangiovese 1996 1999 750ml
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.
The name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.