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The 2015 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Minéral Grand Cru is bracing, taut and wiry. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper...
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A graceful Champagne that offers a generous range of creamed white cherry and ripe green apple fruit set in an...
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Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and...
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Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and...
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Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
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Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
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This grand rosé is rich and rounded. Its red fruit flavors are layered with toast and spice notes, with depth that...
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Bollinger's 2015 Brut La Grande Année Rosé was disgorged in May last year with seven grams per liter dosage....
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#53 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2019. The wine's name stands for recently disgorged and this vintage Champagne was...
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The 2015 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is fascinating to taste next to the other Pinot Champagnes, all of which are...
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This is an iteration of a legendary Champagne. Perfectly balanced, still packed with white fruit but just touching...
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Expansive nose of ripe stone fruits with notes of patisserie and vanilla sugar. From the south-facing, steep slope...
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One of a pair of single-parcel Champagnes from Aÿ, this wine is mature, showing its Pinot Noir in a rich, lightly...
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Champagne Blend Pinot Blanc 2004 2015 Pre-Arrival

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.

Pinot Blanc is a popular white grape varietal most commonly associated with the beautiful French region of Alsace, but which is also grown across Central Europe and Italy. In Germany and Austria it is known as Weisseburgunder, in Italy it is called Pinot Bianco, and is one of the key varietals in the alpine regions of Alto Adige. Pinot Blanc is the main white grape varietal in Alsace, where it is prized for its ability to beautifully express the fine terroir on which it is grown, and it is used to produce exceptional single varietal wines, as well as blended wine such as Edelzwicker. Pinot Blanc is also a key component in this part of France’s signature sparkling wine, Cremant d’Alsace.


The wines made from Pinot Blanc are typically medium to light bodied, but they possess a remarkable freshness and clean character, which reminds us of the cool, green hillsides of their homeland. Apple, honey and biscuity, yeasty flavors are typical in fine Pinot Blanc wines, as well as a good level of minerality, making it a popular choice for those looking to pair a fine white wine with a wide range of foods. Although it is almost never oaked in Alsace, Italian vintners have a tendency to age Pinot Bianco in oak barrels, adding an extra dimension to this wonderful varietal.