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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $444.94
6 bottles: $436.04
The 2006 Extra Brut Premier Cru Millésime Terre is pure, fine and intense on the nose, with sweet cherry flavors and...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $2641.95 $2685.50
The 2006 Brut wafts from the glass with aromas of ripe citrus fruit, warm bread, smoke and honeycomb that mingle with...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $685.53
This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry,...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1212.90
The 2006 Dom Pérignon Rosé is every bit as captivating as it was last year, maybe even more so. At times powerful,...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $1596.77
The 2006 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is a really rich and intense, yet also a pure and fresh cuvée based on 60/70%...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $489.81
The 2006 Clos des Goisses is stellar, but it is also going to need quite a bit of time to come into its own. Powerful...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $355.95
A 15% addition of still red pinot to the Blanc de Blancs Comtes works well in that the DNA of the white version is...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $271.38

Champagne Blend 2006 1.5Ltr

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.