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750ml
Bottle: $83.64 $92.40
Officially non-vintaged, the recent issue of the NV Extra Brut Entre Ciel et Terre blends 60% Pinot Noir with 40%...
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Bottle: $67.32 $74.80
This is dry and lacy in texture, with chopped almond and fleur de sel notes and subtle flavors of white cherry and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $23.94 $26.00
12 bottles: $19.59
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Bottle: $67.64 $71.20
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $44.95
12 bottles: $44.05
Pastry, bran and oat-driven nose and palate. Dry with ripe apple, pear and some honey. Zesty finish. Rather lovely....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $67.84
12 bottles: $66.48
Lustrous, fulsome, oaky nose. Palate brings a well-judged mousse and notes of plum, quince, verbena and tilleul. An...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $46.00
12 bottles: $43.70
Incisive lively wine, sinewy and steely. There is lees interest and a forgiving buffer of sweet touch on the palate....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $74.93
12 bottles: $73.43
The NV Champagne Rosé de Saignée is deeply hued, almost a pale ruby. It is ripe with kirsch and red currant aromas,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $34.94
12 bottles: $34.24
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750ml
Bottle: $26.50
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $69.84
12 bottles: $68.44
Made from equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the 2018 Champagne Millésime Carte d'Or Brut displays a shimmering...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $48.95 $49.60
12 bottles: $47.97
The NV Blanc de Blancs d'Aÿ is a brilliant wine, and of the many highlights in this range from Chiquet. Although not...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $40.92 $44.00
Vibrant and balanced, with flavors of nectarine, candied orange peel, slivered almond and oyster shell set on a lacy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $86.93
Finely balanced, with bright acidity enlivening delicately woven flavors of cherry, crushed almond, blood orange...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $48.84
12 bottles: $47.86
Light gold. Pungent scents of dried pear and peach pit are lifted by a tangy orange zest nuance. Vibrant on the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $44.94 $49.90
The NV Brut Rosé Grand Cru is simply fabulous. Deep, resonant and creamy to the core, the estate's Rosé captures...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $44.00
The NV Brut Tradition Grand Cru is rich and ample in the glass, with the natural breadth of Pinot very much on...
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Champagne Blend France 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.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.