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Deep nose with a sharp mineral overtone to the complex aromas of white sesame, praline, grilled spices and roasted...
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Color: Brilliant light straw yellow.
Smell: The aroma of this Chardonnay releases exotic fruity impressions with...
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A graceful Chardonnay, with ripe yellow apple and pear fruit enlivened by bright acidity and a lightly crunchy...
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With carefully selected grapes chosen to preserve their bouquet of apple, citrus and tropical fruit, it’s fermented...
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Aromas of green apple and Bartlett pear lead the nose and carry over to the vibrant palate along with lemon and lime....
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A racy, well-knit sparkler, with citrusy acidity and a lively mousse carrying flavors of melon, star fruit, grilled...
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An immediately appealing sparkling wine, brimming with apple and lemon aromas, but also delicate yeasty and freshly...
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Straw-yellow color with a slight golden sheen. On the nose, it is intense and particularly refined with scents of...
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The wine demonstrates a delicate rose hue. On the nose, an intense yet fine and elegant bouquet, with dominant notes...
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A cornucopia of red-berry aromas pours from the glass of this effusive and delightful rosé and the balance of fruit,...
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Bright straw-yellow in color with a golden sheen. A highly delicate nose of rare intensity, in which the fruity aroma...
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The 2015 Extra Brut Ferrari Riserva Lunelli wafts up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of ginger and...
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Color: Straw-yellow with gold reflections. Bouquet: The style is unmistakably Rotari intense and elegant with citrus...
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COLOR: Straw yellow with golden highlights.
NOSE: Well-rounded nose with fruity apple notes.
FLAVOR: Complex, full on...
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A bright, lithe sparkler driven by sleek, mouthwatering acidity, with ripe green and yellow apple, lemon curd,...
Alicante Bouschet Champagne Blend Chardonnay Italy Trentino/Alto Adige 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.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.