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750ml - Case of 6
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$71.80
Intense yellow with highlights veering towards gold reflexes in color. Notes of fine tropical fruit with so, delicate...
750ml
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$17.94
12 bottles:
$17.58
This is a unique and delicious sparkling wine named after the ancient Greek god of shepherds, flocks, and rustic...
750ml
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$64.79
6 bottles:
$64.00
The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
750ml
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$190.08
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Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$105.84
Golden yellow in color with warm aromas of yellow pear and toasted brioche. Well structured and complex with racy...
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.95
The 2015 Extra Brut Ferrari Riserva Lunelli wafts up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of ginger and...
750ml
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$86.93
Finely balanced, with bright acidity enlivening delicately woven flavors of cherry, crushed almond, blood orange...
750ml - Case of 6
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$163.91
Disgorged in September 2019 with 3.5 grams per liter dosage, the 2015 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Les Chaillots opens in...
750ml - Case of 6
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$132.00
A breathtakingly perfumed, vibrant and expressive champagne that’s bursting with red-berry, basil and patisserie...
750ml - Case of 12
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$72.32
Golden straw color. The nose has intense aromas of stone fruits (mirabelle plum), toast, and brioches notes. On the...
750ml
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$124.95
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750ml
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$264.95
6 bottles:
$260.00
The 2015 Brut Zéro Grand Blanc was harvested in Chouilly and Cramant. The base wines were fermented and spent nine...
750ml
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$95.76
$106.40
A wine that was reserved for enjoyment at the end of the family hunt from its inception in 1930 until...
750ml
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$91.26
$101.40
A great 2015 vintage champagne! Super-elegant synthesis of pinot noir and chardonnay character with a dazzling...
Alicante Bouschet Champagne Blend Robola 2015 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.
In the mountains of Cephalonia, the mineral rich soils assist in the growing of one of the finest of Greece's white grape varietals – the Robola grape. These noble yellowish grapes are notable for the wines they produce, which generally contain summer fruits, peach and citrus aromas, coupled with flavors which extend beyond the usual range of white wines, revealing smoky and mineral notes, and a lengthy, lemony after-taste. These fine characteristics helped the regions it is grown in gain AOC status, and wine-makers in this area have many generations of practice in bringing out the elegant and subtle characteristics of this grape.
Robola, and the other wines of Cephalonia have a long and illustrious history, being mentioned even in ancient epic poems such as Homer's Iliad. However, it was the Venetians who first recognized the great potential of Robola grapes, which quickly became the focus for the areas wine-makers and tradesmen. Nowadays, Robola wines act as an excellent example of a refined Greek dry white wine, which can be either drank as a light and refreshing summer aperitif, or alongside grilled white meats, salads, or white fish. Robola wines, as a rule, do not age particularly well, and it is highly recommended that bottles are drunk young, within two years of bottling. By doing so, you can enjoy the unique characteristics of this remarkable wine, complete with the balanced combination of chalky, smoky citrus flavors and delicate peach aromas which typify the finest examples of Robola varietal wines.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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