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$39.94
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Firm acidity carries notes of lemon peel, marzipan and dried flowers that are accentuated by spice, petrol and...
1.5Ltr
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$216.95
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$212.61
The 2017 Brut Blanc de Blancs Spécial Club is an attractive wine that shows the mid-weight style of the year. All...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$278.95
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Ballot Millot Meursault 1er Cru Boucheres 2017
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$289.95
More demonstrative than the Charmes, the 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères bursts with aromas of peach, citrus oil,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$278.95
Aromas of ripe lemons, praline, crushed chalk and white flowers introduce the 2017 Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières,...
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Bouchard Pere Et Fils Montrachet Grand Cru 2017
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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This has a very flamboyant and complex nose already and there is much to offer with a full array of chardonnay fruit,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$131.44
This lean, tense white features an underpinning of stone and salinity, punctuating the lemon and apple flavors. Clean...
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$204.13
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$1025.08
The very complex nose of flint, dried pear, Amalfi lemon and fresh ginger pulls you inexorably into this super...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$1037.98
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$292.95
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$380.95
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$273.95
An elegant, understated wine, the 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières offers up notes of ripe Meyer lemon,...
Champagne Blend Chardonnay 1997 2017 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.
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.