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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$470.83
I have drunk this a half dozen times in the last six months and it always amazes me. The Recently Disgorged Bolly is...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$495.76
Even richer than the brilliant 1990, the 1996 is still tightly wound, but reveals tremendous aromatic intensity,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Oenotheque 1996
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$589.95
This shows amazing freshness and depth of fruit while remaining agile and very clean. Full body, dense and layered on...
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$4069.45
$4329.20
Somewhat surprisingly, Krug presents the much-anticipated 1996 Blanc de Noirs Clos d’Ambonnay as the first wine in...
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Krug Champagne Brut Vintage 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$632.20
It's hard to imagine how a wine of this power can sustain perfect balance What is now a more nonchalant intensity in...
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Salon Champagne Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil 1996
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1510.75
Rated 99 - Maturing into a medium golden color, the 1996 Salon reveals open-knit, alluring scents of butterscotch,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$328.95
To the eye, La Grande Dame 1996 presents a color with bright, golden glints.
The initial nose reveals a strong,...
Champagne Blend Colombard Japanese Whiskey 1996 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.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.