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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.94
Aged for 15 years on its lees, this mature Champagne is toasty, sheding its bright fruitiness while gaining a richer,...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1713.62
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$250.95
The delicate color and golden hues are a sign of the wine’s maturity. The nose, whilst full and expressive, offers...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$304.54
Nutty and toasty, this is already maturing. It has a ripe, soft texture, deliciously balanced between acidity,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$456.63
As we’ve come to expect from DP over the last 10 years or so, this is yet another curve ball. Not that this was...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$429.95
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$491.64
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Krug Champagne Brut Vintage 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$420.62
Very fragrant. This has developed bright, ripe red cherry fruit aromas, vanilla cream, sweet roasted almond biscuits,...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$392.21
Sadly now in something of a lacklustre phase, but on first tasting this was delightfully sensual, seductively mellow...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$323.57
Philipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$254.35
The first thing that is evident about the 2000 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill is its finesse and total silkiness....
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Vintage 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$161.95
An elegant version, whose silky texture meshes seamlessly with the grapefruit, apple and ginger flavors. Detailed and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$237.12
The 2000 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is a huge wine bursting with ripe varietal fruit, smoke, ash,...
Champagne Blend Colombard Lambrusco 2000 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.
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.