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Sparkling
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Bottle: $158.64 $166.99
A vintage that marks the producer's 200th anniversary, the Champagne is ripe with mature white fruits. It is an...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $415.94
3 bottles: $407.62
The 2012 Brut Rive Gauche-Rive Droite Grand Cru brings together all the best elements of Marc Hebrart's style. Ample,...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $335.95
The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $243.47
Delamotte’s 2012 Brut Vintage is rich, creamy and super-expressive. This is only the second vintage (the first was...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $478.64
A pretty DP now with richness and freshness, showing dried-lemon and light apricot character. Some pineapple, too....
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $576.61
What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint of smoke and autolytic notes provide a...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $152.95
There's a citrusy, lemon peel overtone to this sleek and creamy Champagne, with a bright note alongside the...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1619.80 $1723.19
Just about as good as it gets, the 2012 Cristal Rosé is a magical effort based on 56% Pinot Noir and 44% Chardonnay....
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $161.28
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $335.95
The iconic Belle Epoque bottle reveals a well-structured, taut wine. With Chardonnay very much in evidence in the...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $439.95
This famed Champagne comes from one of the steepest vineyards in the whole region, facing across the Marne river....
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $649.95
This single vineyard, one of the steepest in Champagne, produces fabulous wines. Richness restrained by the...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $250.95
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $2994.95
As always, this exceptional Champagne, only released in top vintages, shows its rare qualities. Its poise between...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $383.16
#33 Wine of the World 2022. This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex, with lemon curd,...
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Champagne Blend Malbec 2010 2012 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.

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.