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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
Bottle:
$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...
1.5Ltr
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$443.00
3 bottles:
$440.00
Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
750ml
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$190.08
$211.20
Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$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
Bottle:
$78.12
The 2015 Extra Brut Ferrari Riserva Lunelli wafts up from the glass with a sweetly seductive mix of ginger and...
750ml
Bottle:
$86.93
Finely balanced, with bright acidity enlivening delicately woven flavors of cherry, crushed almond, blood orange...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$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
Bottle:
$132.00
A breathtakingly perfumed, vibrant and expressive champagne that’s bursting with red-berry, basil and patisserie...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$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
$134.90
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
Bottle:
$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
Bottle:
$91.26
$101.40
A great 2015 vintage champagne! Super-elegant synthesis of pinot noir and chardonnay character with a dazzling...
Champagne Blend Lambrusco Malvasia 2015
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.