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750ml - Case of 6
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$285.69
Lovely nose of peaches, white apricots, jasmine, lemon curd, olives and almonds. Distinct salty and chalky...
750ml - Case of 6
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$332.24
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Cedric Bouchard Roses De Jeanne La Boloree 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$587.98
Very old and rare Pinot Blanc from a 0.217 hectare lieu-dit known as La Boloree. Bouchard was initially uninterested...
750ml - Case of 6
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$488.54
Aromas of fresh bread, crisp orchard fruit, citrus oil, clear honey and oyster shell introduce Bouchard's 2016 Blanc...
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Cedric Bouchard Roses De Jeanne Presle 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$451.43
The 2016 Blanc de Noirs Presle is an explosion of aromas, flavors and textures. A Champagne of tremendous aromatic...
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Champagne Ayala Blanc De Blancs 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.12
This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich...
750ml - Case of 6
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$74.90
750ml - Case of 6
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$307.48
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Ferrari Trento Brut Perle 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$78.70
Lovely tart green fruit nose, bright fresh acidity some good biscuity development, a delicate mousse with hints of...
750ml - Case of 6
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$354.71
750ml - Case of 6
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$115.01
Lightly toasty on the nose, with grilled brioche, smoke and spice accents, this is fresh and citrusy on the plushly...
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Hure Freres Champagne 4 Elements Pinot Noir 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$93.95
Precise, faithful and uncompromising view of our "lieux-dits", vintage after vintage, the 4 Elements range shows the...
750ml - Case of 6
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$175.28
Unique composition of 7 wines from the 7 most beautiful plots of the estate, and vinified in oak barrels like 7...
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Jean-Marc Seleque Champagne Pierry Premier Cru Les Tartieres Et Les Porgeons Soliste Chardonnay 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$109.95
750ml - Case of 6
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$589.48
750ml - Case of 6
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$304.71
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Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Brut Blanc De Blancs Non Dose Premier Cru Terre De Vertus 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$95.96
Light, bright yellow. Intensely perfumed, incisive citrus and orchard fruit scents are complicated by chalky...
750ml - Case of 6
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$182.94
Disgorged in February 2022 as a brut zero (1g/L of dosage), Le Clos des Trois Clochers 2016 (100% Chardonnay) is...
750ml - Case of 6
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$67.28
Still young, this fruity wine is full of white apple and citrus flavors. There are hints of toastiness now,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$47.62
Champagne Blend Melon de Bourgogne 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.
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.