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A polished, elegant Merlot, with good structure framing deep flavors of currants, carob, violets, and anise. The...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $184.03 $204.48
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Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 1998 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $454.48
A fragrant, appealing Champagne, with wafts of elderflower and medicinal herbs on the nose, followed by expressive...
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $141.24
Impressive concentration and power here. This is really assertive with ripe yellow orchard fruits and citrus within a...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $235.78
A good rest on lees in the cellar through to May 2015 has seen this salmon-colored rosé develop a wealth of dried...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $106.68
Pale in color, but rich in texture and fruit, this wonderfully mature rosé is structured from 70% Pinot Noir in the...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $416.35
A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $495.95
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $563.98
Decadent and rich DP with so much pie crust, white truffle and dried apple and pineapple character. Limestone too....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $545.95
Decadent and rich DP with so much pie crust, white truffle and dried apple and pineapple character. Limestone too....
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $785.12
Disgorged in July 2014, Francis Egly's 2005 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is a brilliant wine in this middling vintage,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $94.67
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $236.38
Rich hints of baked plum and marzipan are enlivened by sleek, well-knit acidity in this harmonious Champagne. The...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $623.30
If you are a Krug classicist, this is your wine. There's nothing like it, other than prior great vintages of Krug...
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Champagne Blend Merlot 1998 2005 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.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.