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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Rose 2007
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$604.22
Four blocks here, the same since 1974 – two in Aÿ, one in Mesnil and one in Avize – all selected for their...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$967.56
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Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Annonciade 2006
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$112.30
In 1833, Annonciade, the daughter of a winemaker from Bouzy, married Auguste François Bara, a young cooper from the...
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Perrier-Jouet Champagne Belle Epoque Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$255.34
For Perrier-Jouet the symbols of the Belle Epoque are the house calling card. This prestige cuvee, in its stylish...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$359.25
Sourced from a small plot inside the famous sun-drenched Clos des Goisses in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, east of Epernay, this...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2006
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$413.28
The 2006 Clos des Goisses is stellar, but it is also going to need quite a bit of time to come into its own. Powerful...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$193.95
The 2006 Clos des Goisses is stellar, but it is also going to need quite a bit of time to come into its own. Powerful...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$443.28
The steep, sun-drenched slope of Clos des Goisses has no equal in Champagne, but its thumping ripeness can be...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$195.95
The steep, sun-drenched slope of Clos des Goisses has no equal in Champagne, but its thumping ripeness can be...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$292.95
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$316.44
Disgorged in November 2017, the 2007 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé continues to show brilliantly, unwinding...
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Pian Dell'orino Brunello Di Montalcino 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$202.27
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino emerges from the glass with warm, seductive black cherries, flowers, tobacco,...
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Pierre Moncuit Champagne Extra Brut Blanc De Blancs Grand Cru Cuvee Nicole Moncuit VV 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$124.78
The 2006 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuvée Nicole VV Grand Cru, from Les Chétillons, is a rich, overt wine. Hints of...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$173.28
The flagship release is the 2006 Champagne Rare, a 70/30 split of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that’s a cellar...
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Poggio Di Sotto Brunello Di Montalcino 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$311.62
Parallels to the red wines of Burgundy abound in discussions of Poggio di Sotto. The Sangiovese wines released from...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$240.45
This is the latest release of this legendary wine. A blend, although with a majority of Pinot Noir (Churchill's...
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Vintage 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$138.33
It is the balance that stars with this wine. The fruit, acidity and mineral texture are held together in ma-turing...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$236.38
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$241.50
The 2007 Dom Ruinart is the first vintage made entirely by Chef de Caves Frederic Panaiotis, which shows just how...
Champagne Blend Sangiovese 2006 2007
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 name of this grape, meaning 'blood of Jove' conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively – full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.