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This unique sparkling wine is 100% Chardonnay made in Methode Tradicional from two separate vineyards high up in the...
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Fragrant, with wafts of roasted nuts and toasted brioche -- a profile that underscores the palate's flavors of...
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What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint of smoke and autolytic notes provide a...
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On the nose, elegant and clear with citrus fruit aromas and soft spices. In the mouth, generous and soft, balanced...
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A tightly meshed Champagne, slowly revealing layers of ripe black cherry, blood orange granita, blanched almond,...
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Golden yellow in color with warm aromas of yellow pear and toasted brioche. Well structured and complex with racy...
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A very attractive Franciacorta that frames Thai desserts and Cornish pasties against a sea of lemons and limes....
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Intense straw yellow with shades of amber. Aromas of grass, meadow flowers and fresh berries. Lovely palate of figs...
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A sleek, creamy Champagne, with aromatic notes of white blossoms, graphite and spices accenting flavors of baked...
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A fragrant nose with aromas of apples, pears, brioche and candied citrus. Round, silky and balanced with fine bubbles...
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A blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir from Verzy and Verzenay.
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The 2012 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs MSNL Chétillons et Mussettes Grand Cru was picked in the eponymous parcels in...
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A vintage that marks the producer's 200th anniversary, the Champagne is ripe with mature white fruits. It is an...
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A vintage that marks the producer's 200th anniversary, the Champagne is ripe with mature white fruits. It is an...
750ml
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$96.95
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100% Grand Cru Chardonnay. The core of the cuvée is made up of three vineyards with very old vines in Cramant and...
750ml - Case of 6
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Smells fresh with lemon and soft floral scents. Delicate and refined, this is crips, sharp and piercing yet also...
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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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• From the Clos del Serral, a coplantation of Xarel-lo and Bastard Negre dating to 1954.
• Biodynamic viticulture...
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Champagne Blend Chardonnay Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2012
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.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.