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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $34.20 $36.00
This unique sparkling wine is 100% Chardonnay made in Methode Tradicional from two separate vineyards high up in the...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $91.99
Aromatic, with hints of tea rose, graphite and bergamot, this creamy Champagne is svelte and well-knit, with bright...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $141.48 $157.20
Fragrant, with wafts of roasted nuts and toasted brioche -- a profile that underscores the palate's flavors of...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $93.00
12 bottles: $87.78
Beautiful aromas of orange zest are followed by gingerbread, caramel and crème brûlée flavors. This is a...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $44.95 $48.60
Medium yellow-gold. Restrained aromas of peach and spices offer good lift. Very ripe and thick, with strong acidity...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $244.83 $253.50
12 bottles: $239.40
Barrel sample. This is the rich wine of the vintage. With its intense fruit, piles of spice, but excellent balance,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
750ml
Bottle: $390.15 $433.50
Barrel sample. This is the rich wine of the vintage. With its intense fruit, piles of spice, but excellent balance,...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml
Bottle: $34.95
12 bottles: $32.30
Sweet, rich orange marmalade flavors, maybe not as imposingly powerful as Guiraud can be, but still with a great...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $248.95
This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $297.90 $309.60
What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint of smoke and autolytic notes provide a...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $44.40
Aromas of wild berry, espresso, dark spice and French oak take center stage while the firmly structured palate...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $120.79
6 bottles: $120.00
A tightly meshed Champagne, slowly revealing layers of ripe black cherry, blood orange granita, blanched almond,...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $108.19
Golden yellow in color with warm aromas of yellow pear and toasted brioche. Well structured and complex with racy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $67.94 $74.48
6 bottles: $66.58
A very attractive Franciacorta that frames Thai desserts and Cornish pasties against a sea of lemons and limes....
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $64.68
Intense straw yellow with shades of amber. Aromas of grass, meadow flowers and fresh berries. Lovely palate of figs...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $109.94
A sleek, creamy Champagne, with aromatic notes of white blossoms, graphite and spices accenting flavors of baked...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $97.27 $108.08
6 bottles: $95.21
A fragrant nose with aromas of apples, pears, brioche and candied citrus. Round, silky and balanced with fine bubbles...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $87.95
6 bottles: $86.40
A blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir from Verzy and Verzenay.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.95
12 bottles: $58.75
The 2012 Taurasi Terzotratto opens with a flourish of dusty black fruits, woodland herbs and smoky crushed stone....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $96.00
12 bottles: $91.20
The 2012 Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs MSNL Chétillons et Mussettes Grand Cru was picked in the eponymous parcels in...
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Aglianico Champagne Blend Semillon/sauvignon Blanc 2006 2012

Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.

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.