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The 2015 Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Minéral Grand Cru is bracing, taut and wiry. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper...
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Enticing, fragrant aromas of toast, lemon zest and an earthy-smoky nuance lead to a palate of subtle Bosc-pear,...
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Bollinger's 2015 Brut La Grande Année Rosé was disgorged in May last year with seven grams per liter dosage....
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The 2015 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is fascinating to taste next to the other Pinot Champagnes, all of which are...
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Expansive nose of ripe stone fruits with notes of patisserie and vanilla sugar. From the south-facing, steep slope...
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One of a pair of single-parcel Champagnes from Aÿ, this wine is mature, showing its Pinot Noir in a rich, lightly...
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One of a pair of single-parcel Champagnes from Aÿ, this wine is mature, showing its Pinot Noir in a rich, lightly...
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This sleek, finely meshed Champagne leads with ripe and juicy white cherry and melon fruit flavors that are up front...
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Tasty and sweet, this wine sees all its generosity enhanced by minerality provided by the methods of the winemakers.
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100% Chardonnay. Les Rachais is the pinnacle of the Boulard wines, coming as it does from the original family estate...
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A firm, focused version, this swathes a chiseled spine of acidity in a raw, silky texture and finely meshed flavors...
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Champagne Blend Zinfandel 2015 750ml Pre-Arrival

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 precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.