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750ml - Case of 6
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$79.94
This blend includes 50 percent pinot noir, 10 percent meunier and 40 percent chardonnay, aged seven years on the...
750ml
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$212.76
$236.40
Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
750ml
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$134.93
6 bottles:
$132.23
Features hints of white blossoms and truffle that serve as aromatic accents for the flavors of macerated raspberry...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$124.95
This is a laser-guided Champagne with fabulous energy and intensity with a tight palate, racy acidity and super fine...
750ml - Case of 3
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$530.95
750ml - Case of 6
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$160.03
The velvety texture of this finely knit Champagne ripples on your palate, highlighting flavors of ginger-infused...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1405.95
$1484.07
This blanc de noirs is produced with Pinot Noir from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines in grand cru Aÿ that were...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1428.56
This blanc de noirs is produced with Pinot Noir from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines in grand cru Aÿ that were...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$171.91
An enticingly rewarding nose of apricot, flint and toast leads to a palate that's just as good and even more...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 3
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$215.47
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$200.92
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Champagne Ayala Brut N°7 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$80.02
A blend from seven grand crus across the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs, this is dry in the classic Ayala...
750ml - Case of 6
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$143.95
Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$99.49
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Gosset Champagne Extra Brut Celebris 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$134.78
Lightly mouthwatering, with citrus peel acidity and a tang of salinity, layered with flavors of toasted nut, crunchy...
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Jacques Selosse Champagne Millesime 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$2350.74
Whereas Selosse's vintage bottling was formerly derived exclusively from Avize, the 2007 Extra-Brut Millésime is the...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$216.95
$230.38
Produced from a small walled vineyard close to the Lanson winery in Reims, this is a splendid wine. Its richness is...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$392.08
Chalk soils drive pinot noir to make a style that has additional minerality here and compression. On the nose, there...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Rose 2007
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$602.84
Four blocks here, the same since 1974 – two in Aÿ, one in Mesnil and one in Avize – all selected for their...
Champagne Blend Malbec Zinfandel 2007 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.
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.