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This blend includes 50 percent pinot noir, 10 percent meunier and 40 percent chardonnay, aged seven years on the...
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Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
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Features hints of white blossoms and truffle that serve as aromatic accents for the flavors of macerated raspberry...
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White
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Bottle: $595.08 $661.20
Very rich, but racy and well-focused, with a great minerally underpinning to the fresh butter, chamomile, yellow...
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750ml
Bottle: $184.03 $204.48
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Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $115.27
A bouquet with dominant aromas of red fruits enhanced by a touch of oak from the barrel-contained Syrah gives way to...
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $357.12
This is a laser-guided Champagne with fabulous energy and intensity with a tight palate, racy acidity and super fine...
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A small bottling from a famously torrid vintage; even so it was decided to add dosage here (3.5 g/L). The nose is of...
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A fragrant, appealing Champagne, with wafts of elderflower and medicinal herbs on the nose, followed by expressive...
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The velvety texture of this finely knit Champagne ripples on your palate, highlighting flavors of ginger-infused...
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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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Bottle: $143.77
Impressive concentration and power here. This is really assertive with ripe yellow orchard fruits and citrus within a...
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Bottle: $280.95
I loved the 2007 La Grande Année, which is based on 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Over 90% of this cuvée was...
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2003 2005 2007 France Champagne Rhone Valley

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

The beautiful rolling hillsides of the Champagne region of France have, for hundreds of years, been producing many of the world's most famous wines. The sparkling white wines to come out of Champagne's prestigious wineries have conquered the world, and are drank in celebration across the globe. The vast majority of the region is under vine, and grows predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varietals, which are usually blended together by master wine-makers in order to make their recognizable and widely loved produce. The north-easterly region of Champagne has a relatively cool climate, and quite a lot of rainfall, making it far from ideal for ripening grapes. However, the presence of heavily forested areas in the region helps maintain a balanced temperature, and the generations of expertise the wineries hold clearly produces excellent results in spite of the climatic problems.

The Rhone Valley of southern France is a particularly fascinating wine region, with a history that stretches back to at least six hundred BCE, when the ancient Greeks first began cultivating vines there. The region itself is split into two distinct sub-regions, with the northern sub-region being famed for its production of exceptional Syrah, Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier wines, packed full of interesting character and expressing the terroir found there. The southern sub-region is home to an enormous variety of grapes, and produces red, white and rosé wines, and some of the world's most famous and adored blended wines. The continental climate of the region is ideal for growing grapes, and the winds which blow from the Central Massif help temper the heat in the vineyards, leading to very ripe fruits holding plenty of flavor.