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750ml - Case of 6
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$35.23
Frank and pure aromas with mineral, white floral, unripe lemon, and pippin notes. Elegant and slender mouth, with...
750ml
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$29.94
$32.00
Tasted from barrel, the 2017 Fleurie exhibits notes of warm spices, ripe cherries and dried flowers. On the palate,...
750ml
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$33.94
$34.80
12 bottles:
$33.26
The 2017 Fleurie Clos Vernay was unaffected by hail according to Frédéric Lafarge. It has a deep, blueberry and...
750ml
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$83.95
12 bottles:
$82.27
Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. The fruit comes from two parcels in two regions: one in the Boulard home village of...
750ml
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$104.90
12 bottles:
$102.80
Light, bright yellow. Intensely perfumed, incisive citrus and orchard fruit scents are complicated by chalky...
750ml
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$241.20
6 bottles:
$240.00
Les Basses Prières shows notes brioche and honeysuckle with cherry, blackcurrant and plum adding a hint of...
750ml
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$217.08
$241.20
The 2017 Brut Zéro Le Clos des Trois Clochers was picked from a single parcel of Chardonnay vines in Villers...
1.5Ltr
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$216.95
3 bottles:
$212.61
The 2017 Brut Blanc de Blancs Spécial Club is an attractive wine that shows the mid-weight style of the year. All...
750ml
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$59.90
$66.00
A stunningly vibrant Blanc de Blancs that could easily pass as Extra Brut. Excellent interplay of lemon freshness,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$283.17
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$269.63
750ml - Case of 6
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$100.78
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1719.93
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2004
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$348.95
Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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$169.28
Light, bright gold. Powerful orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by smoky lees, iodine, chamomile and...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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$183.12
This grand rosé is rich and rounded. Its red fruit flavors are layered with toast and spice notes, with depth that...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2004
750ml - Case of 6
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$216.85
#53 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2019. The wine's name stands for recently disgorged and this vintage Champagne was...
Champagne Blend Gamay 2004 2017 France
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 French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.
The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.
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.