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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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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$140.95
Impressive concentration and power here. This is really assertive with ripe yellow orchard fruits and citrus within a...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$233.62
A good rest on lees in the cellar through to May 2015 has seen this salmon-colored rosé develop a wealth of dried...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$106.21
Pale in color, but rich in texture and fruit, this wonderfully mature rosé is structured from 70% Pinot Noir in the...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2005
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$629.81
I believe that the 2005 DP is the best since 2002, which remains the best recent vintage and is probably only...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$243.54
I believe that the 2005 DP is the best since 2002, which remains the best recent vintage and is probably only...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2005
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$419.01
A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$448.43
A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose Luminous 2005
750ml - Case of 3
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$496.95
A mind-blowing wine. This is super subtle and intense with aromas of peaches, light strawberry and cream. Also shows...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$798.62
Disgorged in July 2014, Francis Egly's 2005 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is a brilliant wine in this middling vintage,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$95.24
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Henriot Champagne Cuvee Hemera 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$234.58
Rich hints of baked plum and marzipan are enlivened by sleek, well-knit acidity in this harmonious Champagne. The...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2005
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$319.65
Fabulous nose with great blood orange intensity neatly framed by brioche. On the extravagant and concentrated palate...
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Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Annonciade 2005
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$137.28
In 1833, Annonciade, the daughter of a winemaker from Bouzy, married Auguste François Bara, a young cooper from the...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$178.05
A truly special site, this is a majestic Champagne that has superb darker notes of brulée, roasted almonds and...
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Pommery Champagne Brut Cuvee Louise 2005
750ml - Case of 6
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$210.84
Grilled bread with flowers, pears and apples. Lots of perfumes. Lavender and some herbs and nutmeg. The palate is...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$137.95
A warm, sunny year produced this concentrated, elegant wine with refined aromas of ripe apple and quince, fresh...
Champagne Blend Sauvignon Blanc 2005 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 green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.
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.