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This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry,...
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The 2006 Dom Pérignon Rosé is every bit as captivating as it was last year, maybe even more so. At times powerful,...
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The 2006 Dom Pérignon Rosé is every bit as captivating as it was last year, maybe even more so. At times powerful,...
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This graceful 2006 shows lovely freshness, featuring a pronounced note of pink grapefruit granita layered with finely...
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Decadent and rich DP with so much pie crust, white truffle and dried apple and pineapple character. Limestone too....
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Decadent and rich DP with so much pie crust, white truffle and dried apple and pineapple character. Limestone too....
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The 2006 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is a really rich and intense, yet also a pure and fresh cuvée based on 60/70%...
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The 1998 Brut Cuvee des Enchanteleurs flows from the glass with juicy yellow peaches, apricots, mint, flowers and...
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Refined and minerally, with a pleasing plushness to the mouthfeel, this elegant Champagne offers delicate notes of...
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If you are a Krug classicist, this is your wine. There's nothing like it, other than prior great vintages of Krug...
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If you are a Krug classicist, this is your wine. There's nothing like it, other than prior great vintages of Krug...
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If you are a Krug classicist, this is your wine. There's nothing like it, other than prior great vintages of Krug...
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Bottle: $524.95 $553.65
If you are a Krug classicist, this is your wine. There's nothing like it, other than prior great vintages of Krug...
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As I reported when it was released, Krug's 2006 Brut is clearly one of the vintage's highlights. Offering up aromas...
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This is a fabulous edition of Clos du Mesnil. The pure chardonnay is magnificent with density and agility at the same...
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The wine from this clos or walled vineyard in the city of Reims has spent eight years aging before disgorgement. It's...
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Sleek and minerally, this firm Champagne is softened by a swathe of silky texture, offering a tapestry of persimmon,...
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Champagne Blend 1998 2006 2022 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.

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.