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This is incredible with subtle cedar, creme brulee, crabapple, cedar and Chinese five spices, as well as dust. Full...
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This Blanc de Noirs, 100% Pinot Noir, champagne offers a superb balance between freshness and intensity. Bottles are...
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This finely knit and lithe Champagne is smoky up front, opening into a lovely range of pastry, glazed apricot, lemon...
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The slightly dominant pinot-noir component (58 per cent) is outgunned by chardonnay’s grapefruit and lemons on the...
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Bottle: $166.33
The 2008 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Extra Brut is one of a trio of single-plot cuvées, of which 2008 is the second vintage...
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Rich minerality, accompanied by lots of saline and chalk notes, heralds this tightly knit Champagne. The powerful...
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Philipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some...
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The 2008 Clos des Goisses is just as impressive today as it has always been. Rich, dense and explosive, the 2008...
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Disgorged in March 2019, the 2008 Extra Brut Clos des Goisses Juste Rosé is a fabulous forthcoming release from...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $688.50
Impressive focused lemon citrus nose and an array of lemon butter, curd, cream aromas as well as more biscuity,...
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Like a stallion out of the gate, this shows an initial explosion of power, in the form of mouthwatering flavors and...
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The 2008 Champagne Rare Rosé is straight-up sensational. Only the second time they’ve produced this cuvée, it...
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A vibrant Champagne, ballet-slipper pink in color, featuring intense flavors of nectarine, ripe raspberry, grilled...
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The first thing that is evident about the 2000 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill is its finesse and total silkiness....
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One of the great Champagnes both for its richness and its longevity, this latest incarnation is superb. The wine's...
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An elegant version, whose silky texture meshes seamlessly with the grapefruit, apple and ginger flavors. Detailed and...
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Attractive red berries, nectarines and biscuity notes with a hint of spice, too, and a sweet-smelling freshness to...
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The 2000 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is a huge wine bursting with ripe varietal fruit, smoke, ash,...
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The perfect blanc de blancs. Full-bodied with a lovely framework of acidity and dry fruit, such as apples, pears and...
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Champagne Blend 2000 2008 France 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.

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.