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$145.97
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The 2013 Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill Brut, composed of 95% Pinot Noir, is the 20th release of this cuvée,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$234.29
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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Disgorged in September 2021 with a dosage of 4.5 grams per liter, Bruno Paillard’s 2013 Blanc de Blancs Millésimé...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$506.72
TOP 100 FRENCH WINES OF 2017 #38. This is a DP that shows the ripeness of the 2009 vintage yet remains full of...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$992.06
Encouragingly, the 2009 vintage is still a light lemon yellow in colour, with no apparent signs of age. Still, it is...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$853.28
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Domaine Christian Moreau Pere Et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos Clos Des Hospices Dans 2013
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$289.76
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$398.95
More oaky and less open on the nose than the Combettes: "always the least exuberant of these premier crus," notes...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$299.95
This is a Champagne which should be tasted for its own qualities as an aperitif, to accompany poultry with morels,...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2013
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$591.80
The new release of this Champagne is impressively stylish. It comes from a vertiginous vineyard facing north across...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2013
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$594.94
The new release of this Champagne is impressively stylish. It comes from a vertiginous vineyard facing north across...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$1179.97
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$627.45
Pol Roger's 2009 Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has turned out very well, offering up a demonstrative bouquet of golden...
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Vintage 2009
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$255.98
The latest vintage release from this producer, this is beautifully balanced with white fruits and touches of citrus...
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Vintage 2013
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$230.82
A tight, structured vintage Champagne with cherry, spice and some dried strawberry. Hints of biscuits, too. It’s...
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Rene Bouvier Marsannay Le Clos Blanc 2013
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$70.87
Le Clos is a monopole of 3 hectares (? 7.5 acres) that we own south of the appellation Marsannay, in the village of...
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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2013
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$218.78
Oyster shells, dried flowers, sea urchins, dried apples, ash and sea breeze. Full of flavour and salty, smoky...
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William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 2013
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$209.95
This is the coolest and freshest of the Grand Cru vineyards. The wine is tight, steely with a nervy core of acidity...
Champagne Blend Chardonnay 2009 2013 France 1.5Ltr
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.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.