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750ml
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$26.25
12 bottles:
$25.73
There is a lovely note of wet earth before hints of fresh rose hip appear on the nose. The palate is both mellow with...
750ml
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$14.64
$15.41
12 bottles:
$13.99
Beautiful pale gold color. Its aromas, resulting from the blend of three grape varieties, and its fine light foam,...
750ml
Bottle:
$92.40
This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich...
1.5Ltr
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$145.94
3 bottles:
$143.02
Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon, pear and chalk. Medium to full body with a very creamy...
375ml
Bottle:
$36.75
12 bottles:
$36.02
Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon, pear and chalk. Medium to full body with a very creamy...
750ml
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$45.76
$49.20
Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon, pear and chalk. Medium to full body with a very creamy...
750ml
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$59.84
$63.60
The zero-dosage sibling of Ayala’s Brut Majeur shows the maison’s signature filigree aromatics and soft...
750ml
Bottle:
$146.40
Pure mature Chardonnay gives this Champagne richness and a full texture. It is impressive, its crisp character...
750ml
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$93.48
$98.40
A very pretty rosé with dried-strawberry and apple aromas and flavors. Some spiced-pear and iron undertones....
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$147.00
3 bottles:
$144.06
A very pretty rosé with dried-strawberry and apple aromas and flavors. Some spiced-pear and iron undertones....
750ml
Bottle:
$100.80
This first vintage edition of A/18 blends 6 comple- mentary crus selected from the 22 that came into our winery...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$99.80
3 bottles:
$97.80
Up-front flavors of star fruit, baked plum, toast and lemon curd are backed by bright acidity and a lively, frothy...
750ml
Bottle:
$44.64
$49.60
Up-front flavors of star fruit, baked plum, toast and lemon curd are backed by bright acidity and a lively, frothy...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$89.94
$92.60
3 bottles:
$89.60
An open-knit Champagne, this is lightly wooly in texture, offering a smoke-tinged overtone to the modest notes of...
750ml
Bottle:
$41.76
$46.40
An open-knit Champagne, this is lightly wooly in texture, offering a smoke-tinged overtone to the modest notes of...
Champagne Blend Chenin Blanc 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.
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
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.