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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$326.95
To the eye, La Grande Dame 1996 presents a color with bright, golden glints.
The initial nose reveals a strong,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$198.95
Same fantastic velvety super harmonious style year out and year in. The 2004 is polished, gorgeous and smiling in a...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$191.27
Developing more into the spicy and savory zone, the fruit is sweetening as it ages, too. Aromas of grapefruit citrus...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$372.62
A classic, slow-maturing year picked into October. It's a pale, pristine hue - a beautifully assembled mix of Pinot...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$182.95
A classic, slow-maturing year picked into October. It's a pale, pristine hue - a beautifully assembled mix of Pinot...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$158.29
This graceful Champagne offers hints of smoke and toasted brioche that transition to patisserie apple and blackberry...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$158.95
A generous golden colour betrays the dominance of Pinot Noir in the blend; this theme thereafter maintained by...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$368.84
There's a racy tension here, with vivid acidity and an underlying streak of minerality, yet this is elegant overall,...
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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut Rich NV
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$60.76
The fruit aromas in Veuve Clicquot RICH has been boosted to sensational new levels. Veuve Clicquot’s signature...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$99.34
A very upright, fresh and youthful vintage for Clicquot with lemon citrus, peach and almond nougat aromas. The palate...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$84.94
A reserve-wine blend that delivers a complex and savory style with a wealth of pastry, brioche and smoothly arranged...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$47.95
Lemony richness on the nose, a struck match character that falls in with lemon vanilla note. Toffee apple allure on...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$51.78
A beautifully elegant combination offers a range of citrus and white orchard fruit aromas that are trimmed with...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.94
The Fourny brothers farm close to four acres of 60-year-old chardonnay vines for this Brut Nature, aging it on the...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$294.95
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$164.12
Explosive and powerful to the core, Vilmart's 2006 Brut Coeur de Cuvée is once again superb. Rich, textured flavors...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$152.95
Disgorged in May 2018 with seven grams per liter dosage, Vilmart's new 2011 Brut Coeur de Cuvée is showing...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$185.21
Vilmart's just-released 2012 Brut Coeur de Cuvée was disgorged in February 2019, and after two years on cork, it...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$129.95
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$108.95
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.