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This is really delicious, with buttered-brioche and bread-dough character. It's full bodied but not heavy. Just rich...
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750ml
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Pure mature Chardonnay gives this Champagne richness and a full texture. It is impressive, its crisp character...
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The 2016 Marsannay Les Boivins is 100% de-stemmed and sees a little new oak during its 18 months élevage. The...
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Almost garnet in color with a deep rim. The bouquet is full of deep, brooding red fruit with polished wood notes....
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Ruby color. The bouquet has hints of wild strawberry jam with violet petal overtones. Elegant, rich, and flavorsome...
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Light notes of tangerine, quince, orange blossom, almonds on the nose with just a touch of caramel and smokiness....
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750ml
Bottle: $186.94
12 bottles: $183.20
Disgorged in October 2019, Larmandier-Bernier's 2013 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d'Avize is...
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750ml
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Disgorged in February 2022 as a brut zero (1g/L of dosage), Le Clos des Trois Clochers 2016 (100% Chardonnay) is...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $241.20
6 bottles: $240.00
A firm Champagne, almost crunchy in texture, with steely acidity framing notes of macerated blackberry and cherry...
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750ml
Bottle: $161.20
12 bottles: $152.00
This red rides in on a blaze of pure cherry, raspberry and violet aromas and flavors. Gains depth, showing earth and...
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750ml
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Fantastic aroma of Mara des Bois strawberries. Very juicy with an explosion of strawberries and ripe nectarines....
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The 2016 Extra-Brut Special Club Lieu-Dit Les Fortes Terres is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with...
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750ml
Bottle: $132.00
Deep nose of preserved and candied lemons with bread dough and toasted baguette. Concentrated and well structured,...
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Champagne Blend Dessert Wine Pinot Noir 1999 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.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

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.