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1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$444.94
6 bottles:
$436.04
The 2006 Extra Brut Premier Cru Millésime Terre is pure, fine and intense on the nose, with sweet cherry flavors and...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$356.05
This is a laser-guided Champagne with fabulous energy and intensity with a tight palate, racy acidity and super fine...
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Boerl & Kroff Champagne Brut 2006
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$2640.95
$2686.59
The 2006 Brut wafts from the glass with aromas of ripe citrus fruit, warm bread, smoke and honeycomb that mingle with...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$282.95
I loved the 2007 La Grande Année, which is based on 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. Over 90% of this cuvée was...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$335.95
An enticingly rewarding nose of apricot, flint and toast leads to a palate that's just as good and even more...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$428.23
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$364.95
$383.10
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2006
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$696.74
This is very lively and vibrant with a dense and rich center palate. Lots of complexity and balance with pastry,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2006
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1232.83
The 2006 Dom Pérignon Rosé is every bit as captivating as it was last year, maybe even more so. At times powerful,...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$1625.55
The 2006 Brut Millésime Grand Cru is a really rich and intense, yet also a pure and fresh cuvée based on 60/70%...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$412.85
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2007
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$749.95
$785.63
Chalk soils drive pinot noir to make a style that has additional minerality here and compression. On the nose, there...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Rose 2007
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$1257.95
$1288.95
Four blocks here, the same since 1974 – two in Aÿ, one in Mesnil and one in Avize – all selected for their...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$958.17
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2006
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$413.28
The 2006 Clos des Goisses is stellar, but it is also going to need quite a bit of time to come into its own. Powerful...
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2007
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$439.95
The steep, sun-drenched slope of Clos des Goisses has no equal in Champagne, but its thumping ripeness can be...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$443.32
We started with the 2006 Taittinger Comes de Champagne, which is every bit as racy and seductive as it has always...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$348.95
This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006. It shows subtle depth and power with a dense block of vivid fruit...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$360.95
A 15% addition of still red pinot to the Blanc de Blancs Comtes works well in that the DNA of the white version is...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$407.01
The light rust and amber color is enticing. Aromas of dried rose petals, cinnamon and nutmeg. Hints of dried meat,...
Champagne Blend Melon de Bourgogne 2006 2007 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.
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
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.