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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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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$290.95
Sharp and focused with very fine bubbles. Precise. Lots of almonds, lemon peel, crushed stones, white pepper and...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$400.95
Lovely precision and drive to this with aromas of lemon curd, brioche, praline, apricots, pomelos, mandarin zest and...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$538.96
A superb vintage of this renowned prestige cuvée, this is made from a base of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay, to...
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Billecart Salmon Champagne Brut Vintage 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$224.95
Disgorged with four grams per liter dosage, the 2008 Extra Brut Vintage hasn't appreciably evolved since I last...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$629.95
The 2008 La Grande Année is another brilliant 2008 that delivers the goods. Straight-up awesome notes of stone...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$394.85
Complex aromas of quince, dried mango, honey, toasted almond and gingerbread. It’s full-bodied and vinous with...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2008
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$620.28
Dom Pérignon is named after 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), who is said to have...
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Dom Pérignon is named after 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), who is said to have...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Luminous 2008
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$899.95
Dom Pérignon is named after 17th-century Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon (1638-1715), who is said to have...
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Drappier Champagne Brut Grande Sendree 2008
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$261.62
This ripe wine offers great balance between the rich, structured Pinot Noir and the mineral Chardonnay. From a very...
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
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$793.52
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Perrier-Jouet Champagne Belle Epoque Brut 2008
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$413.95
This finely knit and lithe Champagne is smoky up front, opening into a lovely range of pastry, glazed apricot, lemon...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$186.53
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2008
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$715.03
The 2008 Clos des Goisses is just as impressive today as it has always been. Rich, dense and explosive, the 2008...
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$371.41
Like a stallion out of the gate, this shows an initial explosion of power, in the form of mouthwatering flavors and...
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Piper-Heidsieck Rare Brut Rose Millesime 2008
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$766.95
The 2008 Champagne Rare Rosé is straight-up sensational. Only the second time they’ve produced this cuvée, it...
Champagne Blend Melon de Bourgogne 2008 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.