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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $224.94
As I've written before, the NV Doux La Libertine is one of the finest examples of this largely forgotten and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $74.94
12 bottles: $73.44
Based on the 2016 vintage and disgorged early this year, Doyard's NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Non Dosé Révolution...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $50.40 $56.00
A graceful Champagne, with a satiny mousse, revealing ripe apricot, mirabelle plum, preserved lemon, white blossoms...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $45.06
12 bottles: $44.16
A treat of a wine with its cornucopia of expressions – meaty, fruit-driven, and nutty. Charming with lime, pale...
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Sparkling
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $310.65 $327.00
The NV Brut Grande Cuvée(100% Pinot Noir) is a very good wine with bright fresh aromatics. This mid-weight...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $31.94 $34.80
12 bottles: $31.92
Floral and ground spice notes lace this aromatic rosé, accenting the ripe raspberry and strawberry fruit, and...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $96.94
6 bottles: $95.00
The house's NV Brut Rosé de Cuvaison is another standout. Tar, smoke and game are some of the aromas and flavors...
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
The house's NV Brut Rosé de Cuvaison is another standout. Tar, smoke and game are some of the aromas and flavors...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $104.22 $115.80
The NV Thienot Champagne Brut tastes like a baby Krug with its rich, nutty, powerful style. Ample apple and citrus...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $46.90 $51.60
The NV Thienot Champagne Brut tastes like a baby Krug with its rich, nutty, powerful style. Ample apple and citrus...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $72.75 $75.60
6 bottles: $72.00
Focused on fresh fruit, this blended rosé has dried, crushed roses on the nose with a chalky edge. The palate is...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $116.85 $123.00
Subtle and complex aromas with sliced spiced pear, ginger and honeysuckle. Full-bodied with layers of fruit and a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $57.00 $60.00
Attractive notes of walnuts, pears, ginger, honey and apple crumble. Rich, round and delicious, with a medium body,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $87.00
Apple pie, croissant and lemon curd with some salted caramel. Full-bodied with density, focus and beautiful length....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $85.50 $90.00
This airy Champagne has light emerald reflections with precise nose with lime and tangerine notes with subtle...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $92.00
Aromas of cooked apple, ginger, spice and hints of dried mango. Ginseng. It’s full-bodied with lovely creamy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $60.12 $66.80
A golden yellow color with a fine string of bubbles that evolves harmoniously around the sides of the glass. The...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $63.27 $66.60
6 bottles: $62.40
A touch of smokiness and plum fruit on the nose. Lovely lemon and savoury contrast on the palate with a whiff of...
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Champagne Blend Syrah 2004 NV 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.

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

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.