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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$73.80
Bright yellow with fine bubbles. White stone fruit and some tropical aromas of pineapple and passion fruit on the...
750ml - Case of 12
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$63.64
Intense straw yellow with shades of amber. Aromas of grass, meadow flowers and fresh berries. Lovely palate of figs...
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Jean-Claude Ramonet Montrachet Grand Cru 2011
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$4751.14
The strikingly complex, cool and reserved nose of mostly citrus, stone, floral and white orchard fruit aromas still...
750ml - Case of 12
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$279.08
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$409.95
This cuvée is a tribute to the partnership between the James Bond producers and the Bollinger house. Made from 100%...
750ml - Case of 3
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$292.62
This cuvée is a tribute to the partnership between the James Bond producers and the Bollinger house. Made from 100%...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$1460.30
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$638.19
Fleshy and expressive, the 2011 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is drinking very well today, offering up aromas of orange...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1869.45
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750ml - Case of 6
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$183.28
The NV (2009) Extra Brut L’Apotre emerges from a parcel of sixty- year-old vines on clay-rich soils in Trepail....
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Deutz Amour De Deutz 2011
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$287.05
A mature Champagne from a great vintage year, this is concentrated. With toast over the white fruits and with...
750ml - Case of 6
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$1332.40
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
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$1235.95
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1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$432.91
The 2011 Chablis Les Clos comes across as rather big in this vintage. A broad-shouldered frame houses rich fruit in...
750ml - Case of 3
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$6278.51
750ml - Case of 12
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$167.31
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$688.65
The 2011 Chablis Butteaux is subtle, gracious and utterly impeccable in its elegance. All the elements are simply in...
Champagne Blend Chardonnay 1991 2011 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.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.