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1.5Ltr
Bottle: $158.64 $166.99
A vintage that marks the producer's 200th anniversary, the Champagne is ripe with mature white fruits. It is an...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $415.94
3 bottles: $407.62
The 2012 Brut Rive Gauche-Rive Droite Grand Cru brings together all the best elements of Marc Hebrart's style. Ample,...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $398.95
The 2012 La Grande Année Rosé is airy, gracious and so wonderfully inviting. Crushed flowers, mint, white pepper...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $209.95
What I think might end up being the best Beaucastel since the 1990 or 2001, the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape offers a...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $227.55
Delamotte’s 2012 Brut Vintage is rich, creamy and super-expressive. This is only the second vintage (the first was...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $579.90
What a magnificent bouquet for this Dom Pérignon 2012! Pastry, a hint of smoke and autolytic notes provide a...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $133.78
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $97.90
Another step up in quality (but not by much, and it’s a step up in price as well), the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $298.95
The top wine of the estate is the 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape le Secret de Sabon, and the inky-colored 2012 is a...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $780.95
This defines old school, with savory detail and notes of roasted chestnut, fresh tobacco leaf, cedar and brick dust...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $162.21
There's a citrusy, lemon peel overtone to this sleek and creamy Champagne, with a bright note alongside the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $281.12
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $1610.11 $1712.88
Just about as good as it gets, the 2012 Cristal Rosé is a magical effort based on 56% Pinot Noir and 44% Chardonnay....
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $196.22
Collected, balanced and poised, this Champagne combines richness with freshness; fruit with minerality. It is still a...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $160.62
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $331.95
The iconic Belle Epoque bottle reveals a well-structured, taut wine. With Chardonnay very much in evidence in the...
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $649.95
This single vineyard, one of the steepest in Champagne, produces fabulous wines. Richness restrained by the...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $102.24
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Sparkling
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $382.01
#33 Wine of the World 2022. This is a fantastic and refined Blanc de Blancs. So layered and complex, with lemon curd,...
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Champagne Blend Red Rhone Blend 2012 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.

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.