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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.94
Aged for 15 years on its lees, this mature Champagne is toasty, sheding its bright fruitiness while gaining a richer,...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$250.95
The delicate color and golden hues are a sign of the wine’s maturity. The nose, whilst full and expressive, offers...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$2029.62
$2159.17
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$304.01
Nutty and toasty, this is already maturing. It has a ripe, soft texture, deliciously balanced between acidity,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$454.95
As we’ve come to expect from DP over the last 10 years or so, this is yet another curve ball. Not that this was...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$432.95
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$490.88
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$628.91
$669.05
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$943.67
Fabulous. Opulent and full-bodied, this combines the flinty, mineral character of Chablis with honey and baking bread...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$739.02
$786.19
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1281.55
$1363.35
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Krug Champagne Brut Vintage 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$412.12
Very fragrant. This has developed bright, ripe red cherry fruit aromas, vanilla cream, sweet roasted almond biscuits,...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$381.87
Sadly now in something of a lacklustre phase, but on first tasting this was delightfully sensual, seductively mellow...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$4085.67
$4346.46
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.90
Philipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some...
Champagne Blend Chardonnay Gruner Veltliner Mencia 2000
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.
Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.