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![A. Margaine Champagne W131 Les Grands Arbres Extra Brut [Sans Soufre] 2020 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/0a/0ad1ff4dc540cce781148fd5a95bd194.jpg)
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A balanced blend, Pinot Noir establishes a savory core, while Pinot Meunier brings floral characteristics and...
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Velvet perlage in the glass. On the nose ripe pears and apple with the yeasty note from the bottle fermentation. On...
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Another bubbly from them was anointed among the best three sparkling wines in all of Germany, whereupon it sold out...
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The 2020 Brut Rosé Prosecco Lido wafts up with a unique yet inviting bouquet of fresh green melon, exotic florals,...
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It has a straw yellow color, with fine bubbles and a balanced and constant rising bubble. Its aroma is intense, with...
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Straw yellow color with intense yellow reflections and fine bubbles. Its aroma is intense, young, with hints of...
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Notes of white peach and raspberry are layered with hints of creamed almond, cherry blossom and spice in this creamy...
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A fine and delicate bubble, well balanced. Fresh and harmonious on the palate with aromas of ripe fruit.
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This Blanc de Noirs is very colorful… blame it on a hot and precocious 2020, which endowed this cuvée with great...
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Thanks to being on the lees for two and a half years, honeyed, brioche aromas mingle with high-toned apple, pear,...
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Seductive and shimmering, the light rosé color pulls you into its fragrant fruitiness. Strawberries and tart...
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On The Eye: Mesmerizing coral shade with subtle pink reflections.
On The Nose: Fruity aromas of raspberry and wild...
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The 2020 Brut Nature is a traditional method sparkling Chenin. It's a carefully made, cleansing aperitif style. Grown...
Alicante Bouschet Champagne Blend Primitivo 2020 750ml
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.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.