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750ml - Case of 12
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$272.24
Based on a solera system of reserve wines, this oak-aged Champagne shows considerable maturity while keeping a sense...
750ml
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$108.95
$118.39
A quietly elegant Champagne, with a lovely soft, laciness to texture, and a minerally underpinning of smoke and...
750ml
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$138.94
$152.80
Expressive notes of steeped raspberry and cherry fruit pull you into the glass of this vivacious rose Champagne,...
750ml - Case of 6
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$154.90
Bright straw-yellow in color with a golden sheen. A highly delicate nose of rare intensity, in which the fruity aroma...
750ml
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$115.94
The SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG VINTAGE is only produced in special years. The bottles remain on the lees for at least 10...
750ml
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$79.93
$81.00
12 bottles:
$78.33
Rich and toasty on the nose, with hints of grilled macadamia nut and brioche underscoring a vibrant mix of passion...
750ml
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$147.44
The 2010 Champagne Terre Millésime Extra Brut is decadent and forward, with layered aromas of custard and citrus...
750ml
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$273.95
$291.60
The 2010 Dom Ruinart is starting to open up nicely. There's still plenty of the intense, chalky minerality and energy...
750ml - Case of 6
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$135.28
750ml - Case of 3
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$1609.32
750ml - Case of 6
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$362.25
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$193.68
This is an intense, pure pinot of two parcels and shows a complex and beautiful, strawberry and brioche character....
750ml - Case of 6
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$128.95
This is an intense, pure pinot of two parcels and shows a complex and beautiful, strawberry and brioche character....
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2010
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$218.90
A pretty DP now with richness and freshness, showing dried-lemon and light apricot character. Some pineapple, too....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$261.95
A pretty DP now with richness and freshness, showing dried-lemon and light apricot character. Some pineapple, too....
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Luminous 2010
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$323.95
A pretty DP now with richness and freshness, showing dried-lemon and light apricot character. Some pineapple, too....
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Wedding Edition 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$755.82
A pretty DP now with richness and freshness, showing dried-lemon and light apricot character. Some pineapple, too....
Champagne Blend Pinotage Primitivo 2010 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.
Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.
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.