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750ml - Case of 6
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$79.94
This blend includes 50 percent pinot noir, 10 percent meunier and 40 percent chardonnay, aged seven years on the...
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$236.40
Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
750ml
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$134.93
Features hints of white blossoms and truffle that serve as aromatic accents for the flavors of macerated raspberry...
750ml - Case of 6
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$124.95
This is a laser-guided Champagne with fabulous energy and intensity with a tight palate, racy acidity and super fine...
750ml - Case of 3
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$532.95
750ml - Case of 6
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$261.15
Aromas of red berries, orange rind, dried flowers, warm brioche and spices introduce the 2007 Brut Rosé Cuvée...
750ml - Case of 6
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$159.40
The velvety texture of this finely knit Champagne ripples on your palate, highlighting flavors of ginger-infused...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$1393.95
$1474.15
This blanc de noirs is produced with Pinot Noir from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines in grand cru Aÿ that were...
750ml - Case of 3
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$1424.71
This blanc de noirs is produced with Pinot Noir from two tiny plots of ungrafted vines in grand cru Aÿ that were...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee Rose 2007
750ml - Case of 6
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$171.29
An enticingly rewarding nose of apricot, flint and toast leads to a palate that's just as good and even more...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 3
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$214.63
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 2007
750ml - Case of 6
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$193.95
This has such clarity and freshness with minerality to the bread-dough and praline aromas. Full-bodied, very tight...
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Champagne Ayala Brut N°7 2007
750ml - Case of 6
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$80.78
A blend from seven grand crus across the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs, this is dry in the classic Ayala...
750ml - Case of 6
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$142.95
Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
750ml - Case of 3
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$169.58
Intense aromas of candied citrus, grapefruit juice and lemon peel. Incredibly youthful for its age, with a chalky...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$100.45
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Gosset Champagne Extra Brut Celebris 2007
750ml - Case of 6
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$131.92
Lightly mouthwatering, with citrus peel acidity and a tang of salinity, layered with flavors of toasted nut, crunchy...
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Jacques Selosse Champagne Millesime 2007
750ml - Case of 6
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$2204.26
Whereas Selosse's vintage bottling was formerly derived exclusively from Avize, the 2007 Extra-Brut Millésime is the...
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$216.95
$228.96
Produced from a small walled vineyard close to the Lanson winery in Reims, this is a splendid wine. Its richness is...
Champagne Blend Primitivo Mencia 2007 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.