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Disgorged in June of 2021, the 2011 Brut Extended Tirage has pretty scents of red berries, crushed herbs, lemon pith...
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Aromas of yellow spring flower, mature stone fruit and bread crust waft out of the glass on this elegantly structured...
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Bottle: $87.99
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Like all great wines, Barbera too has its own crus. In certain areas and vineyards where it reaches the highest of...
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Bright yellow with fine bubbles. White stone fruit and some tropical aromas of pineapple and passion fruit on the...
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750ml - Case of 12
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Intense straw yellow with shades of amber. Aromas of grass, meadow flowers and fresh berries. Lovely palate of figs...
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This cuvée is a tribute to the partnership between the James Bond producers and the Bollinger house. Made from 100%...
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This cuvée is a tribute to the partnership between the James Bond producers and the Bollinger house. Made from 100%...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Fleshy and expressive, the 2011 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is drinking very well today, offering up aromas of orange...
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750ml - Case of 6
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The NV (2009) Extra Brut L’Apotre emerges from a parcel of sixty- year-old vines on clay-rich soils in Trepail....
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A mature Champagne from a great vintage year, this is concentrated. With toast over the white fruits and with...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Disgorged in July 2020 with only one gram per liter dosage, Francis Egly's 2011 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is a...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $92.80
Smoke, black cherries, tar, French oak and dark spices wrap around the palate as the 2011 Barbera d'Asti Superiore...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Always a light, ethereal style of wine, this is also very fresh and still young. It will age with its taut minerality...
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A brisk attack yields bright red fruit and elderberry with fine petillance. Disgorged after nine years on the lees...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $198.02
A brisk attack yields bright red fruit and elderberry with fine petillance. Disgorged after nine years on the lees...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $360.39
A creamy version backed by well-honed acidity and a minerally underpinning. Lacks some depth and length, but...
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Barbera Champagne Blend White Blend 2011

For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.

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.