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750ml - Case of 6
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$93.60
The Santenay Blanc is from a single vineyard situated above the village. The altitude of the vineyard helps keep...
750ml
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$47.94
12 bottles:
$46.98
• Practicing organic.
• 100% Chardonnay.
• From 3 lieux-dits in Pernand-Vergelesses totalling 0.95 ha: “Les...
750ml - Case of 6
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$145.60
750ml
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$37.20
12 bottles:
$36.46
The grapes for this wine come from two sites that cover nine hectares total. The grapes from the village of Fuissé...
750ml - Case of 12
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$30.40
Green apple, mineral, and flint aromas with a slight grapefruit note. Full bodied with ripe fruit, steely minerality...
750ml
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$824.83
$841.20
This was the last wine I tasted on my three-week Burgundy tour and it was a great way to finish. Sourced from a...
750ml
Bottle:
$195.69
12 bottles:
$191.78
90-93 A mildly exotic character is present on the layered aromas of both yellow and white orchard fruit tinged with...
750ml
Bottle:
$157.14
12 bottles:
$154.00
750ml
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$48.94
12 bottles:
$47.96
750ml
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$32.76
$36.40
This mineral wine is less lively than the Petit Chablis, but has more finesse. This is also pleasant to drink young...
750ml
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$22.90
$23.60
12 bottles:
$22.44
Clean pale yellow color and green reflections. A nice brilliance. The nose is fresh and fruity, ripe and round with...
Chardonnay France Burgundy
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.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
The region of Burgundy has become synonymous with high quality red wines, but in actual fact the region consistently produces a wide variety of fine wines of many different styles, rigorously protected by French wine laws designed to keep reputations and quality at a very high level. The region benefits greatly from a warm and sunny summer climate, which, coupled with the excellent quality soils which typify the region, and centuries of experience and expertise, has led to the region being known all over the world for the excellence of its produce. The majority of grapevines grown here are of the Pinot Noir varietal, which has helped Burgundy become known as the definitive region for elegant and smooth red wines, but Chardonnay grapes and many others are also grown in abundance and used to make both still and sparkling wines.