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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:
$75.81
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...
Carignan Champagne Blend 2010 12 Ship Free Items
Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.
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.