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Tight and polished with a beautiful center palate and density. Full-bodied, ripe and polished. Really delicious fruit...
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This unique, zero-dosage Champagne boasts the perfect balance of dryness and sweetness resulting in a clean, crisp...
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In 1955, a group of wine growers from the village of Mardeuil, a small village on the hillsides of Epernay, joined...
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This lively Champagne is bright and balanced, with spicy mineral and graphite accents underscoring the poached pear,...
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91-92 A medium-bodied red with plum and berry. Soft and refined with nice, ripe and creamy tannins. Very polished.
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A 2012 with currant, wet earth and walnut aromas and flavors. Full body, firm tannins and a savory finish. Give it...
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A velvety and broad offering, with a mix of melted licorice, warmed plum and mulled blackberry notes. The toasty...
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Plenty of plums, bark and violets on the nose. It’s full-bodied with tight, integrated tannins and a chewy finish....
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Aromas of red fruits, jams and cassis complemented by soft notes of pastries and yeast fruit of its aging in contact...
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Partially fermented in barrique, the NV Franciacorta Brut Rosé is an accessible blend of 40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot...
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A bubbly with richness and verve, this cuvee offers lilting apple tart, creme brulee and lemon verbena flavors that...
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Bold and fruit-driven on the nose with aromas of blackberries and toasted oak. Elegant flavors of dark fruit, black...
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Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2016 N°2 de Maucaillou has a spicy nose of olives and redcurrants with...
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Delicate and fresh notes of green apple, crunch stone fruit and lovely touches of vanilla aromas. Palate with define...
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The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud has turned out nicely, delivering aromas of sweet berry fruit, pencil shavings and...
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$31.50
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Notions of spiky lemon zest and rounded shortbread vie for dominance on the wine's lively nose. These opposing...
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$34.83
$39.80
Evocative redcurrant notes play on the nose. They become more intense on the palate where lively fizz lets them mix...
Champagne Blend Red Bordeaux Verdicchio End Bin Wine
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.
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.