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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.94
Aged for 15 years on its lees, this mature Champagne is toasty, sheding its bright fruitiness while gaining a richer,...
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Bollinger Champagne La Grande Annee 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$250.95
The delicate color and golden hues are a sign of the wine’s maturity. The nose, whilst full and expressive, offers...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$304.01
Nutty and toasty, this is already maturing. It has a ripe, soft texture, deliciously balanced between acidity,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne Brut Rose 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$454.95
As we’ve come to expect from DP over the last 10 years or so, this is yet another curve ball. Not that this was...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$432.95
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Dom Perignon Champagne P2 Plenitude 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$489.40
A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Krug Champagne Brut Vintage 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$416.28
Very fragrant. This has developed bright, ripe red cherry fruit aromas, vanilla cream, sweet roasted almond biscuits,...
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Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$383.60
Sadly now in something of a lacklustre phase, but on first tasting this was delightfully sensual, seductively mellow...
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$4086.41
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Philipponnat Champagne Le Clos Des Goisses 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$249.90
Philipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$254.34
The first thing that is evident about the 2000 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill is its finesse and total silkiness....
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Vintage 2000
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$161.95
An elegant version, whose silky texture meshes seamlessly with the grapefruit, apple and ginger flavors. Detailed and...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$234.62
The 2000 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is a huge wine bursting with ripe varietal fruit, smoke, ash,...
Champagne Blend Japanese Whiskey Pigato 2000
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.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.