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750ml - Case of 6
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$225.51
Bouchard's NV Blanc de Noirs Côte de Val Vilaine (2018) is fleshy and dramatic, bursting with aromas of pear, warm...
750ml - Case of 6
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$380.88
750ml - Case of 3
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 6
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$88.95
Fermented spontaneously in oak, this spent 12 months on its gross lees before tirage, then 36 months on lees under...
750ml - Case of 6
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$252.62
750ml - Case of 6
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$239.90
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Gusbourne Estate Blanc De Blancs 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$60.73
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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Gusbourne Estate Rose Traditional Method 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$61.42
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
750ml - Case of 6
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$433.34
750ml - Case of 6
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$90.37
750ml - Case of 6
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$127.90
750ml - Case of 6
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$77.12
750ml - Case of 6
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$102.62
750ml - Case of 6
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$108.76
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Pol Roger Champagne Brut Rose Vintage 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.95
The Pol Roger Rosé Vintage is based on our Brut Vintage (60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay) to which we add, before the...
Champagne Blend Zinfandel 2018 Pre-Arrival 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.
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.