Grapes: Muscat + Ugni Blanc
Region: Hautes-Alpes, France
Vintage: NVViticulture: Organic
Soils: Clay + Limestone
Vinification: Direct press, then fermented in tank. 2nd fermentation in bottle
Aging: 12...
A pale straw color shows reflections of new gold with fine bubbles. Soft and elegant aroma of apples accompanied by a nutty smokiness. The mouth is creamy and delicious with a well-balanced sweetness and acidity. The finish is persistent and soft...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
VINEYARDS: Estate vineyards are planted on clay- and limestone-rich soils, unique to the region, with topsoils of gravel, the classic terroir of Grave.
AGE OF VINES: 20 years, on average
WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Pressed full cluster (color...
PRIMA Notes: The Baldi Pain Extra Brut is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, aged in oak casks and finished with a very low dosage in order to let the fruit express its grandeur. Sourced from vines planted in 1965 and now farmed...
Winery Notes: Lusciously rich in color and texture, the Troublemaker Red Blend is a beautiful wine with aromas of dark fruit, black pepper and a hint of asphalt. On the pallet, sweet vanilla, black berry cobbler, fresh currant and our signature...
Winery Notes: Our cuvée Sélection is the subtle marriage of several harvests of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grape varieties, from terroirs of Verzy and Sillery both classified Grand Cru. Fresh and balanced, this Champagne reveals...
Importer's Notes: A unique sparkling rosé from Savoie. Made using the 'methode ancestrale' with whole grape fermentation and indigenous yeasts. Strong aromatic expression of red fruits. Fresh, lively and festive. Off-dry.
Winery Notes: Alcoholic fermentation at 20°C in stainless steel vats paused by cooling the wine to keep 22g/l of indigenous residual sugar. It ferments again in bottles to give the effervescence to the wine. Maturing Aged for 18 to 36 months...
Vinous 90 Points: Billiot's NV Brut Rosé Grand Cru is powerful and tightly wound, with a great interplay of tension and Ambonnay power. Cranberry, chalk, white pepper and mint are some of the signatures, but it is the wine's persistence and...
93 points Vinous: Cappellano’s Barolo Chinato, which is more on the savory side of things, is a personal favorite. (7/2015)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The delicious Barolo Chinato is made with a secret blend of herbs, spices and...
Winery Notes: The winemaking tradition of the Russo family has been handed down from father to son until today. Towards the end of the 1800s the great-great-grandfather Vincenzo Russo dedicated himself, together with the family, to the cultivation...
Winery Notes: This Brut Nature white crémant is made of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois and Riesling with no added liqueur d’expédition, which brings it a good freshness and finesse. Wine enthusiast: 92 Points
Tasting Notes: Pale gold color with rose tints. Nose is elegant with aromas of yeast, almonds and flowers. Strong initial attack with an aromatic flavor. Fairly opulent, with nice balance and length.
Tasting Notes: Intense Yellow Gold color with a persistent Mousse. Wonderful mixture of finesse, crispness and complexity on the nose with notes of cooked fruit, plums, grilled almonds and fig. An ample, sophisticated...
Importer's Notes: The Vilmart NV Grande Reserve represents a blend of relatively young vines of Chardonnay with around 70% Pinot Noir. Displays a surprising degree of lees autolysis in the nose, joined by smoky and chalky nuances that come out more...
100% Chardonnay grapes bring to this Blanc de Blancs Champagne its outstanding fineness. The color is beautifully golden and bright, the nose blooming with rich tastes still lingering in the mouth.
The base wine is a 10-year old Barolo Riserva, which gives the Chinato an unsually soft-textured, generous personality. All of the typical notes of sweet herbs, cinnamon, cardamom, flowers, anise and baking spices are layered into a sweet, expansive...
PRIMA Notes: The nv Gosset Brut Grande Reserve Brut is a blend of 45% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, aged for three years on the lees and finished with 7g/liter, tilting it toward the drier end of the spectrum. The...
Barolo Chinato was once peddled as a cure-all elixir, said to heal miscellaneous daily discomforts. Appropriately, the ingredients in the Fantino brothers’ Chinato read like a potions book: there’s Calissaja Quinine, Genziana, Colombo, and...
This is a pre-arrival item. ETA February 2021. Doyard-Mahe— is a family wine farm of 6 hectares (approx.15 acres) located in Vertus, a Premier Cru village in the Côte des Blancs. Currently managed by Jean Carole Doyard, a fourth...
A very elegant cuveé. Pale, brilliant color. Fine and persistant mousse. On the nose there are vanilla and flower aromas with a present hint of Pinot Meunier. Full bodied and one can easily identify fruit aromas...
PRIMA Notes: The Dallancourt Cuvée Prestige Brut is a Champagne that’s been in the bottle for roughly seven years, after spending three years ‘en tirage’ (aged on the lees) prior to bottling. With a generous amount of...
A virtue found in the etymology of an ancient word: idem, or being the same. Cuvée Prestige, the essence of Franciacorta, Ca' del Bosco style. A jewel created in 2007 from thirty year's experience. Only the finest Chardonnay (75%), Pinot Nero...
PRIMA Notes: Here is Jacques' non-vintage Brut Tradition, the best wine with which to get to know Jacques. A blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, he ages it on its lees for over three years and finishes it with a light dosage of 6g/liter...
Maison Jacques Chaput cultivates the art of selecting grapes and wines to give life to the blend, the signature of their Champagne House, in full respect of this precept. Mastering the technique of the assembly allows them to reveal the incomparable...
Each bottle of Cuvée Champagne is effectively hand-made; 100% of Pol Roger Champagne is produced in its winery, and nothing is outsourced. Controlled entirely from vineyard to bottle, Pol Roger Champagnes are the marriage of power and elegance...
93 points Vinous Cappellano’s Barolo Chinato, which is more on the savory side of things, is a personal favorite. (7/2015)
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The delicious Barolo Chinato is made with a secret blend of herbs, spices and essential oils...
Beautiful golden color with coppery reflections, the “mousse” is creamy with fine bubbles. The nose is of freshly pressed Pinot-Noir grapes, the aromas of citrus and red fruits. Ample in the mouth with fresh butter and honey notes evolving...
Overture is a timeless expression of Opus One's estate vineyards. It is full bodied but approachable in its youth, and shows generous flavors with a soft, supple mid-palate.
Oakville, Napa, CA. Overture is the second wine of Opus One...
Winery Notes: Jeio is the fruit of two interwoven love stories. The first is that of generations of the Bisol family who have faithfully cared for their vineyards. And within this same family, there is the love of a wife who affectionately gave her...
Winemaker Notes: Composition: 15% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 55% Pinot Meunier
Decanter: 90 Points: Elegant and attractive apple and pineapple aromas, fresh red fruit with a gorgeous creamy mouse and a lemon meringue fizz.
Importer's Note:With wine making in his family blood, Vito Lauria decided to attend the University of Udine in Friuli where he obtained a degree in Enology in 2003. After stepping off the campus he worked at a number wineries in northern Italy for a few...
Winemaker's Note:Fine bubbles which rise slowly, persistent mousse. Straw-colored. A nose of ripe pear with some touches of cut hay. Full fruit, but clean in the mouth. This cuvée contains 40% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay. All...
Wine Spectator 93 PointsA lovely rosé in an almost vinous style, with mouthwatering acidity and a fine, lacy mousse carrying appealing flavors of ripe raspberry, white cherry fruit, star anise, mandarin orange peel and honeysuckle. Lightly chalky...
Wine Spectator 93 PointsA lovely rosé in an almost vinous style, with mouthwatering acidity and a fine, lacy mousse carrying appealing flavors of ripe raspberry, white cherry fruit, star anise, mandarin orange peel and honeysuckle. Lightly chalky...