Rich red wine characteristics meet the light effervescence of a champagne-style sparkler. Ripe strawberry and cherry, blood orange, baking spice, and tangerine pith all culminate in a lip smacking finish. Refreshing, yet with a depth of flavor that...
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...
Bochet-Lemoine is a small house based in the village of Cormoyeux, which is part of the 'Magic Triangle' with the villages of Romery and Fleurie la Riviere. Jacky Bochet has 8.5 Hectares of vines, most of which are in one contiguous plot on a south...
(100% Chardonnay, harvest 2019 plus reserve wine, 4g/liter, disgorged May 2002, malo-lactic fermentation)Champagne Doyard Mahé is a family enterprise producing a fantastic example of a true terroir Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs; elegant, beautifully...
(100% Chardonnay from Mont Aigu Vineyards (the DRC equivalent vineyards of Champagne), fermentation in stainless steel, malo-lactic fermentation, dosage 0g/liter, harvest 2013)
Champagne Eric Iselee practices harvesting with an old-fashioned press to...
Tasting Notes: (FR) Another stellar effort from Alexandra; our guests couldn’t get enough of this amazingly brilliant Pinot Noir based Champagne. More subtle than her Brut cuvee, the 2013 Millesime is precisely defined with...
Jean-Paul Hébrart took over Marc Hébrart from his father in 1997. The basis for these outstanding wines are the privileged holdings in Aÿ, including the newly purchased plots in Le Léon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, and Dizy in the...
The Zero Dosage is produced with grapes from the terraced vineyards of Montorfano, adjacent to the winery's headquarters, and others vineyards. The ancient and ferrous lands of the Montorfano characterize this wine...
2018 Deltetto Alta Langa Brut PN-CH Millesimato DOCG 3LITER
Like all of the sparklers at Deltetto, the Alta Langa Brut is made in the traditional ‘Metodo Classico’ (the same as the French Champagne Method) with a secondary fermentation...
Importer's Notes: The robe is golden for this champagne, adorned by fine and delicate bubbles. The nose is strong, dominated by hints of small black berries, and unravels its complexity bit by bit with black chocolate and silex rock aromas, topped...
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...
Like all of the sparklers at Deltetto, the Alta Langa Brut is made in the traditional ‘Metodo Classico’ (the same as the French Champagne Method) with a secondary fermentation in the bottle and extended time on the lees. The house...
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 during a visit to Schramsberg Winery many years ago when I first heard the phrase, “The bigger the bubbles, the bigger the problems.” At the time, I didn’t care about bubbles, I was just looking for great sparkling...
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: 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...
This is a lovely, exceedingly dry, and extremely nuanced bottle of pink bubbles. We were very pleased with its lifted aromatics. It reminded me of a gorgeous dry Provencal Rose with fine bubbles.
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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.
(80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay (10% Pinot Noir still wine) Based on 2017 harvest,plus reserve wine 36 months en tirage) Laetitia Billiot is the fourth generation to estate-bottle Champagnes at this domaine in the Grand Cru Village of Ambonnay...
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...
(66% Chardonnay, 24% Pinot Noir, barrel fermented, no malo-lactic fermentation or filtration, dosage 5g/liter, disgorged October 2019)David Coutelas comes from a family of vignerons dating back to the 18th century. The house is in Villers-sous-Chatillon...
Tasting Notes: Straw gold colouring. Its delicate aromas of fern are combined with blossom, straw and dried fruit. The mouth is delicate, fresh and vivacious, with a very long ending.Champagne surprising by its freshness and the finesse...
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.
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...
Fruity Brut Champagne. Aging in the cellars: 3 years Maximum Storage Time: 2 to 3 years Blending: 80% pinot meunier and 20% pinot noir, Champagne obtained by the blending of a still white wine of Champagne and a red wine 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...
The Champagnes of Maison Billecart-Salmon are created thanks to the knowledge of the men who rigorously cultivate an estate of 100 hectares, obtaining grapes from an area totaling 300 hectares across 40 crus of the Champagne region.
2008 Billecart...
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...
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...
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's Note:The color is a brilliant, light straw yellow with nuances of green, while the mousse features a myriad of minute and persistent beads. The bouquet of wildflowers is suitably intense, fresh and elegant and emanates an extremely agreeable...
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.
Prima...
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...