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Aged for 15 years on its lees, this mature Champagne is toasty, sheding its bright fruitiness while gaining a richer,...
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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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Nutty and toasty, this is already maturing. It has a ripe, soft texture, deliciously balanced between acidity,...
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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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A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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A Champagne that has turned to a very fine texture with dried pineapple and lemon character. Medium to full body,...
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Very fragrant. This has developed bright, ripe red cherry fruit aromas, vanilla cream, sweet roasted almond biscuits,...
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Sadly now in something of a lacklustre phase, but on first tasting this was delightfully sensual, seductively mellow...
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Philipponnat's 2000 Clos des Goisses is an excellent choice for drinking today, as there is less upside than in some...
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The first thing that is evident about the 2000 Brut Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill is its finesse and total silkiness....
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An elegant version, whose silky texture meshes seamlessly with the grapefruit, apple and ginger flavors. Detailed and...
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The 2000 Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne is a huge wine bursting with ripe varietal fruit, smoke, ash,...
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Champagne Blend Ice Wine Sauvignon Blanc 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.

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.