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SPARKLING WINES
Typically, three grapes are used in Sparkling Wines and Champagnes ― Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. The exact blending process remains the secret of each winemaker. With methode champenoise, after blending the wine is placed in a permanent bottle with a blend of yeast and sugar that initiates a second fermentation in the bottle -- causing the bubbles to form that are this style of wines trademark.
In France all controlled "sparkling wines", including champagne, must be made according to the methode champenoise.
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Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
Sparkling, Spain, NV
A true "brut", it is very dry and smooth. It has a fresh, fruity style and a lingering aroma.
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split $7.75
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10
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Piper Heidsieck Extra Dry
Champagne, France, NV
A sophisticated, smooth-textured Champagne, with vibrant pear flavors accented by vanilla and toast. Crisp and clean, lively and refreshing.
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split $17.50
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Dom Perignon
Champagne, France, 1999
This wine is full of life, with a fresh nose that dances through a spiral of aromas, blending hints of angelica, dried flowers, pineapple, coconut, cinnamon, cocoa and tobacco. The sensation of intensity develops and melts into a deep, rounded heart, with a fruity, exotic maturity and a slight touch of aniseed.
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$230.00
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Korbel Natural
Sparkling, Russian River, 2004
Toasty, zingy, lemony flavors in this bright, up-front wine wrap the palate in snappy acidity.
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$43.00
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Moλt & Chandon White Star
Champagne, France, NV
Very delicate with aromas of flowers and hazelnuts. Soft with a fruity finish evocative of peaches. Particularly suitable as an aperitif wine.
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$90.00
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Perrier-Jouet Fleur de Champagne
Champagne, France, 1996, 1998
Medium-bodied, rich and expressive, the '96 opens with aromas of fresh pineapple, lemon and white florals. A rich bouquet of white fruits end in subtle notes of honey and vanilla. The 98 is a superb champagne full of elegance, complexity and lovely notes of toasty brioche..
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$195.00
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Piper Heidsieck Brut
Champagne, France, NV
Light straw color; dry and medium-bodied with fine bubbles and rich yeasty aromas; biscuits and apricot fruit flavors with a crisp finish.
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$85.00
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