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Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Bartolotti Extra Dry Prosecco, Italy
$ 19.00
A wonderful Prosecco. A light, crisp version with loads of fruit from Italy's Veneto region.
The Bortolotti family has carefully selected a group of viticulturists within the Valdobbiadene appellation over the years, so that only grapes of the highest quality are vinified - all farmers practice organic methods of viticulture. Cantine Umberto Bortolotti was established in 1947 by Umberto Bortolotti who had a real passion for Prosecco; together with a group of friends he founded the “Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco” (Consortium for the safeguarding of Prosecco), the Prosecco brotherhood and he also set up the National Fair of sparkling wines in 1963. 100% of the wines is made with the Charmat method.
Besserat de Bellefon "Cuvee des Moines" Brut Champagne
$ 47.99
The Champagnes of Besserat de Bellefon are served at restaurant Alain Ducasse in Paris and New York and Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. They are found in the world's finest restaurants and have a cult reputation in France. While they are hard to find in the U.S., we're proud to introduce this exclusive Champagne to our customers.
The Besserat de Bellefon Cuvee des Moines Brut is considered among champagne connoisseurs to be the finest grade champagne. Brilliant straw colour with copper highlights. Fine, persistent froth forming a noticeable ring. The nose is dominated by woodland flowers, apples, pears and above all, candied fruit. Rich and varied aromas, full of delicacy and subtlety. As wine opens up, pronounced hazelnut notes are evident. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, delicately sweet and well rounded, in full harmony with the complex aromas. Definite fresh fruit notes. The wine develops on a very silky structure. A fresh and assertive finish, boding well for this exquisite wine.
Besserat de Bellefon "Cuvee des Moines" Brut Rose Champagne
$ 57.00
The Champagnes of Besserat de Bellefon are served at restaurant Alain Ducasse in Paris and New York and Charlie Trotter's in Chicago. They are found in the world's finest restaurants and have a cult reputation in France. While they are hard to find in the U.S., we're proud to introduce this exclusive Champagne to our customers.
The Besserat de Bellefon Cuvee des Moines is a rose (slightly pink) champagne which is considered among champagne connoisseurs to be the finest grade champagne.
Delamotte Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne
$ 49.99
This is 100% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs, rich, with a surprisingly delicate quality, round yet mineral. It features a rose-like nose with citrus and ginger, and in the mouth hints of biscuit and breadcrust. Fantastic with rich, creamy seafood dishes especially.
91 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: (made from fruit grown in the grand crus Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cramant and Avize): "Light, green-tinged gold. High-pitched lemon, lime, talc and quinine aromas show very good clarity. Very dry, but there's impressive heft and body to its juicy orchard fruit and bitter citrus zest flavors. The dry finish displays very good energy and mineral-driven persistence."
Dom Perignon 2006 Brut Champagne, France
$ 199.00
Dom Perignon is of the highest-rated and best Champagnes anywhere. Forget Cristal and the others, this is the one to buy while it's still available! Very Limited
96 Points Robert Parker: "The 2006 Dom Pérignon comes from a very rich vintage with an early ripeness that brought a lot of aromatic maturity. The white-golden prestige cuvée contains a bit more Chardonnay than Pinot Noir and opens with a deep and seductive, pretty accessible nose with intense yet fresh fruit aromas of pineapples, with peaches and tangerines. Lively and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, unusually aromatic and fruity DP with a long and tension-filled expression."
The Dom Perignon 2006 Brut Champagne is the latest release from this venerable Champagne house and can easily be aged 20+ years, if you can wait that long.
Is this a gift? You can choose a gift card message of your choice during checkout and the wine will be wrapped in tissue paper and accompanied by tasting notes.
Dom Perignon Limited Edition Gift Box by Bjork & Chris Cunningham 2006
$ 199.00
Limited release of Dom Perignon's highly rated 2006 Champagne. Dom Pérignon celebrates the birth of Vintage 2006 under the theme From Earth to Heart with a creative collaboration between Björk and Chris Cunningham. Björk is known to be an experiential singer whose music style fuses a multitude of genres, mostly surrounding an Electric style. Chris Cunningham is a British video artist who has designed and directed ambient music acts.
In their collaboration with Dom Pérignon, these two unconventional artists have created a universe of innovation and constant reinvention that reflects a new aspect of Dom Pérignon. Their vision brings together eruptive bursts of intense emotion with slow transformation. It is precise and exacting, yet enveloping and inviting.
96 Points Robert Parker: "The 2006 Dom Pérignon comes from a very rich vintage with an early ripeness that brought a lot of aromatic maturity. The white-golden prestige cuvée contains a bit more Chardonnay than Pinot Noir and opens with a deep and seductive, pretty accessible nose with intense yet fresh fruit aromas of pineapples, with peaches and tangerines. Lively and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, unusually aromatic and fruity DP with a long and tension-filled expression."
The Dom Perignon 2006 Brut Champagne is the latest release from this venerable Champagne house and can easily be aged 20+ years, if you can wait that long.
Is this a gift? You can choose a gift card message of your choice during checkout and the wine will be wrapped in tissue paper and accompanied by tasting notes.
Frank Family 2012 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley
$ 55.00
The New Frank Family Sparkling Wine now available. 100% Chardonnay blanc de blancs.
The brilliant 2012 Blanc de Blanc is pale straw in color, forming pearl ribbons of tiny bubbles. A wonderful bouquet of orange blossoms, honeysuckle, and bright lime meld with the nutty characters produced by the yeast during aging. The juicy citrus notes lead the palate and are followed by a soft, creamy texture and a toasty finish that lingers.
Laurent Perrier Brut Rose Champagne
$ 79.99
The best selling rosé Champagne in the world, Laurent-Perrier is one of the few rosés still made by the saignée method. To emphasize this traditional technique, the Champagne is bottled in an embossed bottle that is a reproduction of those used in the late 17th century.
This salmon-pink rosé Champagne is truly remarkable for its highly expressive bouquet, stemming from very careful preservation of fresh fruit aromas during the winemaking. Made with 100% pinot noir using skin contact, also known as the saignée method, Laurent-Perrier's know-how and attention to quality produces a finely crafted rosé with both depth and freshness. It has become the benchmark for rosé Champagne around the world.
91 points Wine Spectator: "A big, beefy rosé. Very Pinot Noir-like, with leaf, cherry and earth notes matched to a firm, muscular structure. Has warmth and personality, with a lingering finish. Begs for herb-roasted chicken."
Louis Roederer "Brut Premier" Champagne
$ 58.00
92 Points
A "Best Buy" from Louis Roederer, one of France's top Champagne houses.
92 points Wine Enthusiast: This is a particularly good bottling of Brut Premier. Drawing on Roederer's famed reserve wines, it has a touch of toast that adds a round character to well as fresh, vivid lemon and grapefruit flavors. Drink this delicious, rich wine now."
91 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: (40% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 20% Pinot Meunier): Pale gold. Spice- and mineral-accented orchard and pit fruits on the intensely perfumed nose, with hints of toasty lees and brioche adding complexity. Sappy, penetrating and floral on the palate, offering juicy Meyer lemon, pear and melon flavors braced by a smoky mineral underpinning. Closes spicy and very long, leaving a sexy honeysuckle note behind."
91 points Wine Spectator: "A firm Champagne, with a finely meshed palate that layers the delicate mousse with hints of smoke and marzipan, complementing flavors of white cherry, dried apricot, salted almond and lemon preserves. Mouthwatering. Drink now through 2019.
Decanter "Gold Medal & Non-vintage Champagne Trophy at 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards": Rich, biscuity nose with a hint of dried plum, candied and red fruit. Excellent flavours of brioche and toast with a fabulous fine mousse, very attractive complexity and a super minerally finish. A top class NV."
Louis Roederer "Cristal" Brut Champagne 2009
$ 239.99
100 Points! Limited
The legendary Cristal Champagne now available for a limited time. Treat yourself to one of the world's highest-rated and best Champagnes made.
100 Points Wine & Spirits: "If a wine could ever make you want to pull the top down on your '68 Ferrari convertible, rip off the rearview mirror and take off, this is it. It has a different kind of energy than the '02 Cristal, which is more ethereal, like strawberries at the right hand of some ancient Gallic god. This is more insolent, brash, earth bound. All the scents and flavors seem to emanate frm limestone, as does the acidity, which hits at the front of the mouth and powers through the wine with the kind of solar energy that lifts mist off the white chalk on a cool morning in Cramant. The wine goes on for miles. It's already irresistible, and will only improve with ten, 20, 30 and 40 years of age."
98 Points Wine Enthusiast: "...an exceptional wine..."
96 Points Robert Parker: "This is a wine of incredible finesse, length and balance that promises to develop beautifully over the next several decades."
Louis Roederer 2004 "Cristal" Rose Champagne
$ 499.00
The legendary Cristal Champagne now available for a limited time. Treat yourself to one of the world's highest-rated and best Champagnes made.
100 Points Wine & Spirits: "
Levi Dalton at Convivio (NYC) compared this wine to the pianist who hits the right keys at the right moment. He's referring to the precision of the wine, which is astonishing. There is no singular flavor, but rather a resonant chord, a series of oppositions that create the invisible intensity of an electric current, the power of the charge balanced by the elegance of the flavor and the structure of the wine. You could describe it as light and brisk, or bold and intense; either way, you'll still be tasting it ten minutes later. As Peter Liem pointed out, "You could use any descriptor in the world and apply it to this wine. It is an Ur wine." The most exciting thing about it is the thought of what it will become."
Pierre Morlet "Grande Reserve" Premier Cru Champagne. France
$ 49.99
A Brix26 exclusive, Pierre Morlet's "Grand Reserve" is a Premier Cru Champagne at a fraction of the price of its peers. Mostly distributed in France, very little has made it to the U.S. until now.
The Morlet family has been cultivating vineyards in Avenay-Val-d'Or since the early 1800's and, after four generations, Champagne Pierre Morlet et Fils has become synonymous in France for authentic and handcrafted Champagnes. Interestingly, Pierre Morlet's grandson Nicolas is currently a consulting winemaker at Napa Valley's cultish Peter Michael Winery.
Pol Roger 2006 Brute Rosé Champagne
$ 114.99
Rare rose cChampagne from legendary producer Pol Roger.
93 Points Wine Spectator: "A vinous version, structured by fine acidity, with a creamy bead to the texture and a base note of minerality. Offers a full range of ripe black cherry and black currant, piecrust, pomegranate and smoke flavors. Drink now through 2027. 300 cases imported."
Roederer Estate 2009 "L'Ermitage" Brut, Anderson Valley
$ 49.99
97 points - new release
Roederer Estate's special tête de cuvée, L'Ermitage, is a sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from pre-selected, estate-grown grapes. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, Roederer Estate produces its sparkling wines in the traditional French methode and adds special oak-aged reserve wines to each blend. L'Ermitage debuted with the 1989 vintage and is designed to be California's version of Roederer's "Cristal." Enjoy!
97 points Wine Enthusiast: "All the benefits of maturity come through in this deliciously complex flagship sparkling wine of the French-owned estate. It shows very minute, slow-rising bubbles and a beautiful bouquet of ginger, cinnamon, cherry and fresh croissants. The flavors are layered, intricate, subtle but somehow rich. A lush and seemingly soft texture is supported by fresh acidity that encourages a long and delicate finish. Mature, but not old, it should be great through 2020 or longer."
Wine & Spirits "BEST OF THE YEAR": "Roederer Estate's Brut is reliably open and delicious, this year's cuvée bursting with concentrated apple flavor. It's clean and dry with a long delicate finish enhanced by the barrel-aged reserve wines that winemaker Arnaud Weyrich blends in. Its bold flavors and vinous texture would be great with cracked crab."
93 Points Wine Spectator: "This shows a sense of grace and balance that belies its complexity and sophistication. Delicate brioche and apple aromas lead to long and sleek flavors of spicy hazelnut, lemon and ginger that finish with an impeccably crisp mineral note. Drink now through 2016."
Schramsberg 2006 J. Schram
$ 99.00
Schramsberg's top of the line J. Schram cuvee gets our nod as the finest sparkling wine produced in California. Consistently beats many top French Champagne houses in blind tastings. A treat for any special occasion or Champagne lover.
95 Points Wine Enthusiast "Editor's Choice": "This is a well-aged, reserve-style sparkling wine that is one of California’s best. It delivers abundant and distinctive flavors without losing its cool. The wine has attractively smoky, toasty and perfectly mature fruit aromas, and unfolds into complex, spicy and appealingly earthy flavors. The texture is plush and the finish long and smooth."
The 2006 J. Schram opens with aromas of glazed pineapple, orange marmalade and crisp green apples. Just-baked puff pastry and rich creamy notes are derived from barrel fermentation (38%) and yeast aging. This powerful wine showcases the bright citrus and tangy, tropical fruit of the Tognetti, Hyde and Schwarze Chardonnay Vineyards in southern Napa in the Carneros region. The addition of 24% Pinot Noir lends subtle red fruit aromas and gives breadth to both the nose and palate. A creamy yet refreshing wine, with a long, seamless finish. Composed of 74% Chardonnay, 26% Pinot Noir.
Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne
$ 51.99
Hands down one of the most popular Champagnes in the world, the Veuve Cliquot "Yellow Label" Champagne
Wine Spectator: "You cant lose with this classy wine. The refined apple, grapefruit and dough aromas follow through on the palate. Creamy and lively on the finish."
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