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Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut
- NV
- $126
- Mostly Pinot Noir
- Rich, dry, fuller body.
- Toasted Nuts and yeast
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Jose Dhondt brut blanc de blanc
- NV
- Grower
- $115
- Lighter, crisp, dry
- All Chardonnay
- Citrus and peach
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Forest-marie brut rose
- NV
- Grower
- $95
- Light, bright, dry
- Red Fruit aromatics
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Louis Roederer cristal
- 2002
- $510
- Rich, silky
- Toasted hazelnuts, cocoa, red fruit
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S. Coquillette de blanc brut
- NV
- $150
- All Chardonnay
- Rich, savory
- Strawberry, tomatoes, Good With food.
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Ruinart blanc de blanc brut
- NV
- $125
- All Chardonnay
- Elegant, bright, light
- Citrus and apple, fruity
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Philipponnat royale reserve brut
- NV
- $120
- Mostly PN
- Med-Full body
- Classic champagne with yeasty aromas and firm structure
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Taittinger comtes de champagne
- 1998 Cuvee Prestige
- $445
- Classic, Rich, Elegant
- Complex minerality, nutty, great vintage
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Thienot brut millesime
- 2002
- Elegant, light-medium body
- Classic flavors-nuts, dry apricots, citrus, apple
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Iron Horse Classic Vintage Brut
- 2006
- $67
- Fine richness
- Mineral and fruity elements
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L'antica quercia "matiu" prosecco di valdobiadene
- 2009
- Light, dry, surprising complexity
- Floral and fruity
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Villa di CArlo Lambrusco grasparossa di catelvetro italy
- NV
- 38
- Deep red and dry sparkling
- Intense strong black fruit flavors
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Raventos I blanc de nit rose
- 2007
- $51
- Spain Cava-Made in champagne method
- light-med body, dry, bright
- mineral dryness, red berry fruity,
- Mourvedre gives it pink color
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Rene mure cremant de alsace
- NV
- $51
- Champagne method
- Dry
- Mineral, citrus
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Schramsberg blanc de blancs
- 2007
- Napa Valley
- $79
- All Chardonnay
- Elegant and bright
- Citrus and apple fruit, dough
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Tapiz
- NV
- Mendoza Argentina
- Sparkling
- Light, crispy, sharp
- Champagne style
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Sylvain gaudron demi-sec vouvrey
- 2008
- Loire Valley
- Chenin Blanc
- $34
- Touch of sweetness
- Aromas of ripe tropical fruit (guava, passionfruit)
- Cheesy
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Chateau Carbonnieux blanc pessac-leognan
- 2007
- Bordeaux
- SB and Semillon
- $98
- Ripe citrus
- Savory, silky, elegant
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Chateau haut-selve graves
- 2010
- Bordeaux
- SB and Semillon
- $45
- Sim to Carbonnieux- Ripe citrus, Savory, silky, elegant but less complex structure
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Comte lafond
- 2008
- Sancerre- Loire Valley (eastern)
- SB
- $70
- No Oak (usually no oak in sancerre sbs)
- Mineral and citrus-Wet stone, flint, grass, lime, gooseberry
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Duckhorn
- 2009
- Napa Valley
- $52
- SB and some Semillon
- Oaked for richer and riper fruits
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Grgicch Hills
- 2009
- Napa valley
- Fume Blanc (SB)
- $45
- Lightly oaked with brighter fruit and acidity than duckhorn
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Joly "les clos sacres" Savennieres
- 2007
- Loire Valley- Savennieres (North bank of Seine)
- Chenin Blanc
- $96
- Famous winemaker Nicoloas Joly
- Biodynamic
- Rich, dense, concentrated, and complex
- Tropical fruit, minerality, cheesy (characteristic of chenin blancs)
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Whitehaven
- 2010
- Marlborough
- SB
- $36
- Pungent and strongly aromatic, clean acidity
- Passionfruit, guava, ripe gooseberry.
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Terlan Quartz
- 2008
- Alto Adige, Italy
- SB
- $105
- Not classic SB flavor. Med body, high density, elegance, complexity.
- Riper tropical flavors and minerality
- Good for Chardonnay drinkers
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Torbreck "Woodcutters"
- 2009
- Barossa Valley
- Semillon
- $45
- Medium body, smooth texture, slightly savory
- Tripical light fruitiness
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G.Chon clos de la chapelle muscadet sur lie vv
- 2008
- Loire Valley (Western End) Nantes-near ocean so has influence
- Muscadet
- $25
- Light, viscous
- Stone minerals and citrus
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Gimmonet Oenophile extra brut
- 2004
- Grower
- $137
- Super dry and earthy
- Mineral and focused
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