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Tag Archives: blanc de blancs
Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Petit Lebrun et Fils RM, Grand Cru, Avize, Champagne, France, NV, 12% abv., US$50
It’s not every day you get into a graduate degree program. This extraordinary feat demanded I bring out the heavy artillery in honour of Jenna’s acceptance letter to an MSc in Genetic Counselling program at University of Toronto. The Petit … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, WHITE
Tagged Avize, blanc de blancs, brut, Brut Grand Cru, bubbles, champagne, chardonnay, Epernay, france, Grand Cru, Petit Lebrun et Fils, sparking wine, Veronique and Richard Lebrun
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L’Amateur, David Léclapart, Blanc de Blancs, Pas Dosé, Premier Cru, Trépail, Marne, Champagne AC, France, 12.5% abv
Late blooming Pinot Meunier is the most frequently planted grape in the Marne, so the fact that David Léclapart has got Chardonnay growing in the frost prone village of Trépail is very interesting. That he is a fervent devotee of … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged blanc de blancs, bubbles, Champagne AC, David Léclapart, france, L'Amateur, Marne, nv, Pas Dosé, Premier Cru, Recolant Manipulant, RM, Trépail
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Argyle, Blanc de Blancs, Knudsen Vineyard, Julia Lee’s Block, Dundee Hills AVA, Oregon, 2009, 12.5% abv.
‘Brut makes you better‘ is the claim on the Argyle Winery website. Agreed! We were there in 2010 and purchased this with that goal in mind. Very pale lemon with a persistent, chubby bubble, this sparkler has a very light nose … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Oregon, OTHER, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
Tagged Argyle, blanc de blancs, Dundee Hills AVA, oregon, sparkling wine
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Guiborat Fils, Blanc de Blancs, Extra Brut, Grand Cru, Cramant AC, Champagne, France, 2005, 12% abv.
Owned by Richard and Karine Fouquet, this Guiborat Fils Grand Cru vintage champagne is produced from Chardonnay grapes in the quaint French village of Cramant. Richard is the 5th generation of his family to be making champagne and he farms 8 ha … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, OTHER, WHITE
Tagged blanc de blancs, champagne, chardonnay, Cramant, france, Guiborat Fils, vintage
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Champagne Guiborat Fils, Cramant, Champagne, France
On a recent trip to Cramant in Champagne, we met with Richard and Karine Fouquet, proud growers and winemakers of Guiborat Fils. Owners of 2.5 ha of chardonnay vines in the Côtes des Blancs lying south of Epernay, this is a … Continue reading
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