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Champagne Rodez

By Glass of Bubbly / 31st August 2014

Champagne Rodez is located in Ambonnay, a small medieval borough which flourished in the Middle Ages, and was founded at the site of a Galo-Roman villa. From the beginning of the Champagne Cru Scale in 1895 Ambonnay appears among the GRANDS CRUS CLASSES of Champagne. With an average altitude of 130 meters, a large part…

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Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th August 2014

Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut is a classic, structured, full-bodied and bursting with fruit Champagne. The blend is composed of a majority of Pinots Noirs, incorporating more than 100 crus from around the Champagne region and Pinots Meuniers from the Grande et Petite Montagne de Reims region. It appears a clear, golden Champagne robe par excellence. Delicate…

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Perrier-Jouët Champagne

Perrier-Jouët Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Non-vintage Champagnes are aged in the cellars for 2½ years, vintages and the ‘Belle Epoque’ range for at least 5 years. GRAND BRUT Floral and fruity variations. The elegance and finesse of an unwavering style. The Grand Brut is a perfect introduction to the floral, stylish and diamond-cut style of the House of Perrier-Jouët. It is a pale…

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Joseph Perrier: The House

Joseph Perrier: The House

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Our Reflecting Light The light reflecting sections in our cellars were created soon after our foundation in 1825, in the days long before electric light, to bring sunlight into our cellars. Our Environment We maintain a close relationship with the environment – respecting nature so that the champagnes fully express their natural potential after long…

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Deutz Champagne

Deutz Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Deutz has its roots in Aÿ, one of Champagne’s most historic and most renowned terriors. The residence, built in traditional Champagne style, harbours the heritage and spirit unique to Deutz. The House was founded in 1838 through the association of William Deutz with Pierre-Hubert Geldermann who were both wine merchents from Aix-le-Chapelle. Over the years,…

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Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve

Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Taittinger Brut Réserve is blend of Chardonnay (40%) and Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (60%) wines from over 35 different vineyards and vintages matured to perfection. This high proportion of Chardonnay, unique among fi ne non-vintage champagnes, and a minimum ageing of three years in the cellars, where it reaches the peak of aromatic maturity,…

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Nicolas Feuillatte – Refined Collection

Nicolas Feuillatte – Refined Collection

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Vintage Champagnes must age in the cellars for at least 4 to 5 years, to take the time to develop to their true potential. Brut Vintage  Elegant and Powerful This vintage Brut Champagne has benefited from at least 4 years ageing in our cellars, and reveals magnificent power on the nose and palate alike. A…

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Charles Heidsieck Champagnes

Charles Heidsieck Champagnes

By Glass of Bubbly / 29th August 2014

Brut Réserve. A multi-vintage worthy of a prestige cuvée. COMPLEX: a particular blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. PRECISE: a judicious selection of approximately 60 crus. UNCTUOUS: 40% of reserve wines, many of them more than 10 years old. DEEP: a maturation of more than 3 years in Gallo-Roman chalk cellars. A golden…

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La Cité du Champagne Collet – COGEVI opens its doors !

By Glass of Bubbly / 28th August 2014

Champagne Collet chose the symbolic dates of 19-21 June 2014 for the inauguration of La Cité du Champagne Collet – COGEVI, with 1921 being the year of its creation. These three days were to acknowledge the fruits of much hard labor, and time to reflect upon the past and a fortuitous future. The beginning of…

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