origin: France

Taittinger La Française Sparkling

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Taittinger
Fanciful Name: La Française
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Reims
Retail Price: $49.99

Tasting Notes: With Chardonnay making up a plurality of the blend, the La Française exhibits an energy and vitality that many of its peers lack. A brilliant pale gold in the glass, the wine delivers a complex mixture of clean stone fruit, with subtle notes of spice and floral characteristics to the nose and palate.
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Prosper Maufoux Sparkling

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Prosper Maufoux
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cremant de Bourgogne
Retail Price: $19.00

Tasting Notes: From one of Burgundy's highly regarded producers, this combination of pinot noir, chardonnay and gamay is a wonderful example of what experience and care can bring to the final product. A lovely pale pink in the glass, the nose and palate share a wide range of aromas and tastes, with bright red fruit and subtle spice among the components. At this price, it's worth buying multiple bottles.
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Miss Anaïs Sparkling 2019

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Miss Anaïs
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Languedoc
Retail Price: $14.99

Tasting Notes: Our best value of the year! Gorgeous mix of dark grenache and syrah. Velvety smooth, with hints of ripe fresh berry, red rose petal and a bit of black cinnamon on the finish. A real treat!
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Lucien Albrecht Sparkling

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Lucien Albrecht
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cremant d'Alsace
Retail Price: $17.00

Tasting Notes: Fresh with fine, delicate bubbles. Aromas of fresh apple, white peach and apricot. Pairs well with shrimp and light salads.
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Cune Sparkling 2018

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Cune
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2018
Country of Origin: Spain
Appellation: Penedes
Retail Price: $15.95

Tasting Notes: Pear and citrus upfront, with a touch of butter on the finish. Methode Traditional from parellada, xarel-lo and macabeo. Fine for an aperitif or shellfish. Why buy Champagne when you can have three bottles of this delight?
Cune Sparkling 2018

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Miss Anaïs Sparkling 2019

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Miss Anaïs
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Languedoc
Retail Price: $14.99

Tasting Notes: Lovely French blend of chardonnay, viognier and sauv blanc. The viognier adds a soft lush texture and hints of ripe white peach, which adds to the crisp dry pear and melon from the other two grapes. Great finish. Lovely bottle, too.
Miss Anaïs Sparkling 2019

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Gerard Bertrand Sparkling

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Gerard Bertrand
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cremant de Limoux
Retail Price: $18.99

Tasting Notes: Beautiful French sparkling wine from Limoux — the land where sparkling wine's originated. Crisp, but with a lush texture due to a small amount of chenin blanc to go along with chardonnay and pinot noir. Dry nectarine and fragrant rose petal with a lovely nose of subtle fresh strawberry and a classic hint of toasted bread on the finish. Great value.
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Just Peachy Sparkling

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Just Peachy
Varietal: Sparkling
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Provence
Retail Price: $10.99

Tasting Notes: Very clear and crisp to the taste. The peach flavor reminds me of fresh-cut peaches from the farmers market; you get that aroma right after the cork is popped. Just Peachy gave a great bubble on the pour and went well with our dark chocolate. The nice thing about Just Peachy is that it is 65 calories and 6 grams of sugar.
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Chateau Fabregues Blend 2019

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Chateau Fabregues
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Costieres de Nimes
Retail Price: $14.99

Tasting Notes: Pure red raspberry and light cherry flavors abound in this plush, revitalizing rose. While richly textured, it's also delightfully fresh and a complex standout in the sea of rose.
Chateau Fabregues Blend 2019

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Dune Gris de Gris Blend 2019

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Dune Gris de Gris
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: IGP Sable de Camargue
Retail Price: $9.99

Tasting Notes: White peach, raspberry, and a hint of grapefruit are all over this wine. Crisp and light with a beautiful texture and rich fruit notes make this approachable rose strike a great balance between fruity and fresh.
Dune Gris de Gris Blend 2019

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Guy Mousset Blend 2019

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Guy Mousset
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cotes du Rhone
Retail Price: $13.99

Tasting Notes: A savory, fruit forward balanced Rhone wine with white flower, raspberry and peach throughout the nose and palate. While red fruit notes are the focus, the underlying zesty mineral driven backbone holds the wine together.
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Olema Blend 2019

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Olema
Varietal: Blend
Vintage: 2019
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Cotes de Provence
Retail Price: $16.99

Tasting Notes: This impressive light bodied wine is very fresh with slight strawberry and citrus aromas. The palate is laced with stone fruit notes, zippy minerality, and a crisp, refreshing finish.
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